ActorIn forcev1.0.0

Distributor

You are a distributor if you make an AI system available on the Union market without being the provider or the importer. This catches resellers, systems integrators and managed service providers that pass on someone else's AI.

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Address and citation

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:distributor
Payload hash (sha256): 97290626e5767363549f1ebc5715e16eb0b1ca3764034542c5e2e79b5a24975a

Citation line

Praxikon, "Distributor", praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:distributor@1.0.0, dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0), effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z, sha256 97290626e5767363549f1ebc5715e16eb0b1ca3764034542c5e2e79b5a24975a

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 8 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Topics: value-chain

Review status: Editorially reviewed (8 August 2026). Next check due by 4 February 2027. The check date is the knowledge date of this version; no later recheck has been recorded.

What this object links to

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Duties resting on this role

1 of 1 shown

The duty rests on this role. A supervisory authority addresses this role when it is not met.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 24(1)-(6)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
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- Condition | allApplies to distributors of high-risk AI systems. For the standalone Annex III route (Article 6(2)) the date is 2 December 2027; for the embedded Annex I route (Article 6(1)) the date is 2 August 2028.
- ExceptionIf you put your own name or trade mark on the system, substantially modify it, or change the intended purpose so that it becomes high-risk, Article 25(1) treats you as a provider and the duties of Article 16 apply instead of those of Article 24.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Relation recorded on: Article 24: obligations of distributors
Consequence
- ObligationArticle 24: obligations of distributors
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-24-distributor-obligations

Evidence this role owns

1 of 1 shown

This duty holder creates, maintains and can produce the evidence.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 24(1)-(6)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allApplies to distributors of high-risk AI systems. For the standalone Annex III route (Article 6(2)) the date is 2 December 2027; for the embedded Annex I route (Article 6(1)) the date is 2 August 2028.
- ExceptionIf you put your own name or trade mark on the system, substantially modify it, or change the intended purpose so that it becomes high-risk, Article 25(1) treats you as a provider and the duties of Article 16 apply instead of those of Article 24.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Relation recorded on: Article 24: obligations of distributors
Consequence
- ObligationArticle 24: obligations of distributors
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-24-distributor-obligations

Objects that are about this role

9 of 9 shown

The object is about this role. Undifferentiated: it does not follow that the duty rests on this role.

Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 24(1)-(6)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allTo be carried out before every making available on the market, including where you supply the system free of charge or as part of a service bundle (Article 3(10)).
Relation recorded on: Perform the Article 24(1) check before making available
Consequence
- ActionPerform the Article 24(1) check before making available
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:action:run-distributor-market-check
Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 24(1)-(6)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allTriggered as soon as, on the basis of the information in your possession, you have reason to consider that the system does not comply with Section 2, including where that information comes from a customer rather than the provider.
Relation recorded on: Distributor corrective action, withdrawal and recall control
Consequence
- ControlDistributor corrective action, withdrawal and recall control
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:control:distributor-corrective-action-control
Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(24)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: CE marking
Consequence
- DefinitionCE marking
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-ce-markering
Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(7)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allApplies only to a party in the supply chain that is neither the provider nor the importer.
Relation recorded on: Distributor
Consequence
- DefinitionDistributor
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-distributeur
Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(9)-(10)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Placing on the market
Consequence
- DefinitionPlacing on the market
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-in-de-handel-brengen
Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(8)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Operator
Consequence
- DefinitionOperator
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-operator
Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(17)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Withdrawal of an AI system
Consequence
- DefinitionWithdrawal of an AI system
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-uit-de-handel-nemen
Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 24(1)-(6)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allTo be maintained per system made available and per customer, for as long as the system is on the market through you and you may still have to take corrective action.
Relation recorded on: Distributor log of checks and corrective actions
Consequence
- EvidenceDistributor log of checks and corrective actions
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:evidence:distributor-check-and-action-log
Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 24(1)-(6)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Full text of Article 24
Consequence
- TemplateFull text of Article 24
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:template:article-24-distributor-obligations-legal-text

When this applies

1Applies where you sit in the supply chain, are neither provider nor importer, and supply the system in the course of a commercial activity. Supply free of charge expressly counts.

When this does not apply

If you put your own name or trade mark on a high-risk system already placed on the market, or make a substantial modification, or change its intended purpose, Article 25(1) treats you as a provider. Point (a) applies without prejudice to contractual arrangements stipulating that the obligations are otherwise allocated. The role switch can be determined today; the duties of Article 16 start to apply on 2 December 2027 for the standalone Annex III route and on 2 August 2028 for the embedded Annex I route.

Referring to this object

Citation block

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Reference

Praxikon, "Distributor",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:distributor@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 97290626e5767363549f1ebc5715e16eb0b1ca3764034542c5e2e79b5a24975a,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/actor/distributor
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aactor%3Adistributor&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:distributor@1.0.0 (sha256 97290626)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-actor-distributor-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Distributor},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:distributor},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 97290626e5767363549f1ebc5715e16eb0b1ca3764034542c5e2e79b5a24975a},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/actor/distributor},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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    "language": "en",
    "issued": {
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    },
    "note": "dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0; schema 1.4.0; effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 97290626e5767363549f1ebc5715e16eb0b1ca3764034542c5e2e79b5a24975a; retrieved_from https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aactor%3Adistributor&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en; licence https://www.praxikon.com/nl/legal/terms"
  }
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