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Under the EU AI Act, a person established in the Union with a written mandate from a non-EU provider of a high-risk AI system or general-purpose AI model to carry out that provider's obligations on its behalf, including keeping documentation available to authorities 1.

Developed in
ch. 18, The EU operator roles
Chapters
ch. 18, EU AI Act
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

2 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Authorised representative: mentions per chapter13 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter08 Regulatory Map: 7 mentions08 Regulatory Map718 EU AI Act: 6 mentions18 EU AI Act6No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Authorised representative: mentions per chapter13 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 7 mentions708101112131415161718 EU AI Act: 6 mentions6181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Authorised representative per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map7No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act6Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
Authorised representative: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedAuthorised representativeRelated terms (8)Deployer · RelatedDeployerDistributor · RelatedDistributorDownstream provider · RelatedDownstream providerGPAI · RelatedGPAIImporter · RelatedImporterOperator (EU AI Act) · RelatedOperator (EU AI Act)Placing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketProvider · RelatedProvider
Authorised representative: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedRelated terms (8)Deployer · RelatedDeployerDistributor · RelatedDistributorDownstream provider · RelatedDownstream providerGPAI · RelatedGPAIImporter · RelatedImporterOperator (EU AI Act) · RelatedOperator (EU AI Act)Placing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketProvider · RelatedProviderAuthorisedrepresentative
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
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Neighbourhood of Authorised representative
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  • Deployer

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever uses an AI system under its own authority, other than in a purely personal, non-professional activity.

  • Distributor

    Under the EU AI Act, a person in the supply chain, other than the provider or the importer, who makes an AI system available on the Union market.

  • Downstream provider

    Under the EU AI Act, the provider of an AI system that integrates an AI model, its own or one supplied by another entity.

  • Importer

    Under the EU AI Act, a person established in the Union who places on the market an AI system bearing the name or trademark of a provider established outside…

  • Operator (EU AI Act)

    The umbrella term for the actors the AI Act binds: provider, product manufacturer, deployer, authorised representative, importer and distributor.

  • Placing on the market

    Under the EU AI Act, the first making available of an AI system or general-purpose AI model on the Union market; later supplies in the course of a commercial…

  • Provider

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever develops an AI system or general-purpose AI model, or has one developed, and places it on the market or puts it into service…

  • GPAI

    General-purpose AI model: under the AI Act, a model that shows significant generality, can competently perform a wide range of distinct tasks and can be…

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Authorised representative. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/authorised-representative. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026authorisedrepresentative,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Authorised representative}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/authorised-representative}
}