What Is Importer?
Importer is under the EU AI Act, a natural or legal person located or established in the EU that places on the market an AI system bearing the name or trademark of a person established outside the EU.
Importer — under the EU AI Act, a natural or legal person located or established in the EU that places on the market an AI system bearing the name or trademark of a person established outside the EU.
Importers are a control point for AI built outside the EU. Before placing a high-risk system on the market they must check that the provider has carried out the conformity assessment, drawn up the technical documentation, and affixed the CE marking. It is one of the "operator" roles the Act uses to spread accountability along the supply chain.
Source: EU AI Act, Article 3(6)
Plain-language explanation
Importers are a control point for AI built outside the EU. Before placing a high-risk system on the market they must check that the provider has carried out the conformity assessment, drawn up the technical documentation, and affixed the CE marking. It is one of the "operator" roles the Act uses to spread accountability along the supply chain.
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