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Conformity assessment

The process of demonstrating that a high-risk AI system meets the requirements of Chapter III, Section 2. It is the evidence step for high-risk systems, not for all AI.

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling
Payload hash (sha256): a4e48a70b8962f16e951ff6bcfbce1b42d2f5ae1e6be57c5e76ab98f73fa004b

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Praxikon, "Conformity assessment", praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling@1.0.0, dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0), effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z, sha256 a4e48a70b8962f16e951ff6bcfbce1b42d2f5ae1e6be57c5e76ab98f73fa004b

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 8 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Application date: 1 August 2024
Topics: definitions

Review status: Placed against the official source (8 August 2026). Next check due by 4 February 2027. The check date is the knowledge date of this version; no later recheck has been recorded.

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Source
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- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 3(20)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
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  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

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Article 3(20) defines conformity assessment as the process of demonstrating whether the requirements set out in Chapter III, Section 2 relating to a high-risk AI system have been fulfilled.
- Locator: Article 3(20)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Our interpretation

Our own reading. It can change without the law changing, and it is not the position of a supervisory authority.

Two misconceptions dominate. The first is that every AI application needs a conformity assessment: the definition expressly limits it to high-risk systems. The second is that conformity assessment equals an external audit: for most Annex III systems the internal control route of Article 43 suffices, with the provider itself demonstrating that the requirements are met. If you conclude you are not high-risk, substantiate that conclusion in writing rather than assuming it silently. The obligations apply to Annex III systems from 2 December 2027 and to Annex I products from 2 August 2028.
- Locator: Article 3(20)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Recommended step

A practical step we consider appropriate. Not an obligation following from the Regulation.

Record your risk classification in writing for each AI system, including the reasoning, even where the outcome is that it is not high-risk. Where it is high-risk, also record which route you follow, internal control or involvement of a notified body, and which evidence per requirement of Chapter III, Section 2 sits in the technical documentation.
- Locator: Article 3(20)praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

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Praxikon, "Conformity assessment",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 a4e48a70b8962f16e951ff6bcfbce1b42d2f5ae1e6be57c5e76ab98f73fa004b,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Adefinition%3Adefinitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

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praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling@1.0.0 (sha256 a4e48a70)

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@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-definition-definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Conformity assessment},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:definition:definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 a4e48a70b8962f16e951ff6bcfbce1b42d2f5ae1e6be57c5e76ab98f73fa004b},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/definition/definitie-conformiteitsbeoordeling},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

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