--- title: "Art. 66 AI Act: Tasks of the Board" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/ai-act/article/66" source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_66" source_note: "Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, OJ L, 2024/1689, 12.7.2024; articles and annexes from the consolidated text 02024R1689-20260727. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu" text_as_of: "2026-07-27" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- Art. 66 AI Act · Chapter VII: GOVERNANCE · Section 1: Governance at Union level # Article 66 AI Act: Tasks of the Board Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text The Board shall advise and assist the Commission and the Member States in order to facilitate the consistent and effective application of this Regulation. To that end, the Board may in particular: #### Article 66(a) **(a)** contribute to the coordination among national competent authorities responsible for the application of this Regulation and, in cooperation with and subject to the agreement of the market surveillance authorities concerned, support joint activities of market surveillance authorities referred to in Article 74(11); #### Article 66(b) **(b)** collect and share technical and regulatory expertise and best practices among Member States; #### Article 66(c) **(c)** provide advice on the implementation of this Regulation, in particular as regards the enforcement of rules on general-purpose AI models; #### Article 66(d) **(d)** contribute to the harmonisation of administrative practices in the Member States, including in relation to the derogation from the conformity assessment procedures referred to in Article 46, the functioning of AI regulatory sandboxes, and testing in real world conditions referred to in Articles 57, 59 and 60; #### Article 66(e) **(e)** at the request of the Commission or on its own initiative, issue recommendations and written opinions on any relevant matters related to the implementation of this Regulation and to its consistent and effective application, including: ##### Article 66(e)(i) **(i)** on the development and application of codes of conduct and codes of practice pursuant to this Regulation, as well as of the Commission’s guidelines; ##### Article 66(e)(ii) **(ii)** the evaluation and review of this Regulation pursuant to Article 112, including as regards the serious incident reports referred to in Article 73, and the functioning of the EU database referred to in Article 71, the preparation of the delegated or implementing acts, and as regards possible alignments of this Regulation with the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I; ##### Article 66(e)(iii) **(iii)** on technical specifications or existing standards regarding the requirements set out in Chapter III, Section 2; ##### Article 66(e)(iv) **(iv)** on the use of harmonised standards or common specifications referred to in Articles 40 and 41; ##### Article 66(e)(v) **(v)** trends, such as European global competitiveness in AI, the uptake of AI in the Union, and the development of digital skills; ##### Article 66(e)(vi) **(vi)** trends on the evolving typology of AI value chains, in particular on the resulting implications in terms of accountability; ##### Article 66(e)(vii) **(vii)** on the potential need for amendment to Annex III in accordance with Article 7, and on the potential need for possible revision of Article 5 pursuant to Article 112, taking into account relevant available evidence and the latest developments in technology; #### Article 66(f) **(f)** support the Commission in promoting AI literacy, public awareness and understanding of the benefits, risks, safeguards and rights and obligations in relation to the use of AI systems; #### Article 66(g) **(g)** facilitate the development of common criteria and a shared understanding among market operators and competent authorities of the relevant concepts provided for in this Regulation, including by contributing to the development of benchmarks; #### Article 66(h) **(h)** cooperate, as appropriate, with other Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as relevant Union expert groups and networks, in particular in the fields of product safety, cybersecurity, competition, digital and media services, financial services, consumer protection, data and fundamental rights protection; #### Article 66(i) **(i)** contribute to effective cooperation with the competent authorities of third countries and with international organisations; #### Article 66(j) **(j)** assist national competent authorities and the Commission in developing the organisational and technical expertise required for the implementation of this Regulation, including by contributing to the assessment of training needs for staff of Member States involved in implementing this Regulation; #### Article 66(k) **(k)** assist the AI Office in supporting national competent authorities in the establishment and development of AI regulatory sandboxes, and facilitate cooperation and information-sharing among AI regulatory sandboxes; #### Article 66(l) **(l)** contribute to, and provide relevant advice on, the development of guidance documents; #### Article 66(m) **(m)** advise the Commission in relation to international matters on AI; #### Article 66(n) **(n)** provide opinions to the Commission on the qualified alerts regarding general-purpose AI models; #### Article 66(o) **(o)** receive opinions by the Member States on qualified alerts regarding general-purpose AI models, and on national experiences and practices on the monitoring and enforcement of AI systems, in particular systems integrating the general-purpose AI models. ## Source Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, OJ L, 2024/1689, 12.7.2024; articles and annexes from the consolidated text 02024R1689-20260727. 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