# Recital (159)

Each market surveillance authority for high-risk AI systems in the area of biometrics, as listed in an annex to this 
Regulation insofar as those systems are used for the purposes of law enforcement, migration, asylum and border 
control management, or the administration of justice and democratic processes, should have effective investigative 
and corrective powers, including at least the power to obtain access to all personal data that are being processed and 
to all information necessary for the performance of its tasks. The market surveillance authorities should be able to 
exercise their powers by acting with complete independence. Any limitations of their access to sensitive operational 
data under this Regulation should be without prejudice to the powers conferred to them by Directive 
(EU) 2016/680. No exclusion on disclosing data to national data protection authorities under this Regulation should 
affect the current or future powers of those authorities beyond the scope of 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/159