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Market surveillance authority

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The national authority designated to enforce the AI Act for products placed on its market, with powers to investigate, demand documentation and require corrective action.

Developed in
ch. 18, Who supervises what
Chapters
ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Source
Defined by this Body of Knowledge: the section it is developed in is the source

Where it is used

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

Market surveillance authority: mentions per chapter7 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 chapterCross-referenced, not named08 Regulatory Map014 Development: 1 mention14 Development118 EU AI Act: 6 mentions18 EU AI Act6No mentions in the other 20 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Market surveillance authority: mentions per chapter7 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 chapterCross-referenced, not named0001020304050607081011121314 Development: 1 mention11415161718 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 Market surveillance authority 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 Map0Yes
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development1No
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
Market surveillance authority: 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.RelatedMarket surveillance authorityRelated terms (3)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI Office · RelatedAI OfficeTesting in real-world conditions · RelatedTesting in real-world conditions
Market surveillance authority: 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 (3)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)AI Office · RelatedAI OfficeTesting in real-world conditions · RelatedTesting in real-world conditionsMarketsurveillanceauthority
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.
Neighbourhood as a table
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FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsAI OfficeRelated
Related termsTesting in real-world conditionsRelated
  • AI Office

    The European Commission body that supervises general-purpose AI and coordinates AI Act enforcement, with investigation powers and the ability to levy…

  • Testing in real-world conditions

    Under the EU AI Act, temporary testing of an AI system for its intended purpose outside a laboratory, under a plan approved by the market surveillance…

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

Sources

No external source: the term is coined or used in a specific sense by this Body of Knowledge, and the section linked under "Developed in" is its source.

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

Cite this term

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

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026marketsurveillanceauthority,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Market surveillance authority}},
  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/market-surveillance-authority}
}