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EU AI Act Regulatory Directory
This tool identifies competent authorities responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the EU AI Act.
Published: July 2025
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This tool identifies competent authorities responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act. This includes three types of authorities: market surveillance and notifying authorities, together referred to as national competent authorities, as well as national authorities protecting fundamental rights.
Each country entry provides an overview such authorities and indicates their current status of designation. The listings clarify whether the authorities have been officially designated, identified through draft legislative proposal or other formal communication but are pending official designation, or not officially identified. In accordance with the EU AI Act, all EU member states must designate or establish their national competent authorities by 2 Aug. 2025.
The current outline is based on publicly available information as of mid-July 2025 and will be updated to reflect changes in designation status across EU member states. If you have comments about this tool, please share it with us at research@iapp.org.
The IAPP additionally hosts an "EU AI Act" topic page, which regularly updates with the latest news and resources.
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Authorities at the EU level
The EU AI Act designates the European Data Protection Supervisor as the competent authority — both market surveillance and notifying authority — in relation to AI systems used or deployed by EU institutions, agencies, offices and bodies.
Furthermore, the EU AI Office holds the powers of a market surveillance authority concerning AI systems that are based on a general-purpose AI model when both the model and the system are developed by the same provider.
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EU AI Office
EU AI Office
Holds the powers of a market surveillance authority concerning AI systems that are based on a general-purpose AI model when the both model and the system are developed by the same provider.
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European Data Protection Supervisor
European Data Protection Supervisor
The competent authority – both market surveillance and notifying authority - in relation to AI systems used or deployed by EU institutions, agencies, offices and bodies.
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Designation status, establishment of authorities and protecting fundamental rights
The EU AI Act requires EU member states to establish new or designate already existing national bodies as their national competent authorities responsible for the implementation and enforcement of the EU AI Act. Each member state must appoint at least one market surveillance authority and at least one notifying authority as such bodies, but more than one of each can be designated to match the organizational needs of each country.
In addition, the EU AI Act also mandates every member state to identify their national authorities protecting fundamental rights which are tasked with ensuring that high-risk AI systems comply with EU fundamental rights legislation.
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● = Officially designated
● = Some competent authorities are officially designated while others are pending designation
● = Pending designation (according to a draft legislative proposal or official confirmation)
● = Awaiting designation (no pending official legislative proposal or official confirmation)
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Austria
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- Authority (EN): Austrian Ombudsman Board
Official name: Volksanwaltschaft - Authority (EN): Austrian Data Protection Authority
Official name: Datenschutzbehörde - Authority (EN): Austrian Parliamentarian Data Protection Committee
Official name: Parlamentarisches Datenschutzkomitee - Authority (EN): Equal Treatment Commission
Official name: Gleichbehandlungskommission - Authority (EN): Ombud for Equal Treatment
Official name: Gleichbehandlungsanwaltschaft - Authority (EN): Federal Disability Ombudsman
Official name: Behindertenanwaltschaft - Authority (EN): Austrian Communications Authority
Official name: KommAustria - Authority (EN): Electoral Authorities
Official name: Wahlbehörden - Authority (EN): Chamber of Labour
Official name: Arbeiterkammern - Authority (EN): Advocacy Services for Patients
Official name: Patientenanwaltschaften - Authority (EN): Federal Competition Authority
Official name: Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde - Authority (EN): Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying
Official name: Bundesamt für Eich- und Vermessungswesen - Authority (EN): Federal Cartel Prosecutor
Official name: Bundeskartellanwalt - Authority (EN): Federal Office for Safety in Healthcare
Official name: Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen - Authority (EN): Telecommunications Office
Official name: Fernmeldebüro - Authority (EN): Schienen-Control GmbH, Agency for Passenger Rights (APF)
Official name: Schienen-Control GmbH, Agentur für Passagier- und Fahrgastrechte - Authority (EN): Financial Market Authority (FMA)
Official name: Finanzmarktaufsicht - Authority (EN): E-Control (ECG)
Official name: E-Control, Aufsichts- und Regulierungsbehörde für Energie - Authority (EN): Post-Control-Kommission & Telekom-Control-Kommission (TKK)
Official name: Aufsichts- und Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post
- Authority (EN): Austrian Ombudsman Board
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Belgium
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
● Awaiting designation
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Fundamental Rights Protection Authorities ●
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- Authority (EN): Labour inspection (Directorate General Control on Social Legislation; Directorate General Supervision of well-being at work)
Official name: Arbeidsinspectie (Algemene Directie Toezicht op de Sociale Wetten, Algemene Directie Toezicht en Welzijn op het Werk), Inspection du travail (Direction générale Contrôle des lois sociales, Direction générale Contrôle du bien-être au travail) - Authority (EN): CCB (Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium)
