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Article 6
Classification rules for high-risk AI systems

Chapter III — Classification rules for high-risk AI systems, Section 1 — Classification rules for high-risk AI systems. 22 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2026-08-02 and 2027-12-02 and 2028-08-02. 9 reach legal practice directly.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 249 words changed. The text below is the consolidated version of 27 July 2026; the 2024 text and the amending regulation are on EUR-Lex. 18 of the duties below now apply later than Article 113 originally provided; each shows both dates.

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. Irrespective of whether an AI system is placed on the market or put into service independently of the products referred to in points (a) and (b), that AI system shall be considered to be high-risk where both of the following conditions are fulfilled:

  1. (a)the AI system is intended to be used as a safety component of a product, or the AI system is itself a product, covered by the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I;
  2. (b)the product whose safety component pursuant to point (a) is the AI system, or the AI system itself as a product, is required to undergo a third-party conformity assessment, with a view to the placing on the market or the putting into service of that product pursuant to the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I.

1a. For the purposes of this Regulation, including paragraph 1 of this Article, AI systems that are solely used for non-safety related aspects of user assistance, performance optimisation, service efficiency, automation or convenience or quality control shall not qualify as safety components.

1b. Notwithstanding paragraph 1a, AI systems the failure or malfunctioning of which would endanger health and safety shall qualify as safety components.

1c. A product that is required to undergo a third-party conformity assessment solely due to risks other than risks to health and safety, in particular risks relating to the distribution of radio spectrum or electromagnetic interference that do not affect health and safety, shall not be considered as fulfilling the condition in paragraph 1, point (b).

2. In addition to the high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1, AI systems referred to in Annex III shall be considered to be high-risk.

3. By derogation from paragraph 2, an AI system referred to in Annex III shall not be considered to be high-risk where it does not pose a significant risk of harm to the health, safety or fundamental rights of natural persons, including by not materially influencing the outcome of decision making.

4. A provider who considers that an AI system referred to in Annex III is not high-risk shall document its assessment before that system is placed on the market or put into service. Such provider shall be subject to the registration obligation set out in Article 49(2). Upon request of national competent authorities, the provider shall provide the documentation of the assessment.

5. The Commission shall, after consulting the European Artificial Intelligence Board (the ‘Board’), and no later than 2 February 2026, provide guidelines specifying the practical implementation of this Article in line with Article 96 together with a comprehensive list of practical examples of use cases of AI systems that are high-risk and not high-risk.

6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 97 in order to amend paragraph 3, second subparagraph, of this Article by adding new conditions to those laid down therein, or by modifying them, where there is concrete and reliable evidence of the existence of AI systems that fall under the scope of Annex III, but do not pose a significant risk of harm to the health, safety or fundamental rights of natural persons.

7. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 97 in order to amend paragraph 3, second subparagraph, of this Article by deleting any of the conditions laid down therein, where there is concrete and reliable evidence that this is necessary to maintain the level of protection of health, safety and fundamental rights provided for by this Regulation.

8. Any amendment to the conditions laid down in paragraph 3, second subparagraph, adopted in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Article shall not decrease the overall level of protection of health, safety and fundamental rights provided for by this Regulation and shall ensure consistency with the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 7(1), and take account of market and technological developments.

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. 6(1)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    An AI system is high-risk under Article 6(1) when it is a safety component or product covered by Annex I harmonisation law and the product or AI product must undergo third-party conformity assessment.

    "Irrespective of whether an AI system is placed on the market or put into service independently of the products referred to in points (a) and (b), that AI system shall be considered to be high-risk where both of the following conditions are fulfilled:"
    Who
    Provider, Product manufacturer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(ii) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113(c)); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) applies transitional treatment to high-risk systems already placed on the market or put into service.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Mostly relevant to legal advice for product-regulated AI rather than ordinary legal AI, but it may affect vendors embedding AI in regulated products.
    See
    Annex I

  2. Art. 6(1) (1a)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    AI systems used solely for non-safety user assistance, performance optimisation, service efficiency, automation, convenience or quality control do not qualify as safety components for Article 6(1).

