REGULATION19 April 2026· 9 min
EU AI Act: Practical Obligations for B2B SaaS Companies
The EU AI Act is now law — and B2B SaaS vendors have 24 months to comply or face fines up to €35M. Here's your actionable compliance roadmap.
SOURCES
[1]European Parliament, 'Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — Artificial Intelligence Act', Official Journal of the EU, July 2024
[2]Deloitte, 'EU AI Act Readiness Survey: European SaaS Sector', 2024
[3]PwC, 'AI Regulation Impact on European Fintech', 2024
[4]Gartner, 'European Enterprise IT Buyer Survey: AI Governance Priorities', Q1 2025
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[6]European AI Office, 'General-Purpose AI Code of Practice — Draft 1', January 2025
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