Official name: CCB (Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium) - Authority (EN): COC (Supervisory Body for Police Information)
Official name: COC (Controleorgaan op de politionele informatie), COC (Organe de contrôle de l’information policière) - Authority (EN): Standing Committee I (Standing Intelligence Agencies Review Committee)
Official name: Comité I (Vast Comité van Toezicht op de inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten), Comité R (Comité Permanent de Contrôle des services de renseignement et de sécurité) - Authority (EN): Comité P
Official name: Standing Committee P (Standing Police Monitoring Committee) - Authority (EN): Directorate General Economic Inspection
Official name: Algemene Directie Economische Inspectie; Direction générale de l’Inspection économique - Authority (EN): Federal Ombudsman
Official name: Federale Ombudsman - Authority (EN): Federal Institute for the protection and promotion of Human Rights
Official name: FIRM (Federaal Instituut voor de bescherming en de bevordering van de Rechten van de Mens), IFDH (Institut Fédéral pour la protection et la promotion des Droits Humains) - Authority (EN): Data Protection Authority
Official name: Gegevensbeschermingsautoriteit; Autorité de protection des données - Authority (EN): The Institute for the equality of women and men
Official name: IGVM (Instituut voor de gelijkheid van vrouwen en mannen), IEFH (Institut pour l’égalité des femmes et des hommes) - Authority (EN): Myria
Official name: Myria - Authority (EN): Ombudsman Services for the Postal Sector
Official name: Ombudsdienst voor de postsector, Service de médiation pour le Secteur Postale - Authority (EN): Ombudsrail (Ombudsman service for rail passengers)
Official name: Ombudsrail (Ombudsdienst voor de treinreizigers), Ombudsrail (Service de médiation pour les voyageurs ferroviaires) - Authority (EN): Unia
Official name: Unia - Authority (EN): Children's Rights Commissioner
Official name: Kinderrechtencommissariaat - Authority (EN): Flemish Human Rights Institute
Official name: Vlaams Mensenrechteninstituut - Authority (EN): Flemish Ombudsman Service
Official name: Vlaamse Ombudsdienst - Authority (EN): Flemish Regulator for the Media
Official name: Vlaamse Regulator voor de Media - Authority (EN): Flemish Social Inspection
Official name: Vlaamse Sociale Inspectie - Authority (EN): Flemish Supervisory Committee for the Processing of Personal Data
Official name: Vlaamse Toezichtscommissie - Authority (EN): Media Council of the German-speaking Community
Official name: Medienrat der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft - Authority (EN): Ombudsperson of the German-speaking Community
Official name: Ombudsperson der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft - Authority (EN): Superior audiovisual Council of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Official name: Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - Authority (EN): French Community General Delegate for children’s rights
Official name: Délégué général de la Communauté française aux droits de l’enfant - Authority (EN): Inspection department of the Walloon Public service of Economy, Employment and Research
Official name: Département de l’Inspection du Service Public de Wallonie Economie, Emploi, Recherche - Authority (EN): Regional Ombudsman of Wallonia and Federation of Wallonia-Brussels
Official name: Médiateur de la Wallonie et de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
- Authority (EN): Labour inspection (Directorate General Control on Social Legislation; Directorate General Supervision of well-being at work)
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Bulgaria
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- Authority (EN): Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria
Official name: Омбудсман на Република България - Authority (EN): Commission for Personal Data Protection
Official name: Комисия за защита на личните данни - Authority (EN): Commission for Protection against Discrimination
Official name: Комисия за защита от дискриминация - Authority (EN): Consumer Protection Commission
Official name: Комисия за защита на потребителите - Authority (EN): Communications Regulation Commission
Official name: Комисия за регулиране на съобщенията - Authority (EN): Council for Electronic Media
Official name: Съвет за електронни медии - Authority (EN): State Agency for Child Protection
Official name: Държавна агенция за закрила на детето - Authority (EN): Executive Agency "General Labour Inspectorate"
Official name: ИА "Главна инспекция по труда" - Authority (EN): Central Election Commission
Official name: Централна избирателна комисия
- Authority (EN): Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria
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Croatia
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
● Awaiting designation
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- Authority (EN): Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia
Official name: Pučka pravobraniteljica - Authority (EN): Ombudsperson for children
Official name: Pravobraniteljica za djecu - Authority (EN): Ombudsperson of persons with disabilities
Official name: Pravobraniteljica za osobe s invaliditetom - Authority (EN): Ombudsperson for Gender Equality
Official name: Pravobraniteljica za ravnopravnost spolova - Authority (EN): Croation Personal Data Protection Agency
Official name: Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka - Authority (EN): State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia
Official name: Državno izborno povjerenstvo - Authority (EN): Agency for Electronic Media of Croatia
Official name: Agencija za elektroničke medije, voditelj Odjela pravnih i kadrovskih poslova
- Authority (EN): Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia
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Cyprus
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Commissioner for Communications
(Γραφείο Επιτρόπου για τη Ρύθμιση Ηλεκτρονικών Επικοινωνιών και Ταχυδρομείων)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority, single point of contact - Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
(Γραφείο Επιτρόπου Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα)
Market surveillance authority
* According to the Council of Ministers approval of the AI Act’s governance structure on a national level.
