AI Act Article 50(3): transparency duty of deployers
Article 50(3), a duty of deployers: Deployers of an emotion recognition system or a biometric categorisation system shall inform the natural persons exposed... It has applied since 2 August 2026 (Article 113, second paragraph).
- Provision
- Article 50(3)
- Chapter
- Chapter IV: transparency obligations
- Duty of
- Deployers
- Applies from
- 2 August 2026 (Article 113, second paragraph)
- 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 50(3): Deployers of an emotion recognition system or a biometric categorisation system shall inform the natural persons exposed thereto of the operation of the system, and shall process the personal data in accordance with Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and Directive (EU) 2016/680, as applicable. This obligation shall not apply to AI systems used for biometric categorisation and emotion recognition, which are permitted by law to detect, prevent or investigate criminal offences, subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of third parties, and in accordance with Union law.
Article 50(5): The information referred to in paragraphs 1 to 4 shall be provided to the natural persons concerned in a clear and distinguishable manner at the latest at the time of the first interaction or exposure. The information shall conform to the applicable accessibility requirements.
When it applies
Article 113, second paragraph: It shall apply from 2 August 2026. Article 50 is in Chapter IV, which no point (a) to (d) of the third paragraph names, so the general date is the date for this entry.
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