{"id":3520,"date":"2026-05-12T17:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/news\/ai-act-how-to-bring-your-company-into-compliance\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:32:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T14:32:45","slug":"ai-act-how-to-bring-your-company-into-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/en\/news\/ai-act-how-to-bring-your-company-into-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Act: How to Bring Your Company into Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3520\" class=\"elementor elementor-3520 elementor-3389\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a20444 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0a20444\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf7fab5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cf7fab5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e150ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e150ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key takeaways:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c5cad2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4c5cad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The AI Act applies to any company using an AI system, even through third-party software: using a chatbot, an HR tool, generative AI, or a CRM with integrated AI is enough to classify you as a \"deployer\" under the regulation.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Compliance is based on a practical 6-step approach: mapping your AI tools, classifying them by risk level, identifying your regulatory role, listing your obligations, building an action plan, and maintaining compliance over time.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The August 2, 2026 deadline marks the general application of the regulation: companies that have not yet begun their compliance process are already falling behind schedule.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-check-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Compliance goes beyond legal obligation: it represents a competitive advantage in B2B tenders, a signal of trust for investors, and a lever for managing risks related to bias and data protection.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0986f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c0986f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fines of up to \u20ac35 million or 7% of global annual turnover. The AI Act, the European Union&#8217;s pioneering regulation on artificial intelligence, sets this level of penalties for the most serious non-compliance. If you manage a SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprise) or a mid-cap company, this topic already affects you: chatbots, HR tools, generative AI, customer scoring, or assistants integrated into business software are now common in most organizations.<br\/>AI Act compliance is therefore not a theoretical issue, but a concrete project of governance and risk management. The challenge: understanding the scope of the regulation, prioritizing your actions, and securing your business without slowing down innovation.    <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13781cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13781cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the AI Act and Why Your Company is Concerned<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6880780 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6880780\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a344a21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a344a21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Definition of the AI Act in 3 Sentences<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e79ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89e79ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd1e9de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd1e9de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AI Act is the first European regulation to govern the use and development of artificial intelligence within the European Union. It entered into force on August 1, 2024, and is being implemented progressively until August 2027. Its objective: to create a trusted regulatory framework that protects citizens&#8217; fundamental rights, while enabling organizations to innovate responsibly.<br\/>This text does not solely target major tech players. It organizes compliance around actual use cases and risk levels.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890ad62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"890ad62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5034d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c5034d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which Companies Are Affected by the AI Act?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e328e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6e328e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e78ab9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e78ab9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All companies that develop, provide, distribute, or use artificial intelligence systems within the European Union are affected. An SME using a third-party AI tool becomes a deployer, even if it does not develop the technology itself. Common use cases include:  <\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CV screening or recruitment assistance tools.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer service chatbots.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generative AI used by teams.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer scoring or rating software.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI integrated into third-party solutions: SaaS, ERP, CRM.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><div>The scope is also extraterritorial: a non-European organization marketing an AI system in the European market falls within the remit of the regulation. The principle of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/en\/news\/ai-act-what-is-the-european-law-on-artificial-intelligence-and-what-it-changes-for-your-business\/\">IA Act<\/a> is simple: it is not the tool&#8217;s label that matters, but its actual use. <\/div><\/div><div> <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7fc69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a7fc69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 4 Risk Levels Defined by the AI Act<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e06f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e06f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The regulation is based on a pyramid structure: the higher the risk, the heavier the obligations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e15cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89e15cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-19_1_11zon-1024x640.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3517\" alt=\"IA Act\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-19_1_11zon-1024x640.webp 1024w, https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-19_1_11zon-300x188.webp 300w, https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-19_1_11zon-768x480.webp 768w, https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-19_1_11zon-1536x960.webp 1536w, https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-19_1_11zon.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4a52f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db4a52f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a4805 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34a4805\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3264f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3264f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Unacceptable Risk <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f2123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94f2123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Social scoring systems, real-time facial recognition in public spaces, and behavioral manipulation have been banned since February 2, 2025. These use cases cannot be brought into compliance: they are excluded from the European market. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8973509 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8973509\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d53cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33d53cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">High Risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b737dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b737dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These artificial intelligence systems cover eight domains: employment, education, essential services, biometrics, healthcare, justice, migration, and critical infrastructure. They require comprehensive technical documentation, human oversight, and a rigorous compliance assessment. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c1d839 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c1d839\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2abec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2abec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Limited Risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d309d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d309d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chatbots and automatically generated content fall into this category. The main obligation is to clearly inform users that they are interacting with an AI system. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f0bc3 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94f0bc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87fdf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a87fdf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Minimal Risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77c260b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77c260b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spam filters and video game AI. The majority of business use cases fall into this category, but this does not exempt companies from remaining vigilant regarding data quality and system security. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a2c008 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a2c008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3449144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3449144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 6 Steps to Successfully Achieve AI Act Compliance for Your Company<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ca2e8 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2ca2e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcdf60 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cdcdf60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b261392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b261392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Map all AI systems currently in use<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11ad345 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"11ad345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-slack-hash\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Step 1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45ca8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d45ca8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Map out all AI tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including those integrated into third-party software. An incomplete mapping creates a false sense of security. Ask yourself these questions:  <\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which teams are using which artificial intelligence systems?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What data is being processed?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who is the technical owner of each tool?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the tool developed in-house or provided by a third-party vendor?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d25343 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9d25343\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d6afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24d6afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Classify each system according to its risk level<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec5fdc elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"6ec5fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-slack-hash\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Step 2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-493095f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"493095f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.38; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: bold; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">Position each system within the European regulation&#8217;s pyramid.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\">. An HR tool for recruitment assistance is classified as high-risk, while a customer chatbot is classified as limited risk. This distinction completely changes the level of regulatory requirement. The sector, the use case, and the data processed can alter the analysis: never classify a tool in an abstract manner.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31da40 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d31da40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f185ff7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f185ff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Identify your role in the value chain<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4b11f2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c4b11f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-slack-hash\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Step 3<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb1e301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb1e301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AI Act defines five roles:<\/span> <b>provider, deployer, distributor, importer, and authorized representative.<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the majority of French SMEs and mid-caps, the central role is that of deployer. Many organizations believe they are outside the scope of the regulation, even though they use AI systems daily in their business processes. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c186439 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c186439\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a913fc6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a913fc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e473d7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e473d7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List your specific obligations<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d3e8d elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c8d3e8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-slack-hash\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Step 4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08d1b5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08d1b5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obligations vary based on two criteria: your risk level and your role in the value chain. A deployer of high-risk AI, for instance, must maintain a log of the systems used, ensure human oversight of automated decisions, guarantee cybersecurity, and train its users. Once your obligations are identified, translate them into concrete actions: who documents, who approves, who controls, and at what frequency.  <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d063f73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d063f73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d54d49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d54d49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please note:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4abb18f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4abb18f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">training all employees who use AI is a universal obligation that entered into force in February 2025, regardless of the tool&#8217;s risk level.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5998dc e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5998dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fb8d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0fb8d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Build and deploy your action plan\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ce289c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8ce289c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-slack-hash\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Step 5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce0fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ce0fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your action plan must be prioritized, budgeted, and scheduled:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designate a lead: business leader, compliance officer, or DPO (Data Protection Officer).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Produce the technical documentation for each AI system.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Train teams on the regulation&#8217;s requirements.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set up monitoring and reporting tools.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Draft an internal charter for the ethical use of AI.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Start with the highest-risk use cases to limit legal exposure<\/b>, <\/span>then address limited-risk tools in a second phase.