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Article 29
Application of a conformity assessment body for notification

Chapter III — Classification rules for high-risk AI systems, Section 4 — Notifying authorities. 4 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2025-08-02.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 71 words changed. The text below is the consolidated version of 27 July 2026; the 2024 text and the amending regulation are on EUR-Lex.

official text: EUR-Lex (consolidated 27 Jul 2026) · text © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) · coding CC BY 4.0 · data: obligations.json · Hugging Face · GitHub

The text

1. Conformity assessment bodies shall submit an application for notification to the notifying authority of the Member State in which they are established.

2. The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and the types of AI systems for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where one exists, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 31.

3. Where the conformity assessment body concerned cannot provide an accreditation certificate, it shall provide the notifying authority with all the documentary evidence necessary for the verification, recognition and regular monitoring of its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 31.

4. For notified bodies which are designated pursuant to any other Union harmonisation legislation, all documents and certificates linked to those designations may be used to support and expedite their designation procedure under this Regulation, as appropriate.

What it requires, coded

SafeLegalAI's reading of each duty in this article: who, what, from when, under which fine tier, and whether it reaches a firm, chambers, court or legal-AI vendor. Descriptive, not advice; the quoted words are the Regulation's.

  1. Art. 29(1)RequirementNot tier-specific

    A conformity assessment body seeking notification must submit its application to the notifying authority of the Member State where it is established.

    "Conformity assessment bodies shall submit an application for notification to the notifying authority of the Member State in which they are established."
    Who
    Notified body, Notifying authority
    From
    (Art. 113(b) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirect for legal-AI vendors because it governs bodies that may assess high-risk AI conformity.

  2. Art. 29(2)DocumentationNot tier-specific

    The notification application must describe conformity assessment activities, modules and AI-system types, and include an accreditation certificate where one exists.

    "The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and the types of AI systems for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where one exists, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body fulfils"
    Who
    Notified body, Notifying authority
    From
    (Art. 113(b) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirect for legal-AI vendors because it governs bodies that may assess high-risk AI conformity.
    See
    Art. 31

  3. Art. 29(3)DocumentationNot tier-specific

    If no accreditation certificate is available, the conformity assessment body must provide documentary evidence needed to verify, recognise and regularly monitor compliance with Article 31 requirements.

    "Where the conformity assessment body concerned cannot provide an accreditation certificate, it shall provide the notifying authority with all the documentary evidence necessary for the verification, recognition and regular monitoring of its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 31."
    Who
    Notified body, Notifying authority
    From
    (Art. 113(b) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirect for legal-AI vendors because it governs bodies that may assess high-risk AI conformity.
    See
    Art. 31

  4. Art. 29(4)DocumentationNot tier-specific

    Notified bodies designated under other Union harmonisation legislation may use documents and certificates linked to those designations to support and expedite designation under this Regulation, as appropriate.

    "For notified bodies which are designated pursuant to any other Union harmonisation legislation, all documents and certificates linked to those designations may be used to support and expedite their designation procedure under this Regulation, as appropriate."
    Who
    Notified body, Notifying authority
    From
    (Art. 113(b) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Indirect for legal-AI vendors because it governs bodies that may assess high-risk AI conformity.

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 29 (Application of a conformity assessment body for notification), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng#art_29 — text © European Union; only the Official Journal is authentic. Coding: SafeLegalAI (published by Cognesio LLP), "EU AI Act, structured", safelegalai.com/regulation/eu-ai-act/article-29, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.