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Guidelines on the scope of obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models under the AI Act

  • POLICY AND LEGISLATION
  • Publication 18 July 2025

These guidelines focus on the scope of the obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models laid down in the AI Act, in light of their imminent entry into application on 2 August 2025.

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Below you can download the guidelines in all 24 EU official languages and the Communication approving the content of the guidelines (only in English).

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Communication - Approval of the content of the draft Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models (English)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Bulgarian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Croatian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Czech)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Danish)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Dutch)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (English)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Estonian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Finnish)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (French)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Gaelic)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (German)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Greek)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Hungarian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Italian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Latvian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Lithuanian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Maltese)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Polish)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Portuguese)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Romanian)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Slovak))
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Sloveme)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Spanish)
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Guidelines on the scope of the obligations for general-purpose AI models established by AI Act (Swedish)
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