Law
EU AI Act: Classification Rules for High-Risk AI Systems
Article 6 of the EU AI Act defines criteria for classifying AI systems as high-risk. An AI system is considered high-risk if it is used as a safety component of a product requiring third-party conformity assessment or listed in Annex III. Exceptions apply under specific conditions.
EU AI Act legal text, articles and annexesHigh-risk AI, classification and risk levelsStandards, harmonised norms and conformityData protection, EDPB and IT security
Why it matters
Organisations must assess whether their AI systems qualify as high-risk to comply with the associated conformity requirements.
Metadata
| Publisher | European Commission / AI Act Service Desk |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Non-binding guidance |
| Document type | Law |
| Jurisdiction | EU |
| Topics | High-risk AI, Standards, Governance, Data protection |
| Roles | Provider, Deployer, Importer, Distributor |
| Discovered | 2026-05-23T09:39:54Z |
| Last checked | 2026-10-05T18:16:07Z |
| Link status | ok |