Which Authority Oversees the AI Act in Greece?

The honest answer is that it is still being settled. Under the EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, each Member State must designate its own national competent authorities and market-surveillance authorities to supervise and enforce the Act. In Greece, as in a number of other countries, those bodies are still being designated during 2025 and 2026. Why there is no single fixed name yet The AI Act is directly applicable across the Union, but it leaves enforcement to national authorities. Each country decides which existing regulator, or new body, takes on the role, and it notifies that choice at national level. Because this designation work is ongoing, the precise Greek authority may be confirmed or adjusted as the framework beds in. What this means for your shop Your duties do not wait for the authority to be named — the transparency rules apply directly from the Regulation. You should still disclose AI chatbots and label AI-generated content, in Greek for the Greek market. Keep an eye on which national authority Greece designates, so you know who to look to for supervision and guidance. For the broader phased picture, see our complete AI Act guide. Since the national authorities are still being designated, treat the enforcement detail as developing. This answer is educational, not legal advice.

Must Romanian Shops Disclose AI Chatbots?

In short, yes. If you run an AI chatbot on a shop selling into Romania, you should tell customers they are dealing with a machine rather than a person, unless that is already obvious from the context. The duty comes from the EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, which applies directly in Romania as an EU rule. Where the duty comes from Article 50 of the AI Act sets out transparency obligations. One of them is that people interacting with an AI system should know they are doing so. For a shop, that means a chatbot or virtual assistant should make clear it is automated. Most shops are "deployers" of AI — they use it rather than build it — and this disclosure is a deployer-level, practical step, not a heavy technical burden. What "disclose" looks like in practice A short line near the chat window saying customers are speaking to an automated assistant. Wording that is clear and easy to see, not buried in the small print. The disclosure available in Romanian for your Romanian customers. The Romanian angle The rule is the same in Romania as across the Union, because it comes from an EU Regulation. Romania adds the local layer: national authorities to supervise the Act — still being designated during 2025 and 2026 — and the expectation that consumer information reaches Romanian buyers in Romanian. This answer is educational, not legal advice.

Which Swedish Authority Oversees the AI Act?

The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) is enforced by national authorities that each Member State designates. In Sweden these bodies are still being designated, so at the time of writing there is no single, settled answer to exactly which authority you would deal with. This is normal during the Act's phased roll-out and does not change your obligations as a shop. How oversight is structured The Act is uniform across the EU, but enforcement is left to the Member States. Each country designates national competent authorities and a market-surveillance authority. In Sweden this designation process is under way, and existing supervisors are expected to take on roles once the arrangements are confirmed. Because it is not yet finalised, the precise allocation may still change. What this means for a shop You do not need to wait for a named authority to start complying — Article 50 transparency already applies.Disclose AI chatbots and label AI-generated media now, in Swedish.Keep a short internal record of how you comply, so you can respond easily once the supervisor is confirmed. In short, the "which authority" question is still being answered, but the duty to be transparent about your AI is fixed and applies today. This article is educational, not legal advice.

Do Polish Shops Label AI-Generated Images?

Yes. If your Polish webshop uses images that were generated or meaningfully altered by artificial intelligence, the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) expects you to label them. The relevant rule is the transparency obligation in Article 50, which applies directly in Poland because the AI Act is an EU regulation. What the rule covers Article 50 asks that AI-generated or manipulated image, audio and video content is marked as artificial, so people are not misled into thinking synthetic media is a genuine photograph. For a shop, this typically reaches product visuals, lifestyle imagery and marketing graphics that an AI tool has created. Realistic AI depictions of real people or places — deep fakes — must also be disclosed as artificial. How to comply in practice Add a visible note where AI-generated images appear, in Polish so customers understand it.Be especially careful with images that could be mistaken for real photographs of the actual product.Keep a record of which visuals are AI-generated and how they are labelled. A short, honest label is enough. The goal is that a customer can tell at a glance that the image was made or altered by AI. Who enforces it? Enforcement rests with national authorities that Poland designates. That designation is still being finalised, so the practical advice is to label AI-generated images now rather than wait for a named regulator. This article is educational, not legal advice.

