Recital (3) · Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1420

(3)To foster innovation, several national and Union wide regulatory sandboxes have been established or are in the process of being established under various Union legislative instruments, such as, but not limited to, the EU Blockchain Regulatory Sandbox, the setting up of AI regulatory sandboxes under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note, and the Net-zero regulatory sandboxes to promote innovation in the field of net zero technologies under Regulation (EU) 2024/1735 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note. While some regulatory sandboxes may be sectorial, the interoperability regulatory sandboxes established under Regulation (EU) 2024/903 specifically focus on innovative solutions for Trans-European digital public services. To ensure alignment with the objectives of Regulation (EU) 2024/903, these sandboxes must adhere to specific criteria. Such criteria serve to determine which regulatory sandboxes will be featured on the Interoperable Europe Portal and monitored by the Interoperable Europe Board, established in accordance with Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2024/903. The checklists provided in the Annex to this Regulation and the guidelines and clarifications that the Commission may issue in accordance with Article 11(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903 support public sector bodies and Union entities in assessing their compliance with these criteria. This enables the Commission to fulfil its task under Article 12(9) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903 of ensuring that information on the interoperability regulatory sandboxes is available on the Interoperable Europe portal. The check and authorisation of interoperability regulatory sandboxes by the Commission does not constitute an assessment of the legality of activities of the participants within such sandboxes. All participants remain fully liable for their activities as set out in Article 12(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903. The supervisory and corrective powers of competent authorities over these sandboxes remain unaffected, in accordance with Article 12(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903.

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project
means a specific set of actions aiming to develop, train, test and validate innovative interoperability solutions, running in the controlled environment of an interoperability regulatory sandbox according to a specific plan and involving participants as referred to in Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903;
regulator
means regulatory bodies or authorities that oversee and enforce compliance within specific sectors at Union, Member States, regional or local level relevant for the projects in an interoperability regulatory sandbox;
regulatory sandbox coordinators
means Union entities or public sector bodies that jointly establish and manage an interoperability regulatory sandbox, including overseeing their setup, coordinating participation, monitoring progress, reporting on the activities and termination;
specific agreement
means a formal instrument concluded between at least three Union entities or public sector bodies that outlines the terms, roles, responsibilities, and working methods for the creation, governance, and operation of an interoperability regulatory sandbox;
specific plan
means a specific plan on the development, training, testing and validation of innovative interoperability solutions in an interoperability regulatory sandbox, as referred to in Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/903.