Complete guide for Spanish businesses: Everything you need to know about AEPD, AESIA and AI Act compliance before August 2, 2026.
If your Spanish company uses artificial intelligence to make automated decisions, process personal data, or evaluate people, this article is mandatory reading. Spain's Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has published specific 2025 guidelines that go beyond the basic European framework.
#Critical Deadline
August 2, 2026 - All high-risk AI systems in the EU must comply with the AI Regulation.
Penalties for non-compliance: Up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover (whichever is greater)
#What is AEPD and Why Does it Matter for Your AI?
The AEPD (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos) is Spain's supervisory authority responsible for enforcing GDPR, LOPDGDD, and now the EU AI Act on Spanish territory.
#AESIA: Spain's New AI Supervision Agency
In 2024, Spain became the first EU country to create the Spanish AI Supervision Agency (AESIA). This agency works alongside AEPD to supervise AI Regulation compliance.
#5 Key AEPD 2025 Guidelines for Spanish Companies
### 1. Non-Negotiable Explainability AEPD has made clear that no AI system can be a "black box" when affecting fundamental rights.
### 2. Mandatory Audit Logs All high-risk AI systems must maintain automatic traceability logs for at least 3 years.
### 3. Effective Human Oversight AEPD explicitly rejects "automatic human approval."
### 4. Impact Assessments (DPIA-AI) AEPD requires AI-specific Data Protection Impact Assessments before deploying high-risk systems.
### 5. LOPDGDD and AI Act Overlap Spain has an additional regulatory layer: LOPDGDD (Organic Law 3/2018).
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