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Importer

You are an importer as soon as you, from within the EU, first place an AI system on the Union market that bears the name or trade mark of a party established outside the EU. What counts is not your purchasing role but whose brand is on the system and who first brings it to market.

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Identifier
praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:importer
Payload hash (sha256)
152e324e4109e7ad2b10c910c623deef18e05cca1f165166aa94f4f3b3a58f89

Citation line

Praxikon, "Importer", praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:importer@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 152e324e4109e7ad2b10c910c623deef18e05cca1f165166aa94f4f3b3a58f89
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.

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Duties resting on this role

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

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 23(1)-(7)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

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    • Condition | allApplies to importers 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 23.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Relation recorded on: Article 23: obligations of importers

    Consequence

Evidence this role owns

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

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 23(1)-(7)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allApplies to importers 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 23.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Relation recorded on: Article 23: obligations of importers

    Consequence

Objects that are about this role

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

  1. 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 23(1)-(7)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

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    • Condition | allTo be carried out before every first placing on the market of a high-risk AI system from a third-country provider.

    Relation recorded on: Run the four verifications of Article 23(1) before importing

    Consequence

  2. 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 23(1)-(7)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

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    • Condition | allTriggered at the threshold of sufficient reason to consider, meaning on a well-founded signal and not only upon certainty or third-party confirmation.

    Relation recorded on: Stop rule and notification route on doubts about conformity

    Consequence

  3. 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

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    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: CE marking

    Consequence

    • DefinitionCE marking

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-ce-markering

  4. 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

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    • 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

  5. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 3(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: Importer

    Consequence

    • DefinitionImporter

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-importeur

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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 23(1)-(7)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe ten-year term runs from placing on the market or putting into service, and therefore per system and per version, not per supplier relationship.

    Relation recorded on: Importer dossier with ten-year retention

    Consequence

  10. 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 23(1)-(7)

      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 23

    Consequence

When this applies

  1. 1Applies where you are located or established in the Union and are the first to place an AI system from a third-country provider on the Union market under that provider's name or trade mark.

When this does not apply

  • You are not an importer but a provider as soon as you put your own name or trade mark on the system, make a substantial modification, or change the intended purpose so that the system becomes high-risk (Article 25(1)(a), (b) and (c)). Point (a) expressly applies without prejudice to contractual arrangements stipulating that the obligations are otherwise allocated. The role switch can be determined today; the twelve 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, "Importer",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:importer@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 152e324e4109e7ad2b10c910c623deef18e05cca1f165166aa94f4f3b3a58f89,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/actor/importer
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aactor%3Aimporter&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:importer@1.0.0 (sha256 152e324e)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-actor-importer-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Importer},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:importer},
  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 152e324e4109e7ad2b10c910c623deef18e05cca1f165166aa94f4f3b3a58f89},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/actor/importer},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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    "type": "dataset",
    "title": "Importer",
    "container-title": "AI Act Change & Evidence Graph",
    "publisher": "Praxikon",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "number": "praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:importer",
    "URL": "https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/actor/importer",
    "language": "en",
    "issued": {
      "date-parts": [
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          2026,
          8,
          8
        ]
      ]
    },
    "accessed": {
      "date-parts": [
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          2026,
          8,
          23
        ]
      ]
    },
    "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 152e324e4109e7ad2b10c910c623deef18e05cca1f165166aa94f4f3b3a58f89; retrieved_from https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aactor%3Aimporter&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en; licence https://www.praxikon.com/nl/legal/terms"
  }
]

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