- Commissioner for Communications
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Fundamental Rights Protection Authorities ●
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- Authority (EN): Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
Official name: Γραφείο Επιτρόπου Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα - Authority (EN): Commissioner for Administration and Protection of Human Rights
Official name: Γραφείο Επιτρόπου Διοικήσεως και Προστασίας Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων - Authority (EN): Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus
Official name: Γενικός Εισαγγελέας της Δημοκρατίας
- Authority (EN): Commissioner for Personal Data Protection
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Czech Republic
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Czech Telecommunications Office
(Český telekomunikační úřad)
Market surveillance authority, single point of contact - Office for Technical Standardization, Metrology and State Testing
(Úřad pro technickou normalizaci, metrologii a státní zkušebnictví)
Notifying authority
* According to the Government’s approval of the draft AI Act Implementation Plan in the Czech Republic.
- Czech Telecommunications Office
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- Authority (EN): Personal Data Protection Office
Official name: Úřad pro ochranu osobních údajů - Authority (EN): Public Defender of Rights
Official name: Veřejný ochránce práv
- Authority (EN): Personal Data Protection Office
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Denmark
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Danish Agency for Digital Government
(Digitaliseringsstyrelsen)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority, single point of contact
- Danish Data Protection Agency
(Datatilsynet)
LABEL - Danish Court Administration
(Domstolsstyrelsen)
Market surveillance authority
* Pending designation according to a draft legislative proposal.
- Danish Agency for Digital Government
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- Authority (EN): Danish Data Protection Agency
Official name: Datatilsynet - Authority (EN): Danish Institute for Human Rights
Official name: Institut for Menneskerettigheder - Authority (EN): Danish Parliamentary Ombudsman
Official name: Folketingets Ombudsmand - Authority (EN): Danish Financial Supervisory Authority
Official name: Finanstilsynet - Authority (EN): Danish Radio and Television Board
Official name: Radio- og Tv-nævnet - Authority (EN): Ministry of Internal Affairs and Health
Official name: Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet - Authority (EN): Danish Consumer Ombudsman
Official name: Forbrugerombudsmanden
- Authority (EN): Danish Data Protection Agency
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Estonia
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
● Awaiting designation
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- Authority (EN): Data Protection Inspectorate
Official name: Andmekaitse inspektsioon - Authority (EN): The Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Comissioner
Official name: Soolise võrdõiguslikkuse ja võrdse kohtlemise volinik - Authority (EN): Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority
Official name: Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet
- Authority (EN): Data Protection Inspectorate
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Finnish Transport and Communications Agency
(Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto)
Market surveillance authority - Office of the Data Protection Ombudsman
(Tietosuojavaltuutetun toimisto)
Market surveillance authority - Finnish Energy Authority
(Energiavirasto)
Market surveillance authority - Finnish Medicines Agency
(Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus Fimea)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority - Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency
(Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto)
Market surveillance authority - Finnish Customs Agency
(Tulli)
Market surveillance authority - Finnish Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(Tyosuojelu)
Market surveillance authority; including 1. Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö) and 2. Regional State Administrative Agencies’ divisions of Occupational Safety and Health - South Savo Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
(Etelä-Savon ELY-keskus)
Market surveillance authority - Finnish National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
(Valvira)
Market surveillance authority - Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority
(Finanssivalvonta)
Market surveillance authority - Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
(Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö)
Notifying authority - Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
(Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö)
Notifying authority - Delegates elected by Parliament
Market surveillance authority, when the supervision is exercised over KELA (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland)
* Pending designation according to a draft legislative proposal.
