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Article 84
Union AI testing support structures

Chapter IX — Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems, Section 3 — Market surveillance and control of AI systems in the Union market. 2 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2026-08-02.

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. The Commission shall designate one or more Union AI testing support structures to perform the tasks listed under Article 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 in the area of AI.

2. Without prejudice to the tasks referred to in paragraph 1, Union AI testing support structures shall also provide independent technical or scientific advice at the request of the Board, the Commission, or of market surveillance authorities.

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. 84(1)Support measureNot tier-specific

    The Commission must designate one or more Union AI testing support structures to perform AI-related tasks under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.

    "The Commission shall designate one or more Union AI testing support structures to perform the tasks listed under Article 21(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020"
    Who
    Commission
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — This creates institutional testing support rather than a direct legal-sector duty.
    See
    Art. 21(6) Regulation (EU) 2019/1020

  2. Art. 84(2)Support measureNot tier-specific

    Union AI testing support structures must provide independent technical or scientific advice when requested by the Board, Commission or market surveillance authorities.

    "Union AI testing support structures shall also provide independent technical or scientific advice at the request of the Board, the Commission, or of market surveillance authorities."
    Who
    Other
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — This supports enforcement and governance bodies.

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 84 (Union AI testing support structures), 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_84 — 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-84, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.