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Spain runs the first EU AI Act regulatory sandbox with twelve selected projects

Spain's sandbox, created by Royal Decree 817/2023, lets selected high-risk AI providers test how the AI Act's obligations and conformity assessment work in practice, producing published guidance for others.

EU AI ActRegulatory sandboxAESIAConformity assessment
12AI projects selected in April 2025
16practical guides published by AESIA in December 2025
~€4.3 millionpilot budget over about three years

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