The AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024 and its provisions on AI governance (Chapter VII) will apply from 2 August 2025. The AI governance on the EU level includes the AI Office, the European Artificial Intelligence Board, an advisory forum and a scientific panel of independent experts should also be established.
At the same time, on the national level, Member States are responsible for implementing and enforcing the AI Act. Each Member State shall establish or designate as national competent authorities at least one notifying authority and at least one market surveillance authority for the purposes of the AI Act (Art. 70 AI Act). Member States shall communicate to the Commission the identity of the notifying authorities and the market surveillance authorities and the tasks of those authorities, as well as any subsequent changes thereto. Member States shall designate a market surveillance authority to act as the single point of contact for the AI Act, and shall notify the Commission of the identity of the single point of contact. The Commission shall make a list of the single points of contact publicly available.