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Article 100
Administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies

Chapter XII — Penalties. 5 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2025-08-02. 1 reaches legal practice directly.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 4 words changed. The text below is the consolidated version of 27 July 2026; the 2024 text and the amending regulation are on EUR-Lex.

official text: EUR-Lex (consolidated 27 Jul 2026) · text © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) · coding CC BY 4.0 · data: obligations.json · Hugging Face · GitHub

The text

1. The European Data Protection Supervisor may impose administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies falling within the scope of this Regulation. When deciding whether to impose an administrative fine and when deciding on the amount of the administrative fine in each individual case, all relevant circumstances of the specific situation shall be taken into account and due regard shall be given to the following:

  1. (a)the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement and of its consequences, taking into account the purpose of the AI system concerned, as well as, where appropriate, the number of affected persons and the level of damage suffered by them;
  2. (b)the degree of responsibility of the Union institution, body, office or agency, taking into account technical and organisational measures implemented by them;
  3. (c)any action taken by the Union institution, body, office or agency to mitigate the damage suffered by affected persons;
  4. (d)the degree of cooperation with the European Data Protection Supervisor in order to remedy the infringement and mitigate the possible adverse effects of the infringement, including compliance with any of the measures previously ordered by the European Data Protection Supervisor against the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned with regard to the same subject matter;
  5. (e)any similar previous infringements by the Union institution, body, office or agency;
  6. (f)the manner in which the infringement became known to the European Data Protection Supervisor, in particular whether, and if so to what extent, the Union institution, body, office or agency notified the infringement;
  7. (g)the annual budget of the Union institution, body, office or agency.

2. Non-compliance with the prohibition of the AI practices referred to in Article 5 shall be subject to administrative fines of up to EUR 1 500 000 .

3. The non-compliance of the AI system with any requirements or obligations under this Regulation, other than those laid down in Article 5, shall be subject to administrative fines of up to EUR 750 000 .

4. Before taking decisions pursuant to this Article, the European Data Protection Supervisor shall give the Union institution, body, office or agency which is the subject of the proceedings conducted by the European Data Protection Supervisor the opportunity of being heard on the matter regarding the possible infringement. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall base his or her decisions only on elements and circumstances on which the parties concerned have been able to comment. Complainants, if any, shall be associated closely with the proceedings.

5. The rights of defence of the parties concerned shall be fully respected in the proceedings. They shall be entitled to have access to the European Data Protection Supervisor’s file, subject to the legitimate interest of individuals or undertakings in the protection of their personal data or business secrets.

6. Funds collected by imposition of fines in this Article shall contribute to the general budget of the Union. The fines shall not affect the effective operation of the Union institution, body, office or agency fined.

7. The European Data Protection Supervisor shall, on an annual basis, notify the Commission of the administrative fines it has imposed pursuant to this Article and of any litigation or judicial proceedings it has initiated.

What it requires, coded

SafeLegalAI's reading of each duty in this article: who, what, from when, under which fine tier, and whether it reaches a firm, chambers, court or legal-AI vendor. Descriptive, not advice; the quoted words are the Regulation's.

  1. Art. 100(1)PenaltyNot tier-specific

    The European Data Protection Supervisor may impose administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies within scope, taking all listed circumstances into account.

    "The European Data Protection Supervisor may impose administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies falling within the scope of this Regulation."
    Who
    Union institution, Other
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 100(1)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — This covers EU bodies that act as AI providers or deployers, including legal institutions outside judicial exceptions.
    See
    Art. 74(9)
  2. Art. 100(2)PenaltyProhibited practicelegal practice

    Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies that breach Article 5 prohibited practices face administrative fines of up to EUR 1 500 000.

    "Non-compliance with the prohibition of the AI practices referred to in Article 5 shall be subject to administrative fines of up to EUR 1 500 000."
    Who
    Union institution
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 100(2)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — This may affect EU legal bodies or institutions using prohibited AI practices.
    See
    Art. 5
  3. Art. 100(3)PenaltyNot tier-specific

    Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies face administrative fines of up to EUR 750 000 for other AI-system requirements or obligations under the Regulation.

    "The non-compliance of the AI system with any requirements or obligations under this Regulation, other than those laid down in Article 5, shall be subject to administrative fines of up to EUR 750 000."
    Who
    Union institution
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 100(3)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — This can reach EU bodies deploying or providing regulated AI outside Article 5.
  4. Art. 100(4)PenaltyNot tier-specific

    Before EDPS fine decisions, the affected Union institution or body must have an opportunity to be heard, complainants must be closely associated, and defence rights and file access must be respected.

    "Before taking decisions pursuant to this Article, the European Data Protection Supervisor shall give the Union institution, body, office or agency which is the subject of the proceedings"
    Who
    Other, Union institution
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 100(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — This sets procedural rights for Union bodies in AI Act fine proceedings.
    See
    Art. 100(5)
  5. Art. 100(6)PenaltyNot tier-specific

    Funds from Article 100 fines contribute to the Union budget, fines must not affect effective operation of the fined body, and EDPS must notify the Commission annually.

    "Funds collected by imposition of fines in this Article shall contribute to the general budget of the Union."
    Who
    Other
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 100(6)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — This governs disposition and reporting of EDPS fines.
    See
    Art. 100(7)

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 100 (Administrative fines on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng#art_100 — text © European Union; only the Official Journal is authentic. Coding: SafeLegalAI (published by Cognesio LLP), "EU AI Act, structured", safelegalai.com/regulation/eu-ai-act/article-100, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.