EU AI Act / Chapter III / Article 6
EU AI Act · Article 6
Classification rules for high-risk AI systems
What it means
An AI system is high-risk if it is a safety component of, or is itself, a product covered by the laws in Annex I that needs third-party conformity assessment, or if it falls in an Annex III area. An Annex III system is not high-risk if it does not pose a significant risk, for example it performs a narrow procedural task, but it is always high-risk if it profiles people. Providers who decide it is not high-risk must document that assessment and register.
Live checks for Article 6
- EU AI Act Art.6 - risk classification recorded
- EU AI Act Art.6(4) - non-high-risk Annex III assessment documented
- EU AI Act Art.6 - risk classification recorded
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See also: Product manufacturer obligations.
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.