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Article 30
Notification procedure

Chapter III — Classification rules for high-risk AI systems, Section 4 — Notifying authorities. 6 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2026-07-27.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 19 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. Notifying authorities may notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 31.

2. Notifying authorities shall notify the Commission and the other Member States, based on the list of codes, categories, and corresponding types of AI systems referred to in Annex XIV, and using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission, of each conformity assessment body referred to in paragraph 1.

3. The notification referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall include full details of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules, the types of AI systems concerned, and the relevant attestation of competence. Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate as referred to in Article 29(2), the notifying authority shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with documentary evidence which attests to the competence of the conformity assessment body and to the arrangements in place to ensure that that body will be monitored regularly and will continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 31.

4. The conformity assessment body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body only where no objections are raised by the Commission or the other Member States within two weeks of a notification by a notifying authority where it includes an accreditation certificate referred to in Article 29(2), or within two months of a notification by the notifying authority where it includes documentary evidence referred to in Article 29(3).

5. Where objections are raised, the Commission shall, without delay, enter into consultations with the relevant Member States and the conformity assessment body. In view thereof, the Commission shall decide whether the authorisation is justified. The Commission shall address its decision to the Member State concerned and to the relevant conformity assessment body.

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. 30(2) Annex XIVGovernance institutionalHigh-risk

    Annex XIV includes a notification-designation category for AI systems subject to Annex I.

    "AI systems subject to Annex I"
    Who
    Notifying authority
    From
    (Reg. (EU) 2026/1744 in-force date; Annex XIV inserted for Art. 30(2))Annex XIV was inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 and is treated as applying from that Regulation’s 27 July 2026 in-force date.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — This mostly concerns product-regulated high-risk AI outside ordinary legal practice.
    See
    Annex I · Art. 30(2)

  2. Art. 30(2) Annex XIVGovernance institutionalHigh-risk

    Annex XIV includes a notification-designation category for AI systems subject to Annex III point 1.

    "AI systems subject to point 1 of Annex III"
    Who
    Notifying authority
    From
    (Reg. (EU) 2026/1744 in-force date; Annex XIV inserted for Art. 30(2))Annex XIV was inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 and is treated as applying from that Regulation’s 27 July 2026 in-force date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — This may affect notified-body scope for biometric high-risk systems used in public or legal environments.
    See
    Annex III point 1 · Art. 30(2)

  3. Art. 30(2) Annex XIVDocumentationHigh-risk

    Conformity assessment bodies must use the Annex XIV lists when specifying AI-system types in applications for designation under Article 29.

    "Conformity assessment bodies shall use the lists of codes, categories and corresponding types of AI systems set out in this Annex when specifying the types of AI systems in the application for designation referred to in Article 29."
    Who
    Other
    From
    (Reg. (EU) 2026/1744 in-force date; Annex XIV inserted for Art. 30(2))Annex XIV was inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 and is treated as applying from that Regulation’s 27 July 2026 in-force date.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — This affects conformity assessment bodies rather than legal practitioners directly.
    See
    Art. 29 · Art. 30(2)

  4. Art. 30(2) Annex XIVConformity assessmentHigh-risk

    Annex XIV explains that only conformity assessment bodies designated under the AI Act may carry out high-risk AI conformity assessments, and only for activities related to the relevant AI-system types.

    "Only conformity assessment bodies that have been designated in accordance with this Regulation may carry out conformity assessments"
    Who
    Other, Notified body
    From
    (Reg. (EU) 2026/1744 in-force date; Annex XIV inserted for Art. 30(2))Annex XIV was inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 and is treated as applying from that Regulation’s 27 July 2026 in-force date.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — This is notified-body infrastructure that indirectly affects high-risk legal-AI providers needing conformity assessment.
    See
    Art. 30(2) · Art. 31

  5. Art. 30(2) Annex XIVGovernance institutionalHigh-risk

    Annex XIV states that its list of codes, categories and corresponding AI-system types sets the scope of notified-body designation under Article 30.

    "The list of codes, categories, and corresponding types of AI systems sets the scope of the designation of conformity assessment bodies notified under Article 30."
    Who
    Notifying authority
    From
    (Reg. (EU) 2026/1744 in-force date; Annex XIV inserted for Art. 30(2))Annex XIV was inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 and is treated as applying from that Regulation’s 27 July 2026 in-force date.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Designation scope indirectly affects legal-AI providers seeking a notified body.
    See
    Art. 30

  6. Art. 30(2) Annex XIVGovernance institutionalHigh-risk

    Annex XIV establishes technology-specific codes for symbolic AI and expert systems, machine learning excluding generative AI and GPAI systems, GPAI or generative-AI-based systems, and emerging AI technologies.

    "AI technology-specific codes"
    Who
    Notifying authority
    From
    (Reg. (EU) 2026/1744 in-force date; Annex XIV inserted for Art. 30(2))Annex XIV was inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 and is treated as applying from that Regulation’s 27 July 2026 in-force date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Legal-AI vendors may rely on notified bodies designated for relevant AI technologies, including expert systems and GPAI-based systems.
    See
    Art. 30(2) · Annex XIV section 3

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30 (Notification procedure), 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_30 — 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-30, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.