- Finnish Transport and Communications Agency
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- Authority (EN): Data Protection Supervisor
Official name: Tietosuojavaltuutettu - Authority (EN): Non-Discrimination Ombudsman
Official name: Yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu - Authority (EN): Ombudsman for Equality
Official name: Tasa-arvovaltuutettu - Authority (EN): National Non-Discrimination and Equality Tribunal
Official name: Yhdenvertaisuus- ja tasa-arvolautakunta - Authority (EN): Chancellor of Justice
Official name: Valtioneuvoston oikeuskansleriLinkki toiselle sivustolle - Authority (EN): Parliamentary Ombudsmen
Official name: Eduskunnan oikeusasiamies - Authority (EN): Occupational Safety and Health Authority (Regional State Administrative Agencies)
Official name: Työsuojeluviranomainen (aluehallintovirastot) - Authority (EN): Consumer Ombudsman
Official name: Kuluttaja-asiamies - Authority (EN): Ombudsman of Åland
Official name: Ålands ombudsmannamyndighet - Authority (EN): Data inspection of Åland
Official name: Datainspektionen
- Authority (EN): Data Protection Supervisor
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France
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- Authority (EN): Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control
Official name: Direction générale de la concurrence, de la consommation et de la répression des fraudes (DGCCRF) - Authority (EN): Commission on Information Technology and Liberties
Official name: Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) - Authority (EN): Defender of Rights
Official name: Défenseur des Droits
- Authority (EN): Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control
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- Federal Network Agency
(Bundesnetzagentur)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority, single point of contact - Federal Accreditation body
(Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle)
Notifying authority
* Pending designation according to a draft legislative proposal.
- Federal Network Agency
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- Authority (EN): The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Official name: Die Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit - Authority (EN): The State Commissioner for Data Protection
and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg
Official name: Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Baden-Württemberg - Authority (EN): The Bavarian Commissioner for Data Protection
Official name: Der Bayerische Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz - Authority (EN): The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision
Official name: Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht - Authority (EN): Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and
Freedom of Information
Official name: Berliner Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit - Authority (EN): The State Commissioner for Data Protection
and the Right of Access to Files Brandenburg
Official name: Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und für das Recht, auf Akteneinsicht Brandenburg - Authority (EN): The State Commissioner for Data Protection
and Freedom of Information of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
Official name: Die Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit der Freien Hansestadt Bremen - Authority (EN): The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Official name: Der Hamburgische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit - Authority (EN): The Hessian Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Official name: Der Hessische Beauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit - Authority (EN): The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Official name: Der Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Authority (EN): The State Commissioner for Data Protection Lower Saxony
Official name: Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen - Authority (EN): State Commissioner for Data Protection and
Freedom of Information of North Rhine-Westphalia
Official name: Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit, Nordrhein-Westfalen - Authority (EN): The State Commissioner for Data Protection
and Freedom of Information of Rhineland-Palatinate
Official name: Der Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit Rheinland-Pfalz - Authority (EN): Independent Data Protection Center Saarland, The State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Official name: Unabhängiges Datenschutzzentrum Saarland, Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit Saarland - Authority (EN): The Saxon Data Protection and Transparency Commissioner
Official name: Sächsische Datenschutz- und Transparenzbeauftragte - Authority (EN): State Commissioner for Data Protection Saxony-Anhalt
Official name: Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Sachsen-Anhalt - Authority (EN): Independent Center for Data Protection Schleswig-Holstein
Official name: Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein - Authority (EN): Thuringian State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Official name: Thüringer Landesbeauftragter für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit - Authority (EN): Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
Official name: Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes - Authority (EN): Ombudsoffice of the State Office for Equal Treatment - against Discrimination Senate Administration for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination
Official name: Ombudsstelle der Landesstelle für Gleichbehandlung – gegen Diskriminierung Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung
- Authority (EN): The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
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- Authority (EN): Hellenic Data Protection Authority
Official name: η Αρχή Προστασίας Δεδομένων Προσωπικού Χαρακτήρα - Authority (EN): Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy
Official name: η Αρχή Διασφάλισης του Απορρήτου των Επικοινωνιών - Authority (EN): Greek National Commission for Human Rights
Official name: η Εθνική Επιτροπή Δικαιωμάτων του Ανθρώπου - Authority (EN): The Greek Ombudsman
Official name: ο Συνήγορος του Πολίτη
- Authority (EN): Hellenic Data Protection Authority
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- Market surveillance authority, single point of contact
- National Accreditation Authority
(Nemzeti Akkreditáló Hatósá)
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- Authority (EN): Electoral Commission
Official name: An Coimisiún Toghcháin - Authority (EN): Media Commission
Official name: Coimisiún na Meán - Authority (EN): Data Protection Commission
Official name: Data Protection Commission - Authority (EN): Environmental Protection Authority
Official name: Environmental Protection Authority - Authority (EN): Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
Official name: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman - Authority (EN): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Official name: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission - Authority (EN): Ombudsman
Official name: Ombudsman - Authority (EN): Ombudsman for Children’s Office
Official name: Ombudsman for Children’s Office - Authority (EN): Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
Official name: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
- Authority (EN): Electoral Commission
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- Data Protection Commission
(An Coimisiún um Chosaint Sonraí)
Market surveillance authority - Commission for Communications Regulation
(An Coimisiún um Rialáil Cumarsáide)
Market surveillance authority - Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
(An Coimisiún um Iomaíocht agus Cosaint Tomhaltóirí)
Market surveillance authority - Health and Safety Authority
(An tÚdarás Sláinte agus Sábháilteachta)
Market surveillance authority - Health Products Regulatory Authority
(An tÚdarás Rialála Táirgí Sláinte)
Market surveillance authority - Central Bank of Ireland
(Banc Ceannais na hÉireann)
Market surveillance authority - Commission for Railway Regulation
(An Coimisiún um Rialáil Iarnróid)
Market surveillance authority - Marine Survey Office of the Department of Transport
Market surveillance authority
* Additional national competent authorities, including a lead regulator to coordinate the enforcement of the EU AI Act, will be designated at a later stage.
