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AI Governance Glossary
Governance Concept

What Is Distributor?

Distributor is under the EU AI Act, a natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the provider or importer, that makes an AI system available on the EU market.

Definition

Distributorunder the EU AI Act, a natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the provider or importer, that makes an AI system available on the EU market.

Distributors sit downstream of the provider and importer. For high-risk systems they must verify that the CE marking and required documentation are in place before passing the system on, and act if they consider a system non-conforming. Like importers, they can inherit provider obligations if they substantially modify a high-risk system or market it under their own name.

Source: EU AI Act, Article 3(7)

Plain-language explanation

Distributors sit downstream of the provider and importer. For high-risk systems they must verify that the CE marking and required documentation are in place before passing the system on, and act if they consider a system non-conforming. Like importers, they can inherit provider obligations if they substantially modify a high-risk system or market it under their own name.

Primary source: EU AI Act, Article 3(7)

Related terms

Importer Provider Operator CE Marking (AI)

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