# Recital (88)

Along the AI value chain multiple parties often supply AI systems, tools and services but also components or 
processes that are incorporated by the provider into the AI system with various objectives, including the model 
training, model retraining, model testing and evaluation, integration into software, or other aspects of model 
development. Those parties have an important role to play in the value chain towards the provider of the high-risk 
AI system into which their AI systems, tools, services, components or processes are integrated, and should provide 
by written agreement this provider with the necessary information, capabilities, technical access and other assistance 
based on the generally acknowledged state of the art, in order to enable the provider to fully comply with the 
obligations set out in this Regulation, without compromising their own intellectual property rights or trade secrets.

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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/88