---
title: "placing on the market"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/glossary/placing-on-the-market"
type: "defined_term"
site: "AI Law Framework"
checked: "2026-10-10"
---

# placing on the market

> the first making available of an AI system or a general-purpose AI model on the Union market;

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/glossary/placing-on-the-market  
Checked: 2026-10-10

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the first making available of an AI system or a general-purpose AI model on the Union market;

Source: [EU AI Act Art 3(9)](https://artificialintelligenceact.eu/article/3/) (checked 2026-10-10)

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