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- Authority (EN): Electoral Commission
Official name: An Coimisiún Toghcháin - Authority (EN): Media Commission
Official name: Coimisiún na Meán - Authority (EN): Data Protection Commission
Official name: Data Protection Commission - Authority (EN): Environmental Protection Authority
Official name: Environmental Protection Authority - Authority (EN): Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman
Official name: Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman - Authority (EN): Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Official name: Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission - Authority (EN): Ombudsman
Official name: Ombudsman - Authority (EN): Ombudsman for Children’s Office
Official name: Ombudsman for Children’s Office - Authority (EN): Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
Official name: Ombudsman for the Defence Forces
- Authority (EN): Electoral Commission
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- National Cybersecurity Agency
(Agenzia per la cybersicurezza nazionale)
Market surveillance authority, single point of contact - Agency for Digital Italy
(Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale)
Notifying authority
* Pending designation according to a draft legislative proposal.
- National Cybersecurity Agency
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● Not yet identified
The list of authorities was not provided to the European Commission by the set deadline of 2 Nov. 2024.
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Consumer Right Protection Centre
(Patērētāju tiesību aizsardzības centrs)
Market surveillance authority - Health Inspectorate
(Veselības inspekcija)
Market surveillance authority - State Agency "Civil Aviation Agency"
(Valsts aģentūras “Civilās aviācijas aģentūra”)
Market surveillance authority - Latvian Maritime Administration
(Latvijas Jūras administrācijā)
Market surveillance authority - State Railway Technical Inspectorate
(Valsts dzelzceļa tehniskā inspekcija)
Market surveillance authority - State Technical Supervision Agency
(Valsts tehniskās uzraudzības aģentūra)
Market surveillance authority - Road Traffic Safety Directorate
(Ceļu satiksmes drošības direkcija)
Market surveillance authority - State Service for Quality of Education
(Valsts izglītības kvalitātes dienests)
Market surveillance authority - State Data Inspectorate
(Datu valsts inspekcija)
Market surveillance authority - State Security Service
(Valsts drošības dienests)
Market surveillance authority - Military Intelligence and Security Service
(Militārās izlūkošanas un drošības dienests)
Market surveillance authority - Office for Constitutional Protection
(Satversmes aizsardzības birojs)
Market surveillance authority - Ministry of Economy
(Ekonomikas ministrija)
Notifying authority
* According to the report on the Implementation of the AI Act, developed by the Ministry of Smart Administration and Regional Development, that is responsible for the AI Act implementation in Latvia.
