AI Regulation : Distribution Of Responsibilities Between French National Authorities

On 9 September, in accordance with the Regulation on artificial intelligence ("AI Act") ¹, the French Ministry of Economy and Finance unveiled the list of national authorities responsible for artificial intelligence and the division of their respective powers ².

The diagram presented by Bercy distinguishes between the authorities responsible for :

• prohibited practices under Article 5 of the AI Act ;
• specific transparency obligations under Article 50 of the AI Act ;
• high-risk AI systems ("AIS") covered by Annex I of the AI Act ;
• high-risk AIS covered by Annex III of the AI Act.

As specified by the Directorate-General for Enterprise (DGE), this division ensures that AIS are supervised "[...] by the administrations, agencies and authorities with sectoral competence or relevance".