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Article 66
Tasks of the Board

Chapter VII — AI Office, Section 1 — AI Office. 15 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2025-08-02.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 204 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

The Board shall advise and assist the Commission and the Member States in order to facilitate the consistent and effective application of this Regulation. To that end, the Board may in particular:

  1. (a)contribute to the coordination among national competent authorities responsible for the application of this Regulation and, in cooperation with and subject to the agreement of the market surveillance authorities concerned, support joint activities of market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 74(11);
  2. (b)collect and share technical and regulatory expertise and best practices among Member States;
  3. (c)provide advice on the implementation of this Regulation, in particular as regards the enforcement of rules on general-purpose AI models;
  4. (d)contribute to the harmonisation of administrative practices in the Member States, including in relation to the derogation from the conformity assessment procedures referred to in Article 46, the functioning of AI regulatory sandboxes, and testing in real world conditions referred to in Articles 57, 59 and 60;
  5. (e)at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative, issue recommendations and written opinions on any relevant matters related to the implementation of this Regulation and to its consistent and effective application, including: (i) on the development and application of codes of conduct and codes of practice pursuant to this Regulation, as well as of the Commission’s guidelines; (ii) the evaluation and review of this Regulation pursuant to Article 112, including as regards the serious incident reports referred to in Article 73, and the functioning of the EU database referred to in Article 71, the preparation of the delegated or implementing acts, and as regards possible alignments of this Regulation with the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I; (iii) on technical specifications or existing standards regarding the requirements set out in Chapter III, Section 2; (iv) on the use of harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 40 and 41; (v) trends, such as European global competitiveness in AI, the uptake of AI in the Union, and the development of digital skills; (vi) trends on the evolving typology of AI value chains, in particular on the resulting implications in terms of accountability; (vii) on the potential need for amendment to Annex III in accordance with Article 7, and on the potential need for possible revision of Article 5 pursuant to Article 112, taking into account relevant available evidence and the latest developments in technology;
  6. (f)support the Commission in promoting AI literacy, public awareness and understanding of the benefits, risks, safeguards and rights and obligations in relation to the use of AI systems;
  7. (g)facilitate the development of common criteria and a shared understanding among market operators and competent authorities of the relevant concepts provided for in this Regulation, including by contributing to the development of benchmarks;
  8. (h)cooperate, as appropriate, with other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as relevant Union expert groups and networks, in particular in the fields of product safety, cybersecurity, competition, digital and media services, financial services, consumer protection, data and fundamental rights protection;
  9. (i)contribute to effective cooperation with the competent authorities of third countries and with international organisations;
  10. (j)assist national competent authorities and the Commission in developing the organisational and technical expertise required for the implementation of this Regulation, including by contributing to the assessment of training needs for staff of Member States involved in implementing this Regulation;
  11. (k)assist the AI Office in supporting national competent authorities in the establishment and development of AI regulatory sandboxes, and facilitate cooperation and information-sharing among AI regulatory sandboxes;
  12. (l)contribute to, and provide relevant advice on, the development of guidance documents;
  13. (m)advise the Commission in relation to international matters on AI;
  14. (n)provide opinions to the Commission on the qualified alerts regarding general-purpose AI models;
  15. (o)receive opinions by the Member States on qualified alerts regarding general-purpose AI models, and on national experiences and practices on the monitoring and enforcement of AI systems, in particular systems integrating the general-purpose AI models.

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. 66 (a)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may coordinate national competent authorities and, with agreement of the market surveillance authorities concerned, support joint market-surveillance activities under Article 74(11).

    "contribute to the coordination among national competent authorities responsible for the application of this Regulation"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Governance task affecting enforcement consistency for legal-AI providers and deployers.
    See
    Art. 74(11)

  2. Art. 66 (b)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may collect and share technical and regulatory expertise and best practices among Member States.

    "collect and share technical and regulatory expertise and best practices among Member States"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Governance knowledge-sharing with indirect relevance to legal practice.

  3. Art. 66 (c)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may advise on AI Act implementation, particularly enforcement of rules on general-purpose AI models.

    "provide advice on the implementation of this Regulation, in particular as regards the enforcement of rules on general-purpose AI models"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirect relevance for legal-AI vendors that use or provide GPAI models.

