# Recital (146)

> This recital applies to all microenterprises operating within the scope of the AI Act, regardless of their specific geographic location within the EU.

## Introduction

Furthermore, given the very small size of certain operators and in order to ensure proportionality regarding innovation costs, microenterprises should be allowed to simplify quality management requirements.

## Content

Moreover, in light of the very small size of some operators and in order to ensure proportionality regarding costs of innovation, it is appropriate to allow microenterprises to fulfil one of the most costly obligations, namely to establish a quality management system, in a simplified manner which would reduce the administrative burden and the costs for those enterprises without affecting the level of protection and the need for compliance with the requirements for high-risk AI systems. The Commission should develop guidelines to specify the elements of the quality management system to be fulfilled in this simplified manner by microenterprises.

## Official source
- [Source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/FR/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689#rct_146)