EU AI Act MOC

A central Map of Content synthesizing concepts, structural requirements, and compliance obligations stemming from the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689).

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1. Foundations & Legislative History

• EU AI Regulatory Policy Timeline: Traces the policy trajectory from the 2018 European AI Strategy and 2019 HLEG Ethics Guidelines to the 2020 White Paper and 2021 formal proposal.
• Trustworthy AI as Regulatory Precondition: The theoretical and economic basis establishing that lawful, ethical, and technically robust systems are prerequisites for broad market adoption.

2. Regulatory Architecture & Scope

• EU AI Act Horizontal Approach: The product-safety rationale for cross-sectoral, single-market harmonization over vertical, siloed regulation.
• AI System Definition (Article 3(1)) (Upcoming Module 2)
• Territorial Scope & Extraterritorial Effect (Upcoming Module 4)

3. Value Chain Roles & Obligations

• Providers vs. Deployers (Upcoming Module 3)
• Importers, Distributors, and Authorized Representatives (Upcoming Module 3)

4. Risk Classification Framework

• Prohibited Practices (Article 5) (Upcoming Module 5)
• High-Risk AI Systems (Annex III & Harmonized Products) (Upcoming Module 5)
• Transparency Obligations & General Purpose AI (GPAI) (Upcoming Module 5)

5. Reference Materials & Literature Sources

• EU AI Act Glossary: Consolidated reference glossary of key legal and technical definitions.
• Module 1: The Need for an AI Regulation: Literature note capturing the genesis, geopolitical motives, and horizontal structure.

References

• Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Artificial Intelligence Act) - Primary text of the EU AI Act published in the Official Journal.
• European Commission AI Act Implementation Portal - Official guidance, timeline, and governance updates from the European AI Office.