{
 "record_id": "WTA-R-EU-0001-077",
 "kind": "obligation",
 "record": {
  "record_id": "WTA-R-EU-0001-077",
  "provision": "Article 26(10), first subparagraph",
  "applies_to": [
   "Deployers",
   "Public bodies"
  ],
  "duty": "Ask a judicial or binding administrative authority to authorise each use of a post-remote biometric identification system in a targeted criminal search, beforehand or within 48 hours, and limit each use to what is strictly necessary.",
  "type": "Government use of AI",
  "status": "applies later",
  "applies_from": "2027-12-02",
  "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-EU-0001-077/",
  "rule": {
   "record_id": "WTA-R-EU-0001",
   "id": "eu-ai-act-2024-1689",
   "title": "Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act)",
   "jurisdiction": "EU",
   "jurisdiction_name": "European Union",
   "url": "https://wheresthe.ai/rule/eu-ai-act-2024-1689/"
  },
  "penalty": "Up to EUR 15m or 3% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher (Art. 99(4)(e)); for SMEs and small mid-caps, whichever is lower (Art. 99(6) and (6a)).",
  "scope_note": "No authorisation is needed for the initial identification of a potential suspect based on objective and verifiable facts directly linked to the offence. Without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2016/680. Member States may set stricter rules.",
  "date_note": "Originally 2 Aug 2026 (Annex III) and 2 Aug 2027 (Annex I) under Art. 113. Digital Omnibus Art. 1(40)(b) moved Chapter III Sections 1 to 3 to 2 Dec 2027 for Annex III systems and 2 Aug 2028 for Annex I systems. Amended Art. 111(2): systems already placed on the market before then are covered only if significantly changed in design; public-authority systems must comply by 2 Aug 2030.",
  "source_url": "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj#art_26",
  "verified_on": "2026-11-04",
  "citation": "WTA-R-EU-0001-077: Article 26(10), first subparagraph, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act). wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/id/WTA-R-EU-0001-077/ (checked 2026-11-04)."
 },
 "history": [
  {
   "date": "2026-11-04",
   "id": "WTA-R-EU-0001-077",
   "change": "added",
   "kind": "obligation",
   "label": "Ask a judicial or binding administrative authority to authorise each use of a post-remote biometric identification system in a targeted criminal search, beforehand or within 48 hours, and limit each use to what is strictly necessary."
  }
 ],
 "note": "Informational, not legal advice. Every record links to its official source; check it before relying on a record. Cite as \"Source: wheresthe.ai\"."
}