  4. Art. 66 (d)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may help harmonise Member State administrative practices, including for conformity-assessment derogations, AI regulatory sandboxes, and real-world testing.

    "contribute to the harmonisation of administrative practices in the Member States"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirect relevance to legal-AI providers using conformity routes, sandboxes, or real-world testing.
    See
    Art. 46 · Art. 57 · Art. 59 · Art. 60

  5. Art. 66 (e)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    At the Commission’s request or on its own initiative, the Board may issue recommendations and written opinions on AI Act implementation and consistent, effective application across listed matters.

    "issue recommendations and written opinions on any relevant matters related to the implementation of this Regulation and to its consistent and effective application"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Governance recommendations may influence legal-AI compliance expectations.
    See
    Art. 112 · Art. 73 · Art. 71 · Annex III

  6. Art. 66 (f)Support measureAll AI systems

    The Board may support the Commission in promoting AI literacy, public awareness and understanding of AI benefits, risks, safeguards, rights and obligations.

    "support the Commission in promoting AI literacy, public awareness and understanding of the benefits, risks, safeguards and rights and obligations in relation to the use of AI systems"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — AI-literacy governance indirectly supports legal AI users and deployers.
    See
    Art. 4

  7. Art. 66 (g)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may facilitate common criteria and shared understanding among market operators and authorities of AI Act concepts, including by contributing to benchmark development.

    "facilitate the development of common criteria and a shared understanding among market operators and competent authorities of the relevant concepts provided for in this Regulation"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Shared concepts can affect legal-AI classification and compliance interpretation.

  8. Art. 66 (h)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may cooperate with Union institutions, bodies, offices, agencies, expert groups and networks across product safety, cybersecurity, competition, digital and media services, finance, consumer protection, data and fundamental rights.

    "cooperate, as appropriate, with other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as relevant Union expert groups and networks"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Cross-regulatory cooperation indirectly affects legal-AI systems intersecting with data, cybersecurity or consumer rules.

  9. Art. 66 (i)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may contribute to effective cooperation with third-country competent authorities and international organisations.

    "contribute to effective cooperation with the competent authorities of third countries and with international organisations"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — International cooperation indirectly affects cross-border legal-AI providers.

  10. Art. 66 (j)Support measureNot tier-specific

    The Board may assist national competent authorities and the Commission in developing organisational and technical expertise for AI Act implementation, including staff training-needs assessment.

    "assist national competent authorities and the Commission in developing the organisational and technical expertise required for the implementation of this Regulation"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Authority capacity-building indirectly affects enforcement experienced by legal-AI providers and deployers.

  11. Art. 66 (k)Support measureNot tier-specific

    The Board may assist the AI Office in supporting national competent authorities with AI regulatory sandboxes and may facilitate cooperation and information-sharing among sandboxes.

    "assist the AI Office in supporting national competent authorities in the establishment and development of AI regulatory sandboxes"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Sandbox support may indirectly benefit legal-AI innovators.
    See
    Art. 57

  12. Art. 66 (l)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may contribute to and provide relevant advice on developing guidance documents.

    "contribute to, and provide relevant advice on, the development of guidance documents"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Guidance documents can affect legal-AI compliance interpretation.

  13. Art. 66 (m)Governance institutionalNot tier-specific

    The Board may advise the Commission on international AI matters.

    "advise the Commission in relation to international matters on AI"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — International AI policy advice has indirect relevance to cross-border legal AI.

  14. Art. 66 (n)Governance institutionalGPAI with systemic risk

    The Board may provide opinions to the Commission on qualified alerts concerning general-purpose AI models.

    "provide opinions to the Commission on the qualified alerts regarding general-purpose AI models"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirectly relevant to legal-AI products based on GPAI models that may be subject to qualified alerts.
    See
    Art. 90

  15. Art. 66 (o)Governance institutionalGPAI with systemic risk

    The Board may receive Member State opinions on qualified alerts about general-purpose AI models and on national monitoring and enforcement experience, including systems integrating GPAI models.

    "receive opinions by the Member States on qualified alerts regarding general-purpose AI models, and on national experiences and practices on the monitoring and enforcement of AI systems"
    Who
    AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirect relevance to legal-AI systems integrating GPAI models.
    See
    Art. 90

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 66 (Tasks of the Board), 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_66 — 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-66, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.