Who Supervises the AI Act in Belgium?

The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) is enforced by national authorities that each Member State designates. In Belgium these bodies are still being set up, so at the time of writing there is no single, settled answer to exactly which office you would deal with. This is normal across the EU during the Act's roll-out and does not change your underlying obligations. How supervision is organised The Act itself is uniform EU-wide, but it leaves enforcement to the Member States. Each country designates national competent authorities and market-surveillance authorities. In Belgium's federal system this involves coordination between federal and, potentially, regional bodies, and existing supervisors are expected to take on parts of the role. Because the designations are still being finalised, the precise allocation of responsibilities may shift. What this means for a shop You do not need to wait for a named authority before complying — the transparency duties in Article 50 already apply.Disclose AI chatbots and label AI-generated media now, in the appropriate regional language.Keep a short internal record of how you comply, so you can respond easily once the supervisory picture settles. In short, the "who" is still being decided, but the "what" — being transparent about your AI — is fixed and applies today. This article is educational, not legal advice.

Guide

The EU AI Act in Germany: What Online Shops Must Disclose

By Compliance Editorial Team Updated July 5, 2026 3 min read

AI Act

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — is a Regulation, not a Directive. That means it applies directly in Germany without needing a German transposition statute. It entered into force on 1 August 2024 and applies in phases: prohibited AI practices from 2 February 2025, obligations for general-purpose AI models from 2 August 2025, and most high-risk rules from 2 August 2026.

For the typical German online shop, the part that matters most is Article 50, the transparency rules. This guide explains what a shop operating in Germany should be disclosing, why the language of disclosure matters, and how the national enforcement picture is still taking shape.

Why the AI Act reaches ordinary shops

Most merchants are not building AI systems. They buy them: a chatbot from a SaaS vendor, an image tool that generates product photos, a copywriting assistant. In the language of the AI Act, a shop that uses such a system in the course of its business is usually a deployer. Deployers carry a lighter load than providers, but Article 50 still places transparency duties directly on them.

The Article 50 transparency duties

1. Tell people when they are talking to a machine

If your shop uses an AI chatbot or voice assistant that interacts with customers, people must be told they are dealing with an AI system — unless that is already obvious to a reasonably observant person. In practice a short, clear line at the start of the chat is enough.

2. Label AI-generated media

Where you publish AI-generated or AI-manipulated images, audio or video, that content should be marked as artificially generated or manipulated. Deep fakes — realistic media that could be mistaken for a real person or event — must be disclosed. Certain AI-generated text intended to inform the public on matters of public interest also falls within scope, though a routine product description is a different case.

Chatbots and voice bots: disclose the AI interaction.
AI product or lifestyle imagery: mark it as AI-generated.
Synthetic audio or video, including deep fakes: disclose clearly.

Disclosure in German

The AI Act requires disclosures to be clear and distinguishable, at the latest at the point of the first interaction. Separately, German consumer and marketing law expects information aimed at German consumers to be understandable to them, which in practice means German. A transparency notice buried only in English is unlikely to satisfy either the spirit of Article 50 or existing German consumer-information expectations.

Who enforces it in Germany?

Here the honest answer is qualitative. The AI Act requires every Member State to designate national competent authorities, including market-surveillance authorities. In Germany the detailed allocation across federal and Länder bodies — and any implementing legislation to accompany the Regulation — was still being settled through 2025 and into 2026. Germany already has strong candidates in its data-protection and product-safety supervisory structures, but you should treat the precise designation as a moving target and check the current position rather than rely on a fixed name.

A practical checklist for a German shop

List every place AI touches the customer: chat, imagery, generated copy.
Add a plain German notice wherever a chatbot speaks to customers.
Label AI-generated visuals and any synthetic media.
Keep a short internal note of which tools are AI and who supplies them.

For the wider framework, see our overview of the EU AI Act, the complete AI Act guide, and our Germany country page.

This article is educational, not legal advice.

Why the AI Act reaches ordinary shops

The Article 50 transparency duties

1. Tell people when they are talking to a machine

2. Label AI-generated media

Disclosure in German

Who enforces it in Germany?

A practical checklist for a German shop

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