European Union: European Commission officially withdrew proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to Artificial Intelligence
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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 individuals harmed by AI systems would receive protection comparable to that available for harm caused by other technologies. Its provisions included reduced evidentiary requirements for claimants, powers for courts to request evidence from AI providers, and a presumption of causation under specific conditions. The withdrawal followed the Commission’s assessment that agreement among governments was unlikely. It noted that alternative approaches may be examined in the future.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development, technological consumer goods, software provider: other software
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
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2021-06-30
adopted
2021-10-18
in consultation
2022-01-10
processing consultation
2022-09-28
under deliberation
2023-10-11
under deliberation
2024-09-19
under deliberation
2025-02-11
under deliberation
2025-05-20
under deliberation
2025-10-06
rejected