REGULATION30 April 2026· 9 min
EU AI Act: Practical Obligations for B2B SaaS Companies
The EU AI Act is now law. With fines up to €35M or 7% of global turnover, B2B SaaS companies must understand their risk classification, compliance timelines, and technical obligations—or face existential consequences.
SOURCES
[1]EU AI Act – Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Official Journal of the European Union, August 2024
[2]European Parliament Research Service – 'Artificial Intelligence Act: A Coordinated Plan on AI', 2024
[3]Future of Life Institute – 'European AI Act Readiness Survey', Q4 2024
[4]Gartner – 'AI Governance and Trust Report', 2024
[5]European AI Office – 'General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, First Draft', November 2024
[6]McKinsey Global Institute – 'The State of AI in 2024', McKinsey & Company