**Target:** Proposal for a regulation — Article 69 — paragraph 2

## Text proposed by the Commission

2. The Commission and the Board shall encourage and facilitate the drawing up of codes of conduct intended to foster the voluntary application to AI systems of requirements related for example to environmental sustainability , accessibility for persons with a disability, stakeholders participation in the design and development of the AI systems and diversity of development teams on the basis of clear objectives and key performance indicators to measure the achievement of those objectives .



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## Amendment of the European Parliament

2. Codes of conduct intended to foster the voluntary compliance with the principles underpinning trustworthy AI systems, shall, in particular:

(a) aim for a sufficient level of AI literacy among their staff and other persons dealing with the operation and use of AI systems in order to observe such principles;

aim for a sufficient level of AI literacy among their staff and other persons dealing with the operation and use of AI systems in order to observe such principles;

(b) assess to what extent their AI systems may affect vulnerable persons or groups of persons, including children, the elderly, migrants and persons with disabilities or whether measures could be put in place in order to increase accessibility, or otherwise support such persons or groups of persons;

assess to what extent their AI systems may affect vulnerable persons or groups of persons, including children, the elderly, migrants and persons with disabilities or whether measures could be put in place in order to increase accessibility, or otherwise support such persons or groups of persons;

(c) consider the way in which the use of their AI systems may have an impact or can increase diversity, gender balance and equality;

consider the way in which the use of their AI systems may have an impact or can increase diversity, gender balance and equality;

(d) have regard to whether their AI systems can be used in a way that, directly or indirectly, may residually or significantly reinforce existing biases or inequalities;

have regard to whether their AI systems can be used in a way that, directly or indirectly, may residually or significantly reinforce existing biases or inequalities;

(e) reflect on the need and relevance of having in place diverse development teams in view of securing an inclusive design of their systems;

reflect on the need and relevance of having in place diverse development teams in view of securing an inclusive design of their systems;

(f) give careful consideration to whether their systems can have a negative societal impact, notably concerning political institutions and democratic processes;

give careful consideration to whether their systems can have a negative societal impact, notably concerning political institutions and democratic processes;

(g) evaluate how AI systems can contribute to environmental sustainability and in particular to the Union’s commitments under the European Green Deal and the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles .

evaluate how AI systems can contribute to environmental sustainability and in particular to the Union’s commitments under the European Green Deal and the European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles .