# Testing data

> European Union

- Article: Art. 3(32)

## Introduction

Definition of testing data under the EU AI Act.

## Content

data used for providing an independent evaluation of the AI system in order to confirm the expected performance of that system before its placing on the market or putting into service;

## Official source
- [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689#art_3)