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Article 60a(1)-(6)

CurrentFrom 2 Aug 2026

Comply With the Applicable Article 60a Framework for Real-World Testing of Annex I Section B AI-Enabled Products

Applies to Provider; Prospective Provider; Annex I Section B AI-enabled products; where a Member State permits Article 60a testing.

Actors
Prospective ProviderProvider
AI class
Annex I Section B High-Risk AIHigh-Risk AI
Context
Real-World Testing
Themes
Risk & Assurance

Tracker Guidance

Use the Article 60a route only where the relevant Member State has adopted a framework permitting real-world testing of AI-enabled products covered by Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I Section B. Follow the mandatory testing plan agreed with the relevant national authority, comply with the Article 60 conditions incorporated by Article 60a(5), including applicable participant and oversight safeguards, and comply with the relevant sectoral product legislation. Treat this as a Member-State-dependent testing route rather than a general EU-wide permission.

Official text

Article 60a(1)-(6)Official source
1. Member States may allow, in accordance with this Article, the testing of high-risk AI systems in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes by providers or prospective providers of AI enabled products covered by the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section B of Annex I, with a view to assessing and verifying the conformity of those systems with the requirements laid down in Articles 8 to 15. 2. Member States that choose to allow testing as referred to in paragraph 1 shall, individually or jointly, adopt frameworks for real-world testing. 3. Each Member State shall notify the Commission of any real-world testing framework it adopts before implementing it. This shall not affect the competences of the Commission under the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section B of Annex I. 4. Member States that have adopted real-world testing frameworks shall ensure that the relevant national competent authorities, relevant authorities and public authorities responsible for the management and operation of infrastructure and products covered by Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section B of Annex I cooperate closely with each other in good faith and remove any practical obstacles, including on procedural rules providing access to physical public infrastructure, where this is necessary, to successfully implement those real-world testing frameworks and test AI-enabled products covered by Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section B of Annex I. 5. The frameworks for real-world testing shall lay down the requirements under which testing in real-world conditions shall occur. Those frameworks shall: [Excerpt - see official source for complete provision]

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Article 60a(1)-(6): Comply With the Applicable Article 60a Framework for Real-World Testing of Annex I Section B AI-Enabled Products | EU AI Act Library