Article 77 Powers of authorities protecting fundamental rights

National public authorities means any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks. or bodies which supervise or enforce the respect of obligations under Union law protecting fundamental rights, including the right to non-discrimination, in relation to the use of high-risk AI systems referred to in Annex III shall have the power to request and access any documentation created or maintained under this Regulation in accessible language and format when access to that documentation is necessary for effectively fulfilling their mandates within the limits of their jurisdiction. The relevant public authority means any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks. or body shall inform the market surveillance authority means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; of the Member State concerned of any such request.

By 2 November 2024, each Member State shall identify the public authorities means any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks. or bodies referred to in paragraph 1 and make a list of them publicly available. Member States shall notify the list to the Commission and to the other Member States, and shall keep the list up to date.

Where the documentation referred to in paragraph 1 is insufficient to ascertain whether an infringement of obligations under Union law protecting fundamental rights has occurred, the public authority means any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks. or body referred to in paragraph 1 may make a reasoned request to the market surveillance authority means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020;, to organise testing of the high-risk AI system through technical means. The market surveillance authority means a market surveillance authority as defined in Article 3, point (4), of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020; shall organise the testing with the close involvement of the requesting public authority means any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks. or body within a reasonable time following the request.

Any information or documentation obtained by the national public authorities means any government or other public administration entity, including national central banks. or bodies referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article pursuant to this Article shall be treated in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set out in Article 78.