Austria

UNCLEAR SANDBOX: PLANNED

Art. 70 national competent authority
Source: Commission list · AI Office
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Lead market-surveillance authority not yet formally designated — verify before relying.

COMPETENT AUTHORITY

AI service desk live; MSA designation pending

An AI advisory service desk is operating, but the binding market-surveillance authority under Art. 70 has not been formally designated. The enabling national law was still in progress.

OFFICIAL SOURCE Commission AI Office ↗

Member States designate their notifying authority and market-surveillance authority under Article 70; the Commission publishes the consolidated single-point-of-contact list. Designation across the Union remains uneven — we track each state's status rather than presenting a uniform picture that does not exist.

AT A GLANCE

Status: UNCLEAR

Sandbox: Planned

Code: AT

Last verified: 2026-07-16

FINE BANDS — ART. 99

Prohibited practices€35M / 7%

Most other breaches€15M / 3%

Misleading information€7.5M / 1%

Higher of the two; SMEs/SMCs pay the lower. Enforceable from Aug 2, 2026.

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