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# Commission publishes guidelines clarifying scope of AI Act's GPAI rules
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-07-18-eu-commission-gpai-guidelines/
- Published: 2025-07-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-19T16:01:36.000Z
- Description: The Commission published guidelines defining which firms count as general-purpose AI providers and what counts as "placing on the market", ahead of AI Act obligations applying on 2 August 2025.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Policy and law, #news, #verified, #ai-drafted

Verified AI-drafted [European Commission press release, 18 July 2025](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-publishes-guidelines-providers-general-purpose-ai-models?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not alter the AI Act's legal text or settle industry disputes over how the rules will be enforced.

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