What EU AI Act - Commission Guidelines on High-Risk AI Classification Under Article 6 (Article 96 Guidelines) requires
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU AI Act) Article 96 mandates the European Commission to publish guidelines on the practical implementation of Article 6 - the high-risk AI system classification rules - to assist providers in determining whether their AI system constitutes a high-risk AI system subject to Chapter III obligations; Article 6 establishes two classification pathways: Article 6(1) - AI systems that are safety components of products covered by Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex II (e.g., Machinery Regulation, Medical Devices Regulation, Aviation Regulation) and must undergo third-party conformity assessment under that legislation; Article 6(2) - AI systems falling within any of the eight Annex III use case categories (biometric identification, critical infrastructure, education, employment, essential services, law enforcement, migration/border, administration of justice); Article 6(3) provides the exception: an Annex III AI system is NOT high-risk if it does not pose significant risks to health, safety, or fundamental rights including by not significantly influencing the outcome of decision-making; Article 96 guidelines clarify: (a) the meaning of 'not significantly influencing the outcome of decision-making' in Article 6(3); (b) the scope and boundaries of each of the eight Annex III categories; (c) the interaction between Article 6(1) and Article 6(2) pathways; (d) how providers should document their classification reasoning; the Commission published guidelines pursuant to Article 96 within the first half of 2025; compliance with the guidelines creates a presumption that Article 6 classification has been conducted correctly but does not replace the provider's legal obligation to make their own classification determination.
Pillar: AI Governance & Law · Authority: European Commission · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689
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