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Article 47
EU declaration of conformity

Chapter III — Classification rules for high-risk AI systems, Section 5 — Harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables. 6 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2026-08-02.

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. The provider shall draw up a written machine readable, physical or electronically signed EU declaration of conformity for each high-risk AI system, and keep it at the disposal of the national competent authorities for 10 years after the high-risk AI system has been placed on the market or put into service. The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the high-risk AI system for which it has been drawn up. A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be submitted to the relevant national competent authorities upon request.

2. The EU declaration of conformity shall state that the high-risk AI system concerned meets the requirements set out in Section 2. The EU declaration of conformity shall contain the information set out in Annex V, and shall be translated into a language that can be easily understood by the national competent authorities of the Member States in which the high-risk AI system is placed on the market or made available.

3. Where high-risk AI systems are subject to other Union harmonisation legislation which also requires an EU declaration of conformity, a single EU declaration of conformity shall be drawn up in respect of all Union law applicable to the high-risk AI system. The declaration shall contain all the information required to identify the Union harmonisation legislation to which the declaration relates.

4. By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, the provider shall assume responsibility for compliance with the requirements set out in Section 2. The provider shall keep the EU declaration of conformity up-to-date as appropriate.

5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 97 in order to amend Annex V by updating the content of the EU declaration of conformity set out in that Annex, in order to introduce elements that become necessary in light of technical progress.

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. 47(1)DocumentationHigh-risk

    The provider must draw up a written machine-readable, physical or electronically signed EU declaration of conformity for each high-risk AI system, keep it for 10 years, and submit a copy on request.

    "The provider shall draw up a written machine readable, physical or electronically signed EU declaration of conformity for each high-risk AI system, and keep it at the disposal of the national competent authorities for 10 years after the high-risk AI system has been placed on the market or put into service. The"
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for legal-AI vendors whose systems fall within Annex III justice or other high-risk categories; indirect for deployers.
    See
    Annex V

  2. Art. 47(1) Annex VDocumentationHigh-risk

    Annex V specifies the information required in an EU declaration of conformity, including system identification, provider details, responsibility statement, conformity statement and signature.

    "The EU declaration of conformity referred to in Article 47, shall contain all of the following information"
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — High-risk legal-AI providers may need an EU declaration of conformity before market placement.
    See
    Art. 47

  3. Art. 47(2)DocumentationHigh-risk

    The EU declaration of conformity must state that the high-risk AI system meets Section 2 requirements, contain Annex V information, and be translated for relevant national competent authorities.

    "The EU declaration of conformity shall state that the high-risk AI system concerned meets the requirements set out in Section 2. The EU declaration of conformity shall contain the information set out in Annex V, and shall be translated into a language that can be easily understood by the national competent authorities"
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for legal-AI vendors whose systems fall within Annex III justice or other high-risk categories; indirect for deployers.
    See
    Chapter III Section 2 · Annex V

  4. Art. 47(3)DocumentationHigh-risk

    Where other Union harmonisation legislation also requires a declaration, a single declaration must cover all applicable Union law and identify the legislation concerned.

    "Where high-risk AI systems are subject to other Union harmonisation legislation which also requires an EU declaration of conformity, a single EU declaration of conformity shall be drawn up in respect of all Union law applicable to the high-risk AI system. The declaration shall contain all the information required to identify the"
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for legal-AI vendors whose systems fall within Annex III justice or other high-risk categories; indirect for deployers.

  5. Art. 47(4)RequirementHigh-risk

    By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, the provider assumes responsibility for Section 2 compliance and must keep the declaration up to date.

    "By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, the provider shall assume responsibility for compliance with the requirements set out in Section 2. The provider shall keep the EU declaration of conformity up-to-date as appropriate."
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for legal-AI vendors whose systems fall within Annex III justice or other high-risk categories; indirect for deployers.
    See
    Chapter III Section 2

  6. Art. 47(5)Delegated or implementing actHigh-risk

    The Commission may adopt delegated acts updating Annex V declaration content when technical progress makes new elements necessary.

    "The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 97 in order to amend Annex V by updating the content of the EU declaration of conformity set out in that Annex, in order to introduce elements that become necessary in light of technical progress."
    Who
    Commission
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Institutional governance mechanics; indirect relevance to legal practices through oversight and guidance.
    See
    Art. 97 · Annex V

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47 (EU declaration of conformity), 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_47 — 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-47, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.