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=== Industrial AI Exemption === Following intensive lobbying from Germany and companies including Siemens and ASML, the deal largely exempts '''AI in machinery products''' from dual regulation under both the AI Act and the Machinery Regulation. Chancellor Friedrich Merz personally pushed for the exemption, arguing that overlapping requirements would make European manufacturers uncompetitive. Medical devices were '''not''' exempted and remain subject to both regulatory frameworks.<ref name="politico"/><ref name="iapp">[https://iapp.org/news/a/eu-agrees-to-amend-ai-act-clarifies-overlap-with-machinery-rules IAPP: EU agrees to amend AI Act, clarifies overlap with machinery rules]</ref>
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