REGULATION12 July 2026· 10 min
EU AI Act: Practical Obligations for B2B SaaS Companies
The EU AI Act is now law. With fines up to €35M or 7% of global turnover, B2B SaaS providers must urgently map their AI exposure, classify risk tiers, and build compliance roadmaps before 2026 deadlines hit.
SOURCES
[1]European Parliament & Council — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on Artificial Intelligence (EU AI Act), Official Journal of the EU, July 2024
[2]McKinsey & Company — 'The State of AI in 2024: GenAI Adoption Accelerates', McKinsey Global Survey, 2024
[3]AI Policy Institute — 'Enterprise AI Compliance Readiness Survey', 2024
[4]European Commission — 'Impact Assessment for the AI Act: Estimating the Share of High-Risk AI Systems', 2023
[5]Clifford Chance LLP — 'EU AI Act: Implications for Technology Vendors and Enterprise Deployers', 2024
[6]Gartner — 'Market Guide for AI Governance Platforms', 2024
[7]Future of Life Institute — 'EU AI Act Explorer: Risk Classification Database', 2024