European Union: Directive on adapting civil liability rules to Artificial Intelligence
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European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee rejected proposal for legal action against European Commission over withdrawn AI civil liability directive
On 3 December 2025, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee rejected a proposal to legally challenge the European Commission’s decision to withdraw the draft directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelli…
European Commission officially withdrew proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to Artificial Intelligence
On 6 October 2025, the European Commission withdrew its proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to Artificial Intelligence. The proposal focused on causality and fault in AI-related damages and aimed to ensure that…
European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted opinion recommending rejection of the Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive
On 20 May 2025, the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) adopted an opinion recommending the rejection of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Liability Directive (AILD). The Directive applies to providers an…
European Commission announced work programme including withdrawal of Artificial Intelligence liability directive
On 11 February 2025, the European Commission announced the 2025 work programme including the withdrawal of the directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI). The directive sought to address issues of cau…
Published results of complementary impact assessment on the Proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to Artificial Intelligence
On 19 September 2024, the European Parliament published the results of the complementary impact assessment on the Proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The proposal aims to adapt …
Issued EDPS Opinion on Proposal for a Directive on AI Liability Rules
On 11 October 2023, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) submitted an opinion on the European Commission's Proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence (AI). The Proposal would intro…
Submitted Proposal for a Directive on adapting liability rules to artificial intelligence including transparency requirements
On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published the Proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to artificial intelligence. The Proposal would introduce transparency requirements for high-risk artificial intell…
Consultation period regarding the initiative on adapting liability rules to the digital age and circular economy closes
On 10 January 2021, the public consultation on adapting the civil liability rules for the digital age closed. The initiative addresses the challenges previously identified in the White Paper on AI and the Report on Liability for AI, IoT, and Robotic…
European Commission launches consultation as part of initiative aiming to adapt liability rules to the digital age and circular economy
On 18 October 2021, the European Commission launched a public consultation on adapting the civil liability rules for the digital age. The consultation period will run until 10 January 2022. The consultation builds on the challenges previously identi…
The European Commission publishes an inception impact assessment to adapt the EU liability rules to the digital age and circular economy
On 30 June 2021, the European Commission (EC) published an inception impact assessment (IIA) on a possible legislative initiative aiming to adapt the EU liability rules to the digital age and circular economy. IIAs are aimed at informing stakeholder…