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EU AI Act / Chapter IX / Article 78
EU AI Act · Article 78

Confidentiality

Chapter
IX · Post-market monitoring, information sharing and market surveillance
Applies from
2 August 2025
Who
All authorities and bodies

What it means

Everyone involved in applying the Act respects the confidentiality of information obtained, including intellectual property, trade secrets and source code, and protects security interests.
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Plain-English summary by sebbi.pro of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The official text is the only authoritative version: EUR-Lex.

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