Recital 17

Definitions Relating to Age Assurance Unofficial title

Proposal (not yet law)

This is the text proposed by the European Commission on 17 September 2026 (COM(2026) 681 final, procedure 2026/0286(COD)). It has not been adopted and has no legal effect. The European Parliament and the Council may amend it, so the final wording and numbering may differ. Follow the procedure on EUR-Lex.

The definitions relating to age assurance, including ‘age verification’, ‘age assurance’, ‘EU list of providers of EU proof of age attestations’, EU list of providers of EU Age Verification Solutions’, ‘EU Age Verification Scheme’ and ‘proof of age attestation’, should be understood as building on, and being interpreted consistently with, the Union framework established by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, as well as with Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/1035 of 29 April 2026 on establishing a common framework for EU wide Age Verification technologies for minors and the related Commission Guidelines on the protection of minors online.

https://kids-act.digiphile.law/recital/recital-17.html

Text as at 7 October 2026.

This is an unofficial convenience version of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU KIDS Act (COM(2026) 681 final), which is not yet law. It is presented “as is” without guarantee of accuracy, completeness or reliability. See the source text for the official version. This site was last updated in October 2026.