The EU AI Act in the Netherlands
The Act applies in the Netherlands as Union law.
Drafted with AI help and checked against the official EU text before publishing.
The Act applies in the Netherlands as Union law. The European Commission lists the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur (RDI) as the Dutch single point of contact. The Implementation Act that would settle the wider split - with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens taking a large share of market surveillance - has not been adopted, so treat the rest of the Dutch structure as proposed.
Literacy (2 February 2025) and transparency (2 August 2026) do not wait on a Dutch act.
The European Commission lists the Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur (RDI) as the Dutch single point of contact. A cabinet letter describes a wider split, with the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens taking a large share of market surveillance. The Implementation Act that would settle that split has not been adopted, so treat the rest of the Dutch structure as proposed. We do not add Dutch-only duties on top of the Union text until that act is in force.
Article 50 requires a clear notice. It does not name Dutch. Whether Dutch consumer-law language rules add a Dutch-language chatbot notice is not verified here.
This is general information, not legal advice.
What the law actually says
"Member States shall designate a market surveillance authority to act as the single point of contact for this Regulation 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."— EU AI Act, Article 70(2) (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) · eur-lex.europa.eu
In plain words
- Literacy (2 February 2025) and transparency (2 August 2026) do not wait on a Dutch act.
- A government letter to the Tweede Kamer (kst-22112-4318) describes RDI as the intended central contact point, with AP as a market-surveillance authority for banned practices, Article 50, and much of Annex III.
- A draft Implementation Act was opened for consultation in April 2026. Enactment is not confirmed on this page.
Who enforces it there
- Intended split, from the cabinet letter: RDI = Article 70 single point of contact; AP = market surveillance for Article 5, Article 50, and a large part of Annex III; sector inspectors keep product fields.
- Sources: zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl (kst-22112-4318) and autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl advice on the supervisory structure.
Language obligations
- Article 50(5) requires a clear notice. It does not name Dutch.
- Whether Dutch consumer-law language rules add a Dutch-language chatbot notice is not verified here.
National additions
- The Implementation Act is the national vehicle. Until it is in force, this page does not add Dutch-only duties on top of the Union text.
Where small businesses get help
- Start with rdi.nl and autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl, and the Union text on eur-lex.europa.eu.
- A joint AP/RDI sandbox is described in the draft bill. Whether it is open, and on what terms, is not confirmed here.
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