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AI regulation in Monaco (2026)
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Monaco has no dedicated AI legislation and the EU AI Act does not apply to it as a non-EU member state. The Principality governs AI through its Extended Monaco national digital transformation programme — which explicitly designates AI as a strategic priority built on 5G, sovereign cloud, and government data infrastructure — supplemented by a GDPR-aligned personal data protection law enforced by the APDP. Officials have publicly noted that a future targeted AI regulatory framework, calibrated specifically for Monaco's controlled environment and less rigid than the EU AI Act, is under consideration but has not been formally proposed.
Key points
Launched by Prince Albert II on 30 April 2019, Extended Monaco is the Principality's national digital strategy placing AI at its centre, supported by 5G coverage, a sovereign cloud, and the government's secure data platform. AI adoption is promoted through co-financed business grants (up to 70% via Fonds Bleu) and recurring Digital FlashUp training sessions, which in 2026 are devoted entirely to AI integration.
Monaco Digital (Monaco Cloud) announced in 2025 that a sovereign AI service — hosted entirely within the Principality and customising existing models from partners such as Microsoft and IBM — would be made available to Monegasque businesses and public bodies, with initial use-cases including KYC and risk analysis in the financial sector.
Monaco is not an EU member state; the EU AI Act therefore does not bind it directly. Monegasque officials have explicitly confirmed the regulation has not been adopted in the Principality, and have indicated an intention to develop domestic AI rules that are 'less rigid and better targeted' than the EU framework, though no bill has been tabled.
Law No. 1.565 (adopted December 2024) substantially mirrors the GDPR, introducing rights to erasure and data portability, administrative fines up to €10 million, and a new supervisory authority — the Autorité de Protection des Données Personnelles (APDP) — which replaced the former CCIN in H1 2025. This law provides the primary legal guardrail for AI systems that process personal data in Monaco.
As of May 2026, Monaco has not enacted, nor formally proposed to its National Council, any standalone AI legislation, risk-classification framework, or published AI ethics principles document. AI governance is effectively embedded within the broader Extended Monaco digital strategy and the APDP's data protection mandate.
The government's Digital Economy Unit has made AI the central theme of its 2026 Digital FlashUp programme, offering an 'AI Opportunity' diagnostic questionnaire for businesses and a new AI FlashLearn e-learning platform. This represents soft policy guidance rather than binding regulation.
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