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Annex III: high-risk AI

Classification route for standalone high-risk AI systems under Article 6(2) and Annex III.

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Address and citation

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Identifier
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:annex-iii-high-risk
Payload hash (sha256)
c0afd1789ed393ba3f9ce04205bd74b4831ff0fd58146108fdd8dd08d2f4f6c9

Citation line

Praxikon, "Annex III: high-risk AI", praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:annex-iii-high-risk@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 c0afd1789ed393ba3f9ce04205bd74b4831ff0fd58146108fdd8dd08d2f4f6c9
Version
1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at)
27 July 2026
Knowledge time (known_at)
8 August 2026
Closed on
Not closed
Application date
2 December 2027
Topics
high-risk

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.

Who must act and who is affected

On an obligation the addressee is recorded separately from the party that is merely affected. That difference decides who a supervisory authority addresses and who has work to do without the duty resting on them.

Duty holder

Affected actor

  • Deployerpraxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:deployer

Oversight

Not recorded on this object.

Evidence owner

What this object links to

Every relation appears below as a path: from the source with its locator, through the conditions and exceptions of the object carrying the relation, to the consequence. A locator belongs to a statement in the data and not to a relation, so the source is the source anchor of the carrying object.

Who carries the duty

1 of 1 shown

The duty rests on this role. A supervisory authority addresses this role when it is not met.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • Condition | allClassification follows Article 6(2).
    • ExceptionA listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

Who is affected without being the addressee

1 of 1 shown

This role is practically affected without being the addressee: it receives the information, has to cooperate, or absorbs the consequences in its own process.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • Condition | allClassification follows Article 6(2).
    • ExceptionA listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

    • ActorDeployer

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:deployer

Who owns the evidence

1 of 1 shown

This duty holder creates, maintains and can produce the evidence.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • Condition | allClassification follows Article 6(2).
    • ExceptionA listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What has to be done

1 of 1 shown

This is what concretely has to be done under the obligation.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • Condition | allClassification follows Article 6(2).
    • ExceptionA listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What has to be recorded

1 of 1 shown

This is what has to be in the file to show that the action was carried out.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • Condition | allClassification follows Article 6(2).
    • ExceptionA listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What keeps it in place

1 of 1 shown

This is what keeps compliance in place over time, periodic or event-driven.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • Condition | allClassification follows Article 6(2).
    • ExceptionA listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

Public tools

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This is the public route a reader can actually use.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • Condition | allClassification follows Article 6(2).
    • ExceptionA listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What points at this object

Objects hanging off this obligation

12 of 59 shown

The object belongs to this obligation. The source line it hangs off sits there.

  1. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe intended purpose of the system falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
    • ExceptionNotwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 6(3), an AI system referred to in Annex III shall always be considered high-risk where it performs profiling of natural persons.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Relation recorded on: Justify the Article 6(3) exception against each individual condition

    Consequence

  2. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Classify the use case and document the outcome

    Consequence

  3. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allYou are considering relying on Article 6(3) for a system falling under Annex III.

    Relation recorded on: Run the profiling test before invoking the Article 6(3) exception

    Consequence

  4. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Guidelines on the definition of an AI system, C(2025) 5053 final

      Locator: Commission Guidelines C(2025) 5053 final, 29.7.2025

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-ai-system-definition-guidelines

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Guidelines on the definition of an AI system

    Consequence

  5. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems

      Locator: Draft guidelines of 19 May 2026, annexes on Annex I and Annex III

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-draft-high-risk-classification-guidelines

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Draft guidelines on high-risk classification

    Consequence

  6. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Annex III core rules moved to 2 December 2027

    Consequence

  7. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, amended application dates under Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: High-risk AI embedded in regulated products

    Consequence

  8. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Reclassification on purpose or context change

    Consequence

  9. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allYou purchase, renew or extend a contract for an AI system or an AI component.

    Relation recorded on: Procurement gate: no signature without a completed classification answer

    Consequence

  10. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allYou invoke the Article 6(3) exception for an Annex III system.

    Relation recorded on: Article 49(2) registration record for the system assessed as not high-risk

    Consequence

  11. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allYou are the provider and conclude that an Annex III system is not high-risk via Article 6(3).

    Relation recorded on: Dated Article 6(3) assessment made before market placement

    Consequence

  12. Source

    This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.

    • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

      Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application date

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Article 6 and Annex III classification record

    Consequence

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What this object states

Official fact

Attributable to a named primary source, with a locator. Where they differ, the official source prevails.

  • The core rules in Chapter III, Sections 1 to 3, for systems under Article 6(2) and Annex III become applicable on 2 December 2027.

    • Locator: Amended Article 113, Article 6(2) and Annex III application datepraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744Open official source

Our interpretation

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

  • The later application date does not remove the classification question. An early classification record avoids design and procurement decisions without evidence.

Recommended step

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

  • Document now the intended purpose, Annex III point, Article 6(3) assessment, profiling and selected registration path.

    • Locator: Article 6(2)-(4), Article 49 and Annex IIIpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

When this applies

  1. 1The intended purpose falls within a use case listed in Annex III.
  2. 2Classification follows Article 6(2).

When this does not apply

  • A listed Annex III system may fall outside high-risk under the strict conditions in Article 6(3), except where it profiles. The assessment and registration must be documented.

Referring to this object

Citation block

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Reference

Praxikon, "Annex III: high-risk AI",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:annex-iii-high-risk@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 c0afd1789ed393ba3f9ce04205bd74b4831ff0fd58146108fdd8dd08d2f4f6c9,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/obligation/annex-iii-high-risk
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/obligations?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aobligation%3Aannex-iii-high-risk&effective_at=2026-07-27&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:annex-iii-high-risk@1.0.0 (sha256 c0afd178)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-obligation-annex-iii-high-risk-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Annex III: high-risk AI},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:annex-iii-high-risk},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 c0afd1789ed393ba3f9ce04205bd74b4831ff0fd58146108fdd8dd08d2f4f6c9},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/obligation/annex-iii-high-risk},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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    "publisher": "Praxikon",
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    "language": "en",
    "issued": {
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  }
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