- Consumer Right Protection Centre
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- Authority (EN): Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia
Official name: Tiesībsargs
- Authority (EN): Ombudsman of the Republic of Latvia
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- Regulatory Communications Authority
(Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba)
Market surveillance authority, single point of contact - Innovation Agency
(Inovacijų agentūra)
Notifying authority
- Regulatory Communications Authority
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- Authority (EN): Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson
Official name: Lygių galimybių kontrolieriaus tarnyba - Authority (EN): Seimas Ombudsmen's Office
Official name: Seimo kontrolierių įstaiga - Authority (EN): Office of the Ombudsperson of Child's Rights
Official name: Vaiko teisių apsaugos kontrolieriaus įstaiga - Authority (EN): Office of the Inspector of Journalist Ethics
Official name: Žurnalistų etikos inspektoriaus tarnyba
- Authority (EN): Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
● Pending designation
- National Commission for Data Protection
(Commission nationale pour la protection des données)
Market surveillance authority, single point of contact - Judicial Supervisory Authority
(Autorité de contrôle judiciaire)
Market surveillance authority - Financial Sector Supervisory Commission
(Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier)
Market surveillance authority - Supervisory Authority for the Insurance Sector
(Commissariat aux assurances)
Market surveillance authority - Luxembourg Institute of Standardisation, Accreditation, Safety and Quality of Products and Services
(Institut Luxembourgeois de la Normalisation, de l'Accréditation, de la Sécurité et qualité des produits et services)
Market surveillance authority - Luxembourg Regulatory Institute
(Institut luxembourgeois de régulation)
Market surveillance authority - Luxembourg Independent Audiovisual Authority
(Autorité luxembourgeoise indépendante de l'audiovisuel)
Market surveillance authority - Luxembourg Agency for Medicines and Health Products
(Agence luxembourgeoise des médicaments et produits de santé)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority - Luxembourg Accreditation and Surveillance Office of the Luxembourg Institute of Standardisation, Accreditation, Safety and Quality of Products and Services
(Office luxembourgeois d'accréditation et de surveillance de l’Institut Luxembourgeois de la Normalisation, de l'Accréditation, de la Sécurité et qualité des produits et services)
Notifying authority - Government Commissioner for data protection with the Luxembourg State
(Commissaire du Gouvernement à la protection des données auprès de l'État)
Notifying authority
* Pending designation according to a draft legislative proposal.
- National Commission for Data Protection
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- Authority (EN): Luxemburg Independent Media Authority (ALIA)
Official name: Autorité luxembourgeoise indépendante de l'audiovisuel (ALIA) - Authority (EN): National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD)
Official name: Commission nationale pour la protection des données (CNPD) - Authority (EN): Inspectorate of Labour and Mines (ITM)
Official name: lnspection du Travail et des Mines (ITM)
- Authority (EN): Luxemburg Independent Media Authority (ALIA)
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Malta
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Malta Digital Innovation AuthorityMarket surveillance authority, notifying authority, single point of contact
- Information Data Protection Commission
Market surveillance authority - National Accreditation Board
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- Authority (EN): Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner
Official name: Kummissarju Għall-Informazzjoni u l-Protezzjoni tad-Data - Authority (EN): Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority
Official name: Awtorità ta’ Malta għall-Kompetizzjoni u għall-Affarijiet tal-Konsumatur - Authority (EN): National Commission for the Promotion of Equality
Official name: Il-Kummissjoni Nazzjonali għall-Promozzjoni tal-Ugwaljanza - Authority (EN): Commission for the Rights of Persons with Disability
Official name: Kummissjoni għad-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità - Authority (EN): Office of the Ombudsman
Official name: L-Uffiċċju tal-Ombudsman - Authority (EN): Department for Industrial and Employment Relations
Official name: Dipartiment għar-Relazzjonijiet Industrijali u tal-Impjiegi - Authority (EN): Jobsplus Malta
Official name: Jobsplus Malta - Authority (EN): Malta Broadcasting Authority
Official name: L-Awtorità tax-Xandir - Authority (EN): Director for the Protection of Minors
Official name: Id-Direttorat għall-Ħarsien tal-Minuri - Authority (EN): Electoral Commission Malta
Official name: Il-Kummissjoni Elettorali
- Authority (EN): Office of the Information and Data Protection Commissioner
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure
(Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority, single point of contact - Dutch Data Protection Authority
(Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens)
Market surveillance authority - Dutch Central Bank
(De Nederlandsche Bank)
Market surveillance authority - Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
(Autoriteit Financiële Markten)
Market surveillance authority - Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority
(Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit)
Market surveillance authority - Health and Youth Care Inspectorate
(Inspectie Gezondheidzorg en Jeugd)
Market surveillance authority - Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate
(Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority - Netherlands Labour Authority
(Nederlandse Arbeidsinspectie)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority - Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
(Ministerie vanVolksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)
Notifying authority
According to the advisory report of the Dutch Data Protection Authority and the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure to the Dutch government on the establishment of a supervisory structure for the supervision of the AI Act (No official or pending designation yet from the Dutch government).
- Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure
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- Authority (EN): Netherlands Institute for Human Rights
Official name: College voor de Rechten van de Mens (CRM) - Authority (EN): Dutch Data Protection Authority
Official name: Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) - Authority (EN): Attorney General at the Supreme Court
Official name: Procureur-generaal bij de Hoge Raad - Authority (EN): President of the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State (ABRvS)
Official name: De voorzitter van de Afdeling Bestuursrechtspraak Raad van State (ABRvS) - Authority (EN): Court board of the Central Appeals Tribunal
Official name: Het gerechtsbestuur van de Centrale Raad van Beroep (CRvB) - Authority (EN): Court board of the Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal
Official name: Het gerechtsbestuur van het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven (CBb)
- Authority (EN): Netherlands Institute for Human Rights
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Poland
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Commission for the Development and Safety of Artificial Intelligence
(Komisja Rozwoju i Bezpieczeństwa Sztucznej Inteligencji)
Market surveillance authority, single point of contact - Minister of Digital Affairs
(Minister Cyfryzacji)
Notifying authority - Polish Accreditation Centre
(Polskiem Centrum Akredytacji)
Notifying authority
* Pending designation according to a draft legislative proposal.
