Governance and Single Point of Contact

The governance structure of the AI Act, set out in Articles 64 to 70, aims to ensure consistent and effective application of the Act across the European Union.

Implementation of the AI Act at European level

The following bodies are relevant to the implementation of the AI Act at European level:


European AI Office	EU Commission institution Monitors the implementation and enforcement of the rules for GPAI models in the EU Has monitoring and enforcement powers
European AI Board	One representative per Member State + the European Data Protection Supervisor as observer Advises and assists the Commission and the Member States in order to facilitate the consistent and effective application of the AI Act
Advisory forum	Stakeholders: Start-ups, SMEs, civil-society and academia Advises the AI Office and the AI Board
Scientific panel	Independent Experts Advises and supports the AI Office and the Member States

Implementation of the AI Act at national level

The following bodies relevant to the implementation of the AI Act at national level must be designated by 2 August 2025:

At least one notifying authority that notifies the European Commission and the other Member States of each conformity assessment body designated. Notifying authorities are responsible for setting up and carrying out the procedures for the assessment and notification of conformity assessment bodies. AI conformity assessment bodies check whether AI systems meet the requirements of the AI Act. A sectoral approach is planned for the fields covered by Annex I (current product sectors such as radio equipment and machinery); this means that the current notified bodies’ scope of competence will be extended (upon application) to cover AI.

More information about the notification procedure is available here.

At least one market surveillance authority as a competent authority. The market surveillance authority must be independent and must be fully independent in the fields of biometrics, law enforcement, migration, asylum, border control management and justice. It must also have adequate technical and financial resources, appropriate staffing and appropriate infrastructure, including cybersecurity. Its tasks include supporting SMEs and establishing an AI regulatory sandbox. It also acts as the single point of contact for the public and for other market surveillance authorities.

More information about market surveillance is available here.

Single Point of Contact

Article 70(2) third sentence of the AI Act requires each Member State to set up a single point of contact.

The single point of contact serves as the central contact point for the AI Office established within the European Commission and for the EU Member States’ competent authorities, in particular the notifying authorities and the market surveillance authorities. The single points of contact in the 27 Member States will collectively support the effective implementation and application of the AI Act across the internal market.

Unless decided otherwise by the new federal government or by the legislature in legislation implementing the AI Act, the single point of contact will have the following tasks:

collecting information from market surveillance and notifying authorities comprising details of tasks, electronic contact details and details of contact persons and a representative acting as a direct contact point;
providing the electronic contact details of market surveillance and notifying authorities;
communicating the identity, tasks and electronic contact details of market surveillance and notifying authorities, as well as any subsequent changes, to the European Commission;
processing information from the AI Office and other counterparts at Member State and EU level;
fulfilling the reporting obligations under the AI Act, where market surveillance and notifying authorities do not report direct.