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f5d0d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"87f5d0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bcf3a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1bcf3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maintain compliance over time<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c37cfb elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"7c37cfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-slack-hash\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Step 6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce7f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fce7f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Act compliance is managed for the long term: regular audits, regulatory monitoring, and continuous updates of your AI mapping. For a company without a DPO or a dedicated legal department, external support provides a framework, priorities, and a methodology to transition from intent to robust implementation. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb88d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cb88d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b585fea e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b585fea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a89d664 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a89d664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c74ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1c74ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-2026-04-03T114026.149-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3510\" alt=\"Legal compliance.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-2026-04-03T114026.149-1.png 500w, https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-2026-04-03T114026.149-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Design-sans-titre-2026-04-03T114026.149-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534ea0c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"534ea0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96e1994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"96e1994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talk to an expert for free about the AI Act<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13c77e9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"13c77e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/eterra-partners\/30min\" 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aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-marked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-icon-wrapper e-icon-unmarked\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377180c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"377180c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Are the Sanctions for Non-Compliance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7020b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7020b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National supervisory authorities, including the CNIL in France, will be responsible for enforcing the regulation.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to \u20ac35 million or 7% of global annual turnover for the most serious violations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to \u20ac15 million or 3% of global annual turnover for other regulatory violations.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up to \u20ac7.5 million or 1.5% of turnover for providing false information.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the fines<\/span>,<b> non-compliance can lead to a loss of customers, concern among investors, and being barred from certain calls for tenders.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d0d2b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16d0d2b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f2ea35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f2ea35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation timeline: key dates<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f71038c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f71038c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>.timeline-ia-container {\nmax-width: 1000px;\nmargin: auto;\nborder-radius: 8px;\noverflow: hidden;\nbox-shadow: 0 4px 15px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\n}\n.timeline-ia-container table {\nwidth: 100%;\nborder-collapse: collapse;\nbackground-color: white;\ntext-align: left;\nfont-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif;\n}\n.timeline-ia-container thead {\nbackground-color: #121431;\ncolor: white;\n}\n.timeline-ia-container th {\npadding: 18px 20px;\nfont-weight: 600;\nfont-size: 0.95rem;\nletter-spacing: 0.5px;\n}\n.timeline-ia-container td {\npadding: 20px;\nborder-bottom: 1px solid #eee;\nfont-size: 0.9rem;\nvertical-align: middle;\ncolor: 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r\u00e8glement<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"date-highlight\">2 f\u00e9vrier 2025<\/td><td><span class=\"event-type\">Interdiction des IA \u00e0 risque inacceptable + obligation de formation<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"date-highlight\">2 ao\u00fbt 2025<\/td><td><span class=\"event-type\">R\u00e8gles pour les syst\u00e8mes d'IA \u00e0 usage g\u00e9n\u00e9ral<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"date-highlight\">2 ao\u00fbt 2026<\/td><td><span class=\"event-type\">Application g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du r\u00e8glement<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"date-highlight\">2 ao\u00fbt 2027<\/td><td><span class=\"event-type\">Application compl\u00e8te<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9dd1e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9dd1e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Organizations can no longer afford to wait. The earlier you start, the more you reduce the cost and complexity of implementation. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f63cba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f63cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Benefits beyond mere obligation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05c2c69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05c2c69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliance is also a strategic investment and a<\/span> <b>sign of maturity<\/b>. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the advantages:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada22e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ada22e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c59d2 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"17c59d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Competitive advantage in B2B tenders.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increased trust from investors.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Anticipation of the upcoming regulatory framework.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Risk management: controlling bias, hallucinations, and ensuring data protection.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Stronger employer brand among talent who value the ethical use of AI.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cdae88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cdae88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Seek External Support?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1145d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1145d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achieving compliance requires a blend of three types of expertise that are rarely found together in-house: legal, governance, and operational. External support secures your decision-making and structures a tailored action plan. To manage your daily obligations, solutions like  <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themio.ai\/fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Themio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a regulatory compliance tool, allow you to centralize monitoring and automate part of the management process. You can also rely on an <\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/en\/our-compliance-expertise\/corporate-governance-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Act compliance consulting firm <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capable of bridging the gap between regulatory requirements and practical implementation.<\/span><\/p><p> <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/eterrapartners.com\/en\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eterra Partners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> supports businesses with their European governance and compliance challenges. Looking to secure your company&#8217;s AI Act compliance? 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