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title: "Fines (Art. 99)"
url: https://euaiactaudit.com/en/duties/fines
published: 2026-10-29T14:55:45.205Z
updated: 2026-10-29T14:55:45.205Z
summary: "The fine tiers of Art. 99 as the Act states them: 35 million or 7 %, 15 million or 3 %, 7.5 million or 1 %. SMEs pay the lower amount."
---

# Fines (Art. 99)

> The fine tiers of Art. 99 as the Act states them: 35 million or 7 %, 15 million or 3 %, 7.5 million or 1 %. SMEs pay the lower amount.

Art. 99 sets the maximum fines. Each Member State sets its own penalty rules within these limits.

| Breach | Up to |
|---|---|
| Prohibited practices (Art. 5) | EUR 35 million or 7 % of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher |
| Most other duties of operators and notified bodies, including Art. 16, 26 and 50 | EUR 15 million or 3 % |
| Incorrect, incomplete or misleading information to authorities or notified bodies | EUR 7.5 million or 1 % |

**SMEs and small mid-caps** pay whichever of the two amounts is **lower**. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 extended this to small mid-caps.

## Who fines

National market surveillance authorities enforce the Act; the AI Office supervises general-purpose AI models. Germany set its rules in the KI-MIG (in force since 29 July 2026); Italy in Legislative Decree 179/2026 (in force since 23 October 2026).

## Fines issued so far

No AI Act fine has been verified in the sources checked on the date below. Claims of earlier fines found online predate the start of enforcement on 2 August 2026. When an authority publishes a fine, it will be listed here with the source.

## See all dates

Which duties can be enforced already.

## Sources

- [EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:L_202401689)
- [EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=OJ:L_202601744)
- [AI Act Service Desk, implementation timeline](https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/ai-act/timeline/timeline-implementation-eu-ai-act)