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Recital (116)

Regulatory Sandboxes and Innovation

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Explains the purpose of AI regulatory sandboxes as tools to facilitate innovation while ensuring safety and compliance by allowing testing in a controlled environment.

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National competent authorities should establish AI regulatory sandboxes, which provide a controlled environment facilitating the development, testing and validation of innovative AI systems for a limited time before their placement on the market or putting into service. Regulatory sandboxes should allow testing in real or real-world conditions under regulatory supervision. The AI Office should maintain an EU-wide sandbox portal. SMEs and start-ups should have priority access to sandbox opportunities.
Recitals are the preamble paragraphs of the EU AI Act. They explain the intent behind provisions but are not directly binding.