{"slug":"eu-ai-act-art-54-gpai-authorised-representative","id":"AIPT-OBL-0044","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-OBL-0044","title":"Non-EU providers of GPAI models must appoint an EU authorised representative","short_title":"Authorised representatives for GPAI","category":"governance_accountability","summary":"Before placing a general-purpose AI model on the Union market, a provider established in a third country must appoint, by written mandate, an authorised representative established in the Union. The representative checks that the Annex XI documentation exists and the Article 53 duties are met, keeps a copy of the documentation and the provider's contact details for ten years after market placement, provides information to the AI Office on request, cooperates with authorities, and must end the mandate if the provider breaches the Regulation. Open-source models without systemic risk are exempt.\n","practical_action":"Appoint an EU representative under a written mandate covering document retention and AI Office liaison before the model reaches EU users.\n","is_binding":true,"applies_from":"2025-08-02","section":"Articles 51–56","source_reference":"Article 54","official_source_url":"https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"high","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":null,"actors":["authorized_representative","gpai_provider"],"sectors":["cross_sector"],"use_cases":["generative_ai"],"applicability":[{"description":"Providers of general-purpose AI models established outside the EU, unless the model is free and open-source and not of systemic risk.","actors":["gpai_provider","authorized_representative"],"conditions":null}],"evidence_examples":[{"title":"Written mandate of authorised representative for GPAI","description":null,"artifact_type":"document"},{"title":"Representative's verification of Annex XI documentation","description":null,"artifact_type":"record"}],"framework_mappings":[{"framework":"iso_42001","framework_name":"ISO/IEC 42001:2023","reference":"Clause 5.3; Annex A.10.2","note":"Responsibilities allocated to an external party.","confidence_level":"medium","is_original":true},{"framework":"nist_ai_rmf","framework_name":"NIST AI RMF 1.0","reference":"GOVERN 2.1, GOVERN 6.1","note":"Roles and third-party arrangements.","confidence_level":"low","is_original":true}],"controls":[{"slug":"contractual-allocation-of-ai-duties","title":"Contractual allocation of AI duties across the supply chain","kind":"contractual","relationship":"satisfies","note":"The mandate and its task list.","confidence_level":"high","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/contractual-allocation-of-ai-duties"},{"slug":"technical-documentation-and-model-cards","title":"Technical documentation, model cards and instructions for use","kind":"process","relationship":"supports","note":"The documentation the representative holds.","confidence_level":"high","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/technical-documentation-and-model-cards"}],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/obligations/eu-ai-act-art-54-gpai-authorised-representative","policy":{"slug":"eu-ai-act","title":"Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — Artificial Intelligence Act","status":"partially_applicable","jurisdiction":"eu","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/eu-ai-act"}}