Defined in the law · AI Act Art. 3(14b)

Small mid-cap enterprise

In plain English

A company that is not an SME, employs fewer than 750 people and has a yearly turnover of at most 150 million euro or a balance sheet total of at most 129 million euro.

The definition in the law

‘small mid-cap enterprise’ or ‘SMC’ means a small mid-cap enterprise as defined in point (2) of the Annex to Recommendation (EU) 2025/1099

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), Article 3(14b), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744EUR-LexRead it on Fino →

The category of small mid-cap enterprises is made up of enterprises which are not small and medium-sized enterprises in accordance with Recommendation 2003/361/EC, employ fewer than 750 persons and have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 150 million or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 129 million

Commission Recommendation (EU) 2025/1099 on the definition of small mid-cap enterprises, Annex, point 2EUR-Lex

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