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Section A and Section B of Annex I trigger different requirement sets

For products under Section A of Annex I the full set of high-risk requirements applies. For Section B only Article 6(1), Articles 102 to 109 and Article 112 apply.

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:guidance:guidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b
Payload hash (sha256): 3f1e607c8b0c4c04678119a5b3c69fe5a732c7c91393a9ddd0947ec82fbbd277

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Praxikon, "Section A and Section B of Annex I trigger different requirement sets", praxikon:eu:ai-act:guidance:guidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b@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 3f1e607c8b0c4c04678119a5b3c69fe5a732c7c91393a9ddd0947ec82fbbd277

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 8 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Topics: guidance

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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- Draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems
  Locator: Draft guidelines Annex I, point (60), referring to Article 2(2) AI Act
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-draft-high-risk-classification-guidelines
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- ObligationArticles 43-49: conformity assessment, CE and registration
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:conformity-ce-registration

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- Draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems
  Locator: Draft guidelines Annex I, point (60), referring to Article 2(2) AI Act
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-draft-high-risk-classification-guidelines
  Open official source
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- ActorDeployer
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:deployer
- ActorProvider of an AI system
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

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The Commission draft guidelines of 19 May 2026, which are non-binding as long as the final version has not been adopted, draw a distinction that is often missed in practice. AI systems classified as high-risk under Article 6(1) in respect of products covered by the harmonisation legislation in Section A of Annex I are subject to the requirements for high-risk systems in Section 2 of Chapter III AI Act. By contrast, for AI systems classified as high-risk under Article 6(1) in respect of products covered by the harmonisation legislation in Section B of Annex I, only Article 6(1), Articles 102 to 109 and Article 112 AI Act apply. The draft guidelines refer to Article 2(2) AI Act for this. Section A contains harmonisation legislation based on the New Legislative Framework, Section B the other Union harmonisation legislation.
- Locator: Draft guidelines Annex I, point (60), referring to Article 2(2) AI Actpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-draft-high-risk-classification-guidelinesOpen official source

Our interpretation

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

This distinction determines the size of your project. Two organisations can both correctly conclude they have a high-risk AI system and still face a completely different work package. If you are in Section A, the full set applies: risk management system, data quality, technical documentation, logging, transparency towards deployers, human oversight, accuracy and robustness. If you are in Section B, the requirement set is materially narrower. So check first which section your legislation sits in, before you set budget and planning.
- Locator: Draft guidelines Annex I, point (60), referring to Article 2(2) AI Actpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-draft-high-risk-classification-guidelinesOpen official source

Recommended step

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In your classification note, record not only that you fall under Annex I but also under which section. Attach the corresponding requirement set immediately, so that your project plan is correctly sized from the outset.
- Locator: Draft guidelines Annex I, point (60), referring to Article 2(2) AI Actpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-draft-high-risk-classification-guidelinesOpen official source

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Praxikon, "Section A and Section B of Annex I trigger different requirement sets",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:guidance:guidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b@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 3f1e607c8b0c4c04678119a5b3c69fe5a732c7c91393a9ddd0947ec82fbbd277,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/guidance/guidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aguidance%3Aguidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-25)

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praxikon:eu:ai-act:guidance:guidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b@1.0.0 (sha256 3f1e607c)

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  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Section A and Section B of Annex I trigger different requirement sets},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:guidance:guidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b},
  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 3f1e607c8b0c4c04678119a5b3c69fe5a732c7c91393a9ddd0947ec82fbbd277},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/guidance/guidance-high-risk-annex-i-section-a-versus-section-b},
  urldate      = {2026-08-25},
  language     = {en}
}

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