REGULATION19 September 2026· 10 min
EU AI Act: Practical Obligations for B2B SaaS Companies
The EU AI Act is now in force — and B2B SaaS vendors have 24 months to comply or face fines up to €35M. Here's what it means in practice.
SOURCES
[1]European Parliament, 'Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — The AI Act', Official Journal of the EU, August 2024
[2]Gartner, 'AI in Enterprise SaaS: Adoption Benchmarks', 2024
[3]CMS GDPR Enforcement Tracker, 'GDPR Fine Statistics', December 2024
[4]IDC, 'European Enterprise SaaS Market Forecast 2024-2027', 2024
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