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Article 49
Registration

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.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 31 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. Before placing on the market or putting into service a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of high-risk AI systems referred to in point 2 of Annex III, the provider or, where applicable, the authorised representative shall register themselves and their system in the EU database referred to in Article 71.

2. Before placing on the market or putting into service an AI system for which the provider has concluded that it is not high-risk according to Article 6(3), that provider or, where applicable, the authorised representative shall register themselves and that system in the EU database referred to in Article 71.

3. Before putting into service or using a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of high-risk AI systems listed in point 2 of Annex III, deployers that are public authorities, Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies or persons acting on their behalf shall register themselves, select the system and register its use in the EU database referred to in Article 71.

4. For high-risk AI systems referred to in points 1, 6 and 7 of Annex III, in the areas of law enforcement, migration, asylum and border control management, the registration referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be in a secure non-public section of the EU database referred to in Article 71 and shall include only the following information, as applicable, referred to in:

  1. (a)Section A, points 1 to 10, of Annex VIII, with the exception of points 6, 8 and 9;
  2. (b)Section B, points 1 to 5, and points 8 and 9 of Annex VIII;
  3. (c)Section C, points 1 to 3, of Annex VIII;
  4. (d)points 1, 2, 3 and 5, of Annex IX.

5. High-risk AI systems referred to in point 2 of Annex III shall be registered at national level.

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. 49(1)RegistrationHigh-risk

    Before placing on the market or putting into service most Annex III high-risk AI systems, the provider or authorised representative must register itself and the system in the Article 71 EU database.

    "Before placing on the market or putting into service a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of high-risk AI systems referred to in point 2 of Annex III, the provider or, where applicable, the authorised representative shall register"
    Who
    Provider, Authorised representative
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)Chapter III Sections 1-3 apply from 2027-12-02 for Annex III high-risk systems and 2028-08-02 for Annex I high-risk systems under Art. 113(c) as amended; this row applies when the relevant high-risk rules bite.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for legal-AI vendors whose systems fall in Annex III, including administration-of-justice systems.
    See
    Annex III · Art. 71

  2. Art. 49(2)RegistrationHigh-risk

    Before placing on the market or putting into service an AI system the provider has concluded is not high-risk under Article 6(3), the provider or authorised representative must register itself and the system in the EU database.

    "Before placing on the market or putting into service an AI system for which the provider has concluded that it is not high-risk according to Article 6(3), that provider or, where applicable, the authorised representative shall register"
    Who
    Provider, Authorised representative
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)Chapter III Sections 1-3 apply from 2027-12-02 for Annex III high-risk systems and 2028-08-02 for Annex I high-risk systems under Art. 113(c) as amended; this row applies when the relevant high-risk rules bite.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for legal-AI vendors relying on an Article 6(3) non-high-risk conclusion.
    See
    Art. 6(3) · Art. 71

  3. Art. 49(3)RegistrationHigh-risk

    Before putting into service or using most Annex III high-risk AI systems, public-authority and Union-institution deployers, or persons acting on their behalf, must register themselves, select the system, and register its use in the EU database.

    "Before putting into service or using a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of high-risk AI systems listed in point 2 of Annex III, deployers that are public authorities, Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies"
    Who
    Public-authority deployer, Union institution
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)Chapter III Sections 1-3 apply from 2027-12-02 for Annex III high-risk systems and 2028-08-02 for Annex I high-risk systems under Art. 113(c) as amended; this row applies when the relevant high-risk rules bite. Art. 111(2) gives certain existing public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for courts, regulators, public legal departments, and persons acting for them when deploying Annex III high-risk systems.
    See
    Annex III · Art. 71

  4. Art. 49(4)DocumentationHigh-risk

    Secure non-public registrations for the listed sensitive Annex III systems may include only the specified information from Annex VIII and Annex IX.

    "shall include only the following information, as applicable, referred to in:"
    Who
    Provider, Authorised representative, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)Chapter III Sections 1-3 apply from 2027-12-02 for Annex III high-risk systems and 2028-08-02 for Annex I high-risk systems under Art. 113(c) as amended; this row applies when the relevant high-risk rules bite. Art. 111(2) gives certain existing public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Limits the registration information visible for sensitive public-sector systems with indirect legal-practice relevance.
    See
    Annex VIII · Annex IX · Art. 71

  5. Art. 49(4)RegistrationHigh-risk

    Registrations for Annex III points 1, 6 and 7 high-risk systems in law enforcement, migration, asylum and border-control areas must be made in the secure non-public section of the EU database.

    "For high-risk AI systems referred to in points 1, 6 and 7 of Annex III, in the areas of law enforcement, migration, asylum and border control management, the registration referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be in a secure non-public section"
    Who
    Provider, Authorised representative, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)Chapter III Sections 1-3 apply from 2027-12-02 for Annex III high-risk systems and 2028-08-02 for Annex I high-risk systems under Art. 113(c) as amended; this row applies when the relevant high-risk rules bite. Art. 111(2) gives certain existing public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Mostly indirect for legal practice except public-sector legal or enforcement bodies using these systems.
    See
    Annex III points 1, 6 and 7 · Art. 71

  6. Art. 49(5)RegistrationHigh-risk

    Annex III point 2 high-risk AI systems must be registered at national level rather than through the main EU-database route.

    "High-risk AI systems referred to in point 2 of Annex III shall be registered at national level"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)Chapter III Sections 1-3 apply from 2027-12-02 for Annex III high-risk systems and 2028-08-02 for Annex I high-risk systems under Art. 113(c) as amended; this row applies when the relevant high-risk rules bite.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Medium for legal-AI vendors or public bodies if their AI system falls under Annex III point 2.
    See
    Annex III point 2

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 49 (Registration), 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_49 — 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-49, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.