Which countries set fines for breaking AI rules?

Fines, penalties and sanctions an instrument itself sets for breaching its AI obligations.

9 of 21 reviewed jurisdictions address this in at least one tracked instrument. Updated 2026-09-26.

Each answer cites the instrument it rests on; open it for the provision and the full analysis. Whether a rule is binding law, a bill or guidance comes from the instrument's type and status, not from wording.

“Not found” means none of the instruments we track for that jurisdiction addresses the topic. It is not a finding that no such rule exists.

Yes — binding law in force (8)

Proposed (7)

Guidance or policy only (1)

  • United Arab Emirates

    Guidance or policy only

    No national rule found; covered by regional law.

    1 of 2 regions address this

Not found in the instruments we track (4)

  • Australia

    Not found in the instruments we track
    0 of 7 regions address this
    • Australian Capital TerritoryNot found in the instruments we track
    • New South WalesNot found in the instruments we track
    • Northern TerritoryNot found in the instruments we track
    • QueenslandNot found in the instruments we track
    • TasmaniaNot found in the instruments we track
    • VictoriaNot found in the instruments we track
    • Western AustraliaNot found in the instruments we track

  • Canada

    Not found in the instruments we track
    0 of 4 regions address this
    • AlbertaNot found in the instruments we track
    • British ColumbiaNot found in the instruments we track
    • OntarioNot found in the instruments we track
    • QuebecNot found in the instruments we track

  • Japan

    Not found in the instruments we track

  • Switzerland

    Not found in the instruments we track

International organisations (1)

  • European Union

    Yes — binding law in force

    Member States must establish and implement penalties and other enforcement measures for operator infringements.

    A possible change to a cited instrument is not yet verified.

    Status verified 2026-09-11

Not yet reviewed for this topic (65)

We track instruments for these jurisdictions but have not yet classified them for this topic. This is not a finding that they have no such rule.

Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan