AI Act Article 5(1)(e): the placing on the market, the putting into service for this specific purpose, or the use of AI...
Article 5(1)(e) prohibits: the placing on the market, the putting into service for this specific purpose, or the use of AI systems that create or expand facial recognition databases... It has applied since 2 February 2025.
- Provision
- Article 5(1)(e)
- Chapter
- Chapter II: prohibited AI practices
- Applies from
- 2 February 2025 (Article 113, third paragraph, point (a))
- Version
- Consolidated text of 27.7.2026, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744
- Official source
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, consolidated text
Official wording
Article 5(1): The following AI practices shall be prohibited:
(e) the placing on the market, the putting into service for this specific purpose, or the use of AI systems that create or expand facial recognition databases through the untargeted scraping of facial images from the internet or CCTV footage;
When it applies
Article 113, third paragraph, point (a): Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025, with the exception of Article 5(1), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026.
This entry is not one of the exceptions. The date for this entry is 2 February 2025.
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