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Article 4 reaches beyond your own staff, and the national supervisor enforces it
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Article 4 reaches beyond your own staff, and the national supervisor enforces it
The duty to take measures also covers contractors, service providers and sometimes clients. Supervision lies not with the AI Office but with national market surveillance authorities, enforcing since 2 August 2026.
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- Article 4 on EUR-Lexguidance
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Read at 2 Dec 2026. What did not yet apply on that date is not shown here. The transition period for machine-readable marking ends and the new prohibitions apply.