# Real Decreto 817/2023, de 8 de noviembre, que establece un entorno controlado de pruebas para el ensayo del cumplimiento de la propuesta de Reglamento de IA

- **Record type**: Policy instrument
- **Jurisdiction**: Spain
- **Instrument type**: Regulation
- **Status**: In force
- **Binding**: Yes
- **Issuing body**: Government of Spain
- **Adopted**: 2023-11-08
- **Published**: 2023-11-09
- **In force**: 2023-11-10

## In brief

Royal Decree 817/2023 (AI regulatory sandbox) is a binding regulation of Spain, issued by the Government of Spain. It has been in force since 10 November 2023. Voluntary for AI providers and, where relevant, deployers selected through calls; obligations arise only for participants.

## Summary

Establishes Spain's controlled testing environment (sandbox) for providers of high-risk AI systems to test compliance with the then-proposed EU AI Act requirements: risk management, data governance, documentation, transparency, human oversight, accuracy and robustness. Participation is voluntary; participants receive guidance and produce documentation that feeds into national implementation.

## Scope

Voluntary for AI providers and, where relevant, deployers selected through calls; obligations arise only for participants.

## Notes on dates

Dates are taken from the linked official source; a reviewer should confirm in-force and application dates before relying on them.

## Provenance

- **Permanent id**: AIPT-POL-0178 (https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0178; never changes or gets reused)
- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/spain-royal-decree-817-2023-ai-sandbox
- **Official source**: https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2023-22767
- **Source document**: Real Decreto 817/2023
- **Published by**: Boletín Oficial del Estado
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: Bhaskar Bhatt (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-10-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- **Cite as**: AIPolicyTracker (2026). "Real Decreto 817/2023, de 8 de noviembre, que establece un entorno controlado de pruebas para el ensayo del cumplimiento de la propuesta de Reglamento de IA" [AIPT-POL-0178, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0178 (accessed 27 October 2026).

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