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Art. 85 AI Act · Chapter IX: POST-MARKET MONITORING, INFORMATION SHARING AND MARKET SURVEILLANCE · Section 4: Remedies

# Article 85 AI Act: Right to lodge a complaint with a market surveillance authority

Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

Without prejudice to other administrative or judicial remedies, any natural or legal person having grounds to consider that there has been an infringement of the provisions of this Regulation may submit complaints to the relevant market surveillance authority.

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1020, such complaints shall be taken into account for the purpose of conducting market surveillance activities, and shall be handled in line with the dedicated procedures established therefor by the market surveillance authorities.

## Source

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

[Article 85 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_85)

Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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