    "For the purposes of this Regulation, including paragraph 1 of this Article, AI systems that are solely used for non-safety related aspects of user assistance, performance optimisation, service efficiency, automation or convenience or quality control shall not qualify as safety components."
    Who
    Provider, Product manufacturer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(ii) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force 2026-07-27.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Helps distinguish product-regulated AI from non-safety legal or administrative assistance functions embedded in products.
    See
    Art. 6(1) · Annex I

  3. Art. 6(1) (1b)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    Notwithstanding the non-safety exclusion, AI systems whose failure or malfunctioning would endanger health and safety qualify as safety components.

    "Notwithstanding paragraph 1a, AI systems the failure or malfunctioning of which would endanger health and safety shall qualify as safety components."
    Who
    Provider, Product manufacturer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(ii) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force 2026-07-27.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Relevant mainly to product safety advice and regulated products, rather than ordinary legal AI deployment.
    See
    Art. 6(1) · Annex I

  4. Art. 6(1) (1c)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    A product does not satisfy Article 6(1)(b) where third-party conformity assessment is required solely for risks other than health and safety, such as radio spectrum or electromagnetic interference risks that do not affect health and safety.

    "A product that is required to undergo a third-party conformity assessment solely due to risks other than risks to health and safety, in particular risks relating to the distribution of radio spectrum or electromagnetic interference that do not affect health and safety, shall not be considered as fulfilling the condition in paragraph 1, point (b)."
    Who
    Provider, Product manufacturer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(ii) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force 2026-07-27.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Useful for legal advice on product-regulated AI boundaries and generally indirect for legal-practice AI.
    See
    Art. 6(1)(b) · Annex I

  5. Art. 6(1) Annex IScope or definitionHigh-risk

    Annex I identifies the Union harmonisation legislation used for Article 6(1) product-related high-risk AI classification and related conformity-assessment timing.

    "Section A. List of Union harmonisation legislation based on the New Legislative Framework"
    Who
    Provider, Product manufacturer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(ii) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113(c)); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) applies transitional treatment to high-risk systems already placed on the market or put into service.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Product-regulated AI is usually outside legal-practice software, but legal advisers and some legal-tech manufacturers may need the product boundary.
    See
    Art. 6(1) · Annex I

  6. Art. 6(2)Scope or definitionHigh-risklegal practice

    AI systems referred to in Annex III are classified as high-risk in addition to Article 6(1) product-related high-risk systems.

    "In addition to the high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1, AI systems referred to in Annex III shall be considered to be high-risk."
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Any operator
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Directly relevant to legal-AI providers and public-authority deployers where Annex III includes administration of justice and alternative dispute resolution.
    See
    Annex III · Annex III point 8

  7. Art. 6(2) Annex III(1)Scope or definitionHigh-risklegal practice

    Annex III point 1 makes permitted biometric systems high-risk, including remote biometric identification, sensitive biometric categorisation and emotion recognition.

    "Biometrics, in so far as their use is permitted under relevant Union or national law: remote biometric identification systems. AI systems intended to be used for biometric categorisation, according to sensitive or protected attributes or characteristics based on the inference of those attributes or characteristics; AI systems intended to be used for emotion recognition."
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Relevant to courts, public authorities and legal teams using biometric identification, categorisation or emotion systems.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 1

  8. Art. 6(2) Annex III(2)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    Annex III point 2 makes AI safety components used in critical digital infrastructure, road traffic or water, gas, heating or electricity supply high-risk.

    "Critical infrastructure: AI systems intended to be used as safety components in the management and operation of critical digital infrastructure, road traffic, or in the supply of water, gas, heating or electricity."
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Institutional — Usually indirect for legal practice, but relevant to counsel advising infrastructure operators or disputes over such systems.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 2

  9. Art. 6(2) Annex III(3)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    Annex III point 3 makes specified education and vocational-training AI high-risk, including admissions, learning evaluation, education-level assessment and test-proctoring behaviour monitoring.

    "Education and vocational training: AI systems intended to be used to determine access or admission or to assign natural persons to educational and vocational training institutions at all levels; AI systems intended to be used to evaluate learning outcomes, including when those outcomes are used to steer the learning process of natural persons in educational and vocational training institutions at"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Relevant to legal education, training providers and employment advice, but less direct than judicial AI.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 3

  10. Art. 6(2) Annex III(4)Scope or definitionHigh-risklegal practice

    Annex III point 4 makes specified employment, worker-management and self-employment access AI high-risk, including recruitment, promotion, termination, task allocation and worker monitoring.

    "Employment, workers’ management and access to self-employment: AI systems intended to be used for the recruitment or selection of natural persons, in particular to place targeted job advertisements, to analyse and filter job applications, and to evaluate candidates; AI systems intended to be used to make decisions affecting terms of work-related relationships, the promotion or termination of work-related"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Direct for law firms, legal departments and courts as employers using AI in recruitment or worker management.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 4

  11. Art. 6(2) Annex III(5)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    Annex III point 5 makes specified AI for essential public benefits, creditworthiness, life and health insurance, emergency dispatch and emergency healthcare triage high-risk.

    "Access to and enjoyment of essential private services and essential public services and benefits: AI systems intended to be used by public authorities or on behalf of public authorities to evaluate the eligibility of natural persons for essential public assistance benefits and services, including healthcare services, as well as to grant, reduce, revoke, or reclaim such benefits and services; AI"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Relevant to public-law, benefits, insurance and financial legal work, and to legal-AI vendors serving those sectors.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 5

  12. Art. 6(2) Annex III(6)Scope or definitionHigh-risklegal practice

    Annex III point 6 makes specified permitted law-enforcement AI high-risk, including victim-risk assessment, polygraphs, evidence reliability, offending risk and profiling for criminal investigations.

    "Law enforcement, in so far as their use is permitted under relevant Union or national law: AI systems intended to be used by or on behalf of law enforcement authorities, or by Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies in support of law enforcement authorities or on their behalf to assess the risk of a natural person becoming the victim of"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Highly relevant to criminal justice, evidence, law-enforcement oversight and court-adjacent legal AI.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 6

  13. Art. 6(2) Annex III(7)Scope or definitionHigh-risk

    Annex III point 7 makes specified migration, asylum and border-control AI high-risk, including polygraphs, risk assessment, application examination and detection or identification of persons.

    "Migration, asylum and border control management, in so far as their use is permitted under relevant Union or national law: AI systems intended to be used by or on behalf of competent public authorities or by Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies as polygraphs or similar tools; AI systems intended to be used by or on behalf of competent public"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Relevant to immigration, asylum and public-law legal practice and vendors supporting those authorities.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 7

  14. Art. 6(2) Annex III(8)Scope or definitionHigh-risklegal practice

    Annex III point 8 makes AI for administration of justice and democratic processes high-risk, including AI assisting judicial authorities or alternative dispute resolution with facts and law.

    "Administration of justice and democratic processes: AI systems intended to be used by a judicial authority or on their behalf to assist a judicial authority in researching and interpreting facts and the law and in applying the law to a concrete set of facts, or to be used in a similar way in alternative dispute resolution; AI systems intended to"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Directly reaches legal-AI vendors and court or ADR deployers using AI to research facts or law or apply law to facts.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III point 8

  15. Art. 6(3)Derogation or exemptionHigh-risklegal practice

    An Annex III AI system is not high-risk if it does not pose a significant risk of harm to health, safety or fundamental rights, including by not materially influencing decision-making outcomes.

    "By derogation from paragraph 2, an AI system referred to in Annex III shall not be considered to be high-risk where it does not pose a significant risk of harm to the health, safety or fundamental rights of natural persons, including by not materially influencing the outcome of decision making."
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Legal-AI vendors may rely on this only where an Annex III legal or judicial system does not significantly affect outcomes or rights.
    See
    Art. 6(2) · Annex III

  16. Art. 6(4) (assessment)DocumentationHigh-risklegal practice

    A provider that treats an Annex III AI system as not high-risk must document that assessment before placing the system on the market or putting it into service.

    "A provider who considers that an AI system referred to in Annex III is not high-risk shall document its assessment before that system is placed on the market or put into service. Such provider shall be subject to the registration obligation set out in Article 49(2). Upon request of national competent authorities, the provider shall provide the documentation of the"
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Legal-AI vendors asserting that an Annex III judicial or ADR system is not high-risk need documented assessment before market placement or service.
    See
    Art. 6(3) · Art. 49(2)

  17. Art. 6(4) (authority-request)Cooperation with authoritiesHigh-risklegal practice

    On request, the provider must give national competent authorities the documentation supporting its assessment that an Annex III AI system is not high-risk.

    "Upon request of national competent authorities, the provider shall provide the documentation of the assessment."
    Who
    Provider, National competent authority
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Legal-AI providers may need to provide non-high-risk assessment documentation to regulators for judicial, ADR or employment systems.
    See
    Art. 6(3) · Annex III

  18. Art. 6(4) (registration)RegistrationHigh-risklegal practice

    A provider that considers an Annex III AI system not high-risk remains subject to the Article 49(2) registration obligation.

    "Such provider shall be subject to the registration obligation set out in Article 49(2)."
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Important for legal-AI vendors whose systems fall within Annex III but are assessed as not high-risk.
    See
    Art. 49(2) · Annex III

  19. Art. 6(5)Governance institutionalHigh-risk

    After consulting the Board, the Commission must issue Article 6 implementation guidelines and practical examples of high-risk and non-high-risk AI use cases by 2 February 2026.

    "The Commission shall, after consulting the European Artificial Intelligence Board (the ‘Board’), and no later than 2 February 2026, provide guidelines specifying the practical implementation of this Article in line with Article 96 together with a comprehensive list of practical examples of use cases of AI systems that are high-risk and not high-risk."
    Who
    Commission, AI Board
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph (general application))
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Guidelines can clarify whether legal, judicial, ADR, employment or public-sector legal AI is high-risk.
    See
    Art. 96

  20. Art. 6(6)Delegated or implementing actHigh-risk

    The Commission may adopt delegated acts to add or modify Article 6(3) derogation conditions where reliable evidence shows Annex III systems do not pose significant health, safety or fundamental-rights risks.

    "The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 97 in order to amend paragraph 3, second subparagraph, of this Article by adding new conditions to those laid down therein, or by modifying them, where there is concrete and reliable evidence of the existence of AI systems that fall under the scope of Annex III, but do"
    Who
    Commission
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Could change the boundary for legal-AI systems listed in Annex III, including administration of justice and ADR tools.
    See
    Art. 6(3) · Art. 7(1) · Art. 97 · Annex III

  21. Art. 6(7)Delegated or implementing actHigh-risk

    The Commission must adopt delegated acts deleting Article 6(3) conditions where reliable evidence shows deletion is necessary to maintain protection of health, safety and fundamental rights.

    "The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 97 in order to amend paragraph 3, second subparagraph, of this Article by deleting any of the conditions laid down therein, where there is concrete and reliable evidence that this is necessary to maintain the level of protection of health, safety and fundamental rights provided for by this Regulation."
    Who
    Commission
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Could narrow non-high-risk arguments for legal-AI systems in Annex III if protection of fundamental rights requires it.
    See
    Art. 6(3) · Art. 97 · Annex III

  22. Art. 6(8)Delegated or implementing actHigh-risk

    Any amendment to Article 6(3) derogation conditions must not decrease overall protection and must stay consistent with Article 7(1) delegated acts and market and technological developments.

    "Any amendment to the conditions laid down in paragraph 3, second subparagraph, adopted in accordance with paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Article shall not decrease the overall level of protection of health, safety and fundamental rights provided for by this Regulation and shall ensure consistency with the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 7(1), and take account of market"
    Who
    Commission
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2) gives public-authority high-risk systems until 2030-08-02; systems placed on the market or put into service before the Chapter III date are covered only if significantly changed from that date.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Protects against weakening the high-risk boundary for legal-AI systems that can affