This applies to providers of AI systems established outside the European Union who place their systems on the Union market.
To enable the monitoring of the application of this Regulation and to create a level playing field for operators, and taking into account the different forms of making AI systems available, it is essential that providers established outside the Union designate an authorized representative established in the Union.
To enable enforcement of this Regulation and create a level playing field for operators, and, taking into account the different forms of making available of digital products, it is important to ensure that, under all circumstances, a person established in the Union can provide authorities with all the necessary information on the compliance of an AI system. Therefore, prior to making their AI systems available in the Union, providers established in third countries should, by written mandate, appoint an authorised representative established in the Union. This authorised representative plays a pivotal role in ensuring the compliance of the high-risk AI systems placed on the market or put into service in the Union by those providers who are not established in the Union and in serving as their contact person established in the Union.