Article 71: EU database for high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III

Article 71 states that the Commission sets up and maintains an EU database with information on high-risk AI systems listed in Annex III. The database is publicly accessible and searchable.

The EU database is publicly accessible. Providers, deployers and the public can consult the registered high-risk AI systems.

Article 71 of the AI Act requires that relevant documentation is maintained as part of the compliance process. This may include technical documentation, instructions for use, logs or declarations of conformity, depending on the classification of the AI system.

The EU database for high-risk AI systems must be operational before the application date of 2 August 2026. The European Commission manages the database, which will be partly publicly accessible so citizens and organisations can see which high-risk AI systems are registered.

For high-risk AI systems in most domains, registration is publicly accessible. Exception: registrations of high-risk AI systems for law enforcement, migration and border control (Annex III, points 1, 6 and 7) are only accessible to the European Commission and national supervisory authorities.