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  "title": "EU AI Act - Authorised Representatives and Importers of High-Risk AI Systems (Articles 22-25)",
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  "last_updated": "2026-04-28",
  "bluf": "EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) Articles 22-25 establish obligations for authorised representatives and importers who play a role in the supply chain for high-risk AI systems placed on the EU market by providers established outside the Union; Article 22(1) - before making a high-risk AI system available on the Union market, providers established outside the Union shall, by written mandate, appoint an authorised representative established in the Union; Article 22(2) - the authorised representative shall perform the tasks specified in the mandate received from the provider, and shall make the mandate available to national competent authorities upon request; Article 22(3) - the authorised representative shall be considered the provider's representative for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be liable for the provider's non-compliance under conditions established by Member State law; Article 23 - providers established outside the Union who appoint an authorised representative must ensure that the authorised representative has the necessary documentation; Article 24 - importers of high-risk AI systems shall verify before placing the system on the Union market that: (a) the provider has drawn up the EU declaration of conformity; (b) the provider has drawn up the technical documentation; (c) the high-risk AI system bears the CE marking and is accompanied by the instructions for use and the EU declaration of conformity; Article 25 - distributors of high-risk AI systems shall verify before making the system available that it bears the CE marking and is accompanied by the required documentation; providers established outside the Union who place high-risk AI systems on the EU market without appointing an EU-established authorised representative are in violation of Article 22 regardless of where the AI system is made available to end users.",
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