Guideline
Draft Commission Guidelines on Classification of High-Risk AI Systems
The European Commission's draft guidelines assist providers and deployers of AI systems and market surveillance authorities in assessing whether an AI system should be classified as high-risk. They include practical examples and explain criteria under Article 6 of the EU AI Act.
EU AI Act legal text, articles and annexesHigh-risk AI, classification and risk levelsStandards, harmonised norms and conformityGermany: Bundesnetzagentur, BSI and national implementation
Why it matters
Organisations must correctly classify high-risk AI systems to comply with legal requirements and minimize risks.
Metadata
| Publisher | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Draft/proposal |
| Document type | Guideline |
| Jurisdiction | EU |
| Topics | High-risk AI, Standards, Governance |
| Roles | Provider, Deployer |
| Discovered | 2026-05-23T09:46:57Z |
| Last checked | 2026-05-23T13:33:23Z |
| Link status | ok |