Article 70: Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact
Praxikon tracks Article 70 (Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact) under the EU AI Act, citing the source for every statement.
Article 70 requires each Member State to designate at least one notifying authority and one market surveillance authority as national competent authorities, plus a single point of contact.
Official text
Source: EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Text reproduced verbatim.
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6- Generative AI and the EUDPR. Orientations for ensuring data protection compliance when using Generative AI systems (Version 2)Explicitly marks the dividing line between the role of the EDPS as data protection supervisor and its role as competent authority for EU institutions under the AI Act, so it is clear which supervision track applies whenPublishedGuidelinesEDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor)28 Oct 2025
- Statement 3/2024 on data protection authorities' role in the Artificial Intelligence Act frameworkSubstantiates why the data protection authority should also be the single point of contact under Article 70(2) and that the EDPS is the competent authority under Article 70(9) for EU institutions.PublishedOpinionEDPB (European Data Protection Board)16 Jul 2024
- Cabinet takes step towards supervision of European AI rulesExplains the political choice behind the designation of national competent authorities, namely to align with supervisors that organisations already know instead of establishing a new AI supervisorPublishedNational guidanceGovernment of the Netherlands (State Secretary for Digital Economy and Sovereignty)20 Apr 2026
- AI-verordening (Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur)Describes how the Netherlands fulfils the designation of national competent authorities and market supervisors, with a coordinating role for the Digital Infrastructure Inspectorate and Personal Data Authority alongside sectoral supervisorsPublishedNational guidanceDutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI)
- Final advice on the design of AI supervision in the NetherlandsIs the underlying supervisor advice on which the later designation of ten national competent authorities is basedPublishedOpinionDutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) and Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP)7 Nov 2024
- Public consultation on the Dutch AI Regulation Implementation Act (Uitvoeringswet AI-verordening)Fulfils the Member State obligation to designate national competent authorities by naming ten existing Dutch supervisors as market supervisory authoritiesConsultationNational guidanceMinistry of Justice and Security / Government of the Netherlands (through internetconsultatie.nl)20 Apr 2026
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