- Commission for the Development and Safety of Artificial Intelligence
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- Authority (EN): Ombudsman for Children
Official name: Rzecznik Praw Dziecka - Authority (EN): Commissioner for Patients' Rights
Official name: Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta - Authority (EN): State Labour Inspection
Official name: Państwowa Inspekcja Pracy
- Authority (EN): Ombudsman for Children
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Portugal
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● Awaiting designation
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- Authority (EN): National Regulatory Authority for Communications
Official name: Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM) - Authority (EN): General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF)
Official name: Inspeção-Geral das Finanças (IGF) - Authority (EN): National Security Office (GNS)
Official name: Gabinete Nacional de Segurança (GNS) - Authority (EN): Regulatory Authority for the Media (ERC)
Official name: Entidade Reguladora da Comunicação Social (ERC) - Authority (EN): Inspectorate General for National Defence (IGDN)
Official name: Inspeção-Geral da Defesa Nacional (IGDN) - Authority (EN): Inspectorate General of Justice Services (IGSJ)
Official name: Inspeção-Geral dos Serviços de Justiça (IGSJ) - Authority (EN): Criminal Investigation Police
Official name: Polícia Judiciária (PJ) - Authority (EN): Inspectorate General of Home Affairs
Official name: Inspeção-Geral da Administração Interna (IGAI) - Authority (EN): Inspectorate General of Education and Science (IGEC)
Official name: Inspeção-Geral da Educação e Ciência (IGEC) - Authority (EN): Health Regulatory Authority (ERS)
Official name: Entidade Reguladora da Saúde (ERS) - Authority (EN): Economic and Food Safety Authority (ASAE)
Official name: Autoridade de Segurança Alimentar e Económica (ASAE) - Authority (EN): General Inspection of the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (IGMTSSS)
Official name: Inspeção-Geral do Ministério do Trabalho, Solidariedade e Segurança Social (IGMTSSS) - Authority (EN): Authority for Working Conditions
Official name: Autoridade para as Condições do Trabalho (ACT) - Authority (EN): Energy Services Regulatory Authority
Official name: Entidade Reguladora dos Serviços Energéticos (ERSE)
- Authority (EN): National Regulatory Authority for Communications
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Romania
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Fundamental Rights Protection Authorities ●
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- Authority (EN): People's Advocate Institution - Office of the Ombudsman
Official name: Avocatul Poporului - Authority (EN): National Audiovisual Council
Official name: Consiliul Național al Audiovizualului - Authority (EN): Permanent Electoral Authority
Official name: Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă - Authority (EN): National Authority for the Supervision of Personal Data Processing
Official name: Autoritatea Națională de Supraveghere a Prelucrării Datelor cu Caracter Personal - Authority (EN): National Authority for the Protection of Children's Rights and Adoption
Official name: Autoritatea Națională pentru Protecția Drepturilor Copilului și Adopție - Authority (EN): National Council for Combating Discrimination
Official name: Consiliul Național pentru Combaterea Discriminării - Authority (EN): National Agency for Gender Equality
Official name: Agenția Națională pentru egalitate între femei şi bărbaţi - Authority (EN): Labor Inspection Institution
Official name: Inspecția Muncii - Authority (EN): National Authority for Consumer Protection
Official name: Autoritatea Naționala Pentru Protecția Consumatorilor
- Authority (EN): People's Advocate Institution - Office of the Ombudsman
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Slovakia
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- Authority (EN): Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic
Official name: Úrad na ochranu osobných údajov SR - Authority (EN): Public Defender of Rights
Official name: Verejný ochranca práv – ombudsman (VOP)
- Authority (EN): Office for Personal Data Protection of the Slovak Republic
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Slovenia
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● Awaiting designation
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- Authority (EN): Advocate of the Principle of Equality
Official name: Zagovornik načela enakosti - Authority (EN): Information Commissioner
Official name: Informacijski pooblaščenec - Authority (EN): Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia
Official name: Agencija za komunikacijska omrežja in storitve Republike Slovenije - Authority (EN): Market Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia
Official name: Tržni inšpektorat Republike Slovenije - Authority (EN): Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for Internal Affairs
Official name: Inšpektorat Republike Slovenije za notranje zadeve - Authority (EN): Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia
Official name: Inšpektorat Republike Slovenije za delo - Authority (EN): Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for Education
