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AI regulatory sandbox

A controlled framework set up by a competent authority in which you may temporarily develop, train, validate and test an innovative AI system under regulatory supervision, following a sandbox plan.

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving
Payload hash (sha256): 5da6b3a335b4c33877c537f2df3ddeb3e74de36c2531ff6bb9dd33f60afb5fb6

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Praxikon, "AI regulatory sandbox", praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving@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 5da6b3a335b4c33877c537f2df3ddeb3e74de36c2531ff6bb9dd33f60afb5fb6

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 8 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Application date: 1 August 2024
Topics: definitions

Review status: Placed against the official source (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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Source
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- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(55)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
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- ActorProvider of an AI system
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

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Article 3(55) defines an AI regulatory sandbox as a controlled framework set up by a competent authority which offers providers or prospective providers of AI systems the possibility to develop, train, validate and test, where appropriate in real-world conditions, an innovative AI system, pursuant to a sandbox plan for a limited time under regulatory supervision.
- Locator: Article 3(55)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Our interpretation

Our own reading. It can change without the law changing, and it is not the position of a supervisory authority.

The biggest misconception is that a sandbox grants an exemption from the Regulation. It does not. The framework is controlled and time-limited and operates under regulatory supervision; it does not suspend obligations. The definition also expressly names prospective providers, so parties that have not yet placed anything on the market can take part. Anyone using the term as marketing language without admission by a competent authority is using it incorrectly.
- Locator: Article 3(55)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Recommended step

A practical step we consider appropriate. Not an obligation following from the Regulation.

Record whether your participation has been formally admitted by a competent authority, which period applies, which sandbox plan governs it and which obligations continue to apply during participation. Include the sandbox outcomes in your technical documentation.
- Locator: Article 3(55)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

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Reference

Praxikon, "AI regulatory sandbox",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving@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 5da6b3a335b4c33877c537f2df3ddeb3e74de36c2531ff6bb9dd33f60afb5fb6,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Adefinition%3Adefinitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving@1.0.0 (sha256 5da6b3a3)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-definition-definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {AI regulatory sandbox},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving},
  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 5da6b3a335b4c33877c537f2df3ddeb3e74de36c2531ff6bb9dd33f60afb5fb6},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-ai-testomgeving-voor-regelgeving},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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