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title: "Widespread infringement"
description: "Under AI Act Article 3(61), an act or omission contrary to Union law protecting individuals' interests that harms, or is likely to harm, the collective interests of individuals across several Member…"
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/widespread-infringement
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
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updated: 2026-09-25
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# Widespread infringement

Under AI Act Article 3(61), an act or omission contrary to Union law protecting individuals' interests that harms, or is likely to harm, the collective interests of individuals across several Member States. It shortens the Article 73 serious-incident deadline to two days [1].

- Developed in: [ch. 17, Incident, hazard, issue and serious incident](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/incidents#incident-hazard-issue-and-serious-incident)
- Chapters: [ch. 17, Incidents](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/incidents)
- Contrast with: [Serious incident](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/serious-incident)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-widespread-infringement

## Sources

[1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)