Official name: Inšpektorat Republike Slovenije za šolstvo - Authority (EN): Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for Culture and Media
Official name: Inšpektorat Republike Slovenije za kulturo in medije - Authority (EN): Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for the Environment and Energy
Official name: Inšpektorat Republike Slovenije za okolje in energijo - Authority (EN): Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for Natural Resources and Spatial Planning
Official name: Inšpektorat za naravne vire in prostor
- Authority (EN): Advocate of the Principle of Equality
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Designation Status and National Authority Establishment ●
- Spanish Artificial Intelligence Supervisory Agency
(Agencia Española de Supervisión de la Inteligencia Artificial)
Market surveillance authority, notifying authority - Spanish Data Protection Agency
(Agencia Española de Protección de Datos)
Market surveillance authority - National Securities Market Commission
(Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores)
Market surveillance authority - Bank of Spain
(Banco de España)
Market surveillance authority - Data Protection Supervision and Control Directorate of the General Council of the Judiciary
(Dirección de Supervisión y Control de Protección de Datos del Consejo General del Poder Judicial)
Market surveillance authority - Directorate General of Insurance and Pension Funds
(Dirección General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones)
Market surveillance authority - Central Electoral Board
(Junta Electoral Central)
Market surveillance authority - Directorate-General for Artificial Intelligence of the State Secretariat for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence
(Dirección General de Inteligencia Artificial de la Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial)
Notifying authority
* Pending designation according to a draft legislative proposal.
- Spanish Artificial Intelligence Supervisory Agency
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- Authority (EN): General Council of the Judiciary
Official name: Consejo General del Poder Judicial (CGPJ) - Authority (EN): Labor and Social Security Inspection
Official name: Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social - Authority (EN): Central Electoral Board
Official name: Junta Electoral Central - Authority (EN): National Commission for Markets and Competition
Official name: Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y Competencia - Authority (EN): Ombudsman
Official name: Defensor del Pueblo - Authority (EN): Spanish Data Protection Agency
Official name: Agencia Española de Protección de Datos - Authority (EN): Government Transparency Council
Official name: Consejo de Transparencia de Gobierno - Authority (EN): Cybersecurity Coordination Unit, under the General Directorate of Coordination and Studies
Official name: Unidad de Coordinación de Ciberseguridad, dependiente de la Dirección General de Coordinación y Estudios - Authority (EN): Catalan Data Protection Authority
Official name: Autoritat Catalana de Protecció de Dades - Authority (EN): Labor Inspection of Catalonia
Official name: Inspecció de Treball de Catalunya - Authority (EN): Andalusian Council for Transparency and Data Protection
Official name: Consejo de Transparencia y de Protección de Datos de Andalucía - Authority (EN): Basque Country Labor Inspection Sub-directorate (Directorate of Labor and Social Security
Official name: Subdirección de Inspección de Trabajo del País Vasco (Dirección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social) - Authority (EN): Basque Data Protection Authority
Official name: Autoridad Vasca de Protección de Datos - Datuak Babesteko Euskal Agintaritza - Authority (EN): Common Deputy (Canary Islands)
Official name: Diputada del Común (Islas Canarias) - Authority (EN): Ombudsman (Chartered Community of Navarre)
Official name: Defensor del Pueblo (Comunidad Foral de Navarra) - Authority (EN): Ararteko - Ombudsman of the Basque Country (Basque Country)
Official name: Ararteko – Defensoría del Pueblo del País Vasco (País Vasco) - Authority (EN): Common Procurator (Castile and León)
Official name: Procurador del Común (Castilla y León) - Authority (EN): The Justice of Aragon (Aragon)
Official name: La Justicia de Aragón (Aragón) - Authority (EN): Ombudswoman of Grievances (Catalonia)
Official name: Síndica de Greuges (Catalunya) - Authority (EN): Ombudsman of Grievances (Valencian Community)
Official name: Síndic de Greuges (Comunidad Valenciana) - Authority (EN): Ombudsman (Andalusia)
Official name: Defensor del Pueblo (Andalucía) - Authority (EN): Ombudsman (Galicia)
Official name: Valedora do Pobo (Galicia)
- Authority (EN): General Council of the Judiciary
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- Authority (EN): Equality Ombudsman
Official name: Diskrimineringsombudsmannen (DO) - Authority (EN): Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection
Official name: Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY) - Authority (EN): Chancellor of Justice
Official name: Justitiekanslern - Authority (EN): Parliamentary Ombudsmen
Official name: Riksdagens Ombudsmän (JO)
- Authority (EN): Equality Ombudsman
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