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EU AI Act / Chapter III / Article 41
EU AI Act · Article 41

Common specifications

Chapter
III · High-risk AI systems
Applies from
With the high-risk rules: 2 December 2027 (Annex III systems), 2 August 2028 (Annex I products)
Who
European Commission

What it means

Where harmonised standards are missing or insufficient, the Commission can adopt common specifications by implementing act; meeting them gives a presumption of conformity.
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Presumption of conformity with certain requirements

Plain-English summary by sebbi.pro of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The official text is the only authoritative version: EUR-Lex.

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