# Recital (109)

Compliance with the obligations applicable to the providers of general-purpose AI models should be commensurate 
and proportionate to the type of model provider, excluding the need for compliance for persons who develop or use 
models for non-professional or scientific research purposes, who should nevertheless be encouraged to voluntarily 
comply with these requirements. Without prejudice to Union copyright law, compliance with those obligations 
should take due account of the size of the provider and allow simplified ways of compliance for SMEs, including 
start-ups, that should not represent an excessive cost and not discourage the use of such models. In the case of 
a modification or fine-tuning of a model, the obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models should be 
limited to that modification or fine-tuning, for example by complementing the already existing technical 
documentation with information on the modifications, including new training data sources, as a means to comply 
with the value chain obligations provided in this Regulation.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/recital/109