RÉGLEMENTATION3 juillet 2026· 9 min
EU AI Act: Practical Obligations for B2B SaaS Companies
The EU AI Act enters full force in 2026, imposing tiered compliance obligations on every B2B SaaS vendor selling into Europe. Here is what you must do now.
SOURCES
[1]EU Artificial Intelligence Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Official Journal of the European Union, 12 July 2024
[2]European Commission Impact Assessment on the AI Act, SEC(2021) 167 final
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