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Article 54
Authorised representatives of providers of general-purpose AI models

Chapter V — Classification of general-purpose AI models as general-purpose AI models with systemic risk, Section 2 — Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models. 5 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2025-08-02.

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. Prior to placing a general-purpose AI model on the Union market, providers established in third countries shall, by written mandate, appoint an authorised representative which is established in the Union.

2. The provider shall enable its authorised representative to perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the provider.

3. The authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the provider. It shall provide a copy of the mandate to the AI Office upon request, in one of the official languages of the institutions of the Union. For the purposes of this Regulation, the mandate shall empower the authorised representative to carry out the following tasks:

  1. (a)verify that the technical documentation specified in Annex XI has been drawn up and all obligations referred to in Article 53 and, where applicable, Article 55 have been fulfilled by the provider;
  2. (b)keep a copy of the technical documentation specified in Annex XI at the disposal of the AI Office and national competent authorities, for a period of 10 years after the general-purpose AI model has been placed on the market, and the contact details of the provider that appointed the authorised representative;
  3. (c)provide the AI Office, upon a reasoned request, with all the information and documentation, including that referred to in point (b), necessary to demonstrate compliance with the obligations in this Chapter;
  4. (d)cooperate with the AI Office and competent authorities, upon a reasoned request, in any action they take in relation to the general-purpose AI model, including when the model is integrated into AI systems placed on the market or put into service in the Union.

4. The mandate shall empower the authorised representative to be addressed, in addition to or instead of the provider, by the AI Office or the competent authorities, on all issues related to ensuring compliance with this Regulation.

5. The authorised representative shall terminate the mandate if it considers or has reason to consider the provider to be acting contrary to its obligations pursuant to this Regulation. In such a case, it shall also immediately inform the AI Office about the termination of the mandate and the reasons therefor.

6. The obligation set out in this Article shall not apply to providers of general-purpose AI models that are released under a free and open-source licence that allows for the access, usage, modification, and distribution of the model, and whose parameters, including the weights, the information on the model architecture, and the information on model usage, are made publicly available, unless the general-purpose AI models present systemic risks.

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. 54(1)RequirementGeneral-purpose AI

    Before placing a GPAI model on the Union market, a provider established in a third country must appoint an authorised representative in the Union by written mandate.

    "Prior to placing a general-purpose AI model on the Union market, providers established in third countries shall, by written mandate, appoint an authorised representative which is established in the Union."
    Who
    GPAI model provider
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 101
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for vendors building legal-AI products on foundation models or providing general-purpose AI models.

  2. Art. 54(2)Cooperation with authoritiesGeneral-purpose AI

    The provider must enable the authorised representative to perform its mandated tasks, and the mandate must empower the representative to be addressed by the AI Office or competent authorities.

    "The provider shall enable its authorised representative to perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the provider."
    Who
    GPAI model provider
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 101
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for vendors building legal-AI products on foundation models or providing general-purpose AI models.

  3. Art. 54(3)DocumentationGeneral-purpose AI

    The authorised representative must verify that Annex XI technical documentation is drawn up and obligations are fulfilled, and keep a copy of that documentation and provider contact details for 10 years.

    "The authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the provider. It shall provide a copy of the mandate to the AI Office upon request, in one of the official languages of the institutions of the Union. For the purposes of this Regulation, the mandate shall empower the"
    Who
    Authorised representative
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for vendors building legal-AI products on foundation models or providing general-purpose AI models.
    See
    Annex XI · Art. 53 · Art. 55

  4. Art. 54(3)Cooperation with authoritiesGeneral-purpose AI

    The authorised representative must provide the AI Office, on reasoned request, compliance information and documentation and cooperate with the AI Office and competent authorities on GPAI-model actions.

    "The authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the provider. It shall provide a copy of the mandate to the AI Office upon request, in one of the official languages of the institutions of the Union. For the purposes of this Regulation, the mandate shall empower the"
    Who
    Authorised representative
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for vendors building legal-AI products on foundation models or providing general-purpose AI models.

  5. Art. 54(5)Derogation or exemptionGeneral-purpose AI

    The authorised representative must terminate the mandate and immediately inform the AI Office if it considers the provider non-compliant; Article 54 does not apply to qualifying open-source models unless systemic-risk.

    "The authorised representative shall terminate the mandate if it considers or has reason to consider the provider to be acting contrary to its obligations pursuant to this Regulation. In such a case, it shall also immediately inform the AI Office about the termination of the mandate and the reasons therefor."
    Who
    Authorised representative, GPAI model provider
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Fine tier
    Art. 101
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for vendors building legal-AI products on foundation models or providing general-purpose AI models.

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 54 (Authorised representatives of providers of general-purpose AI models), 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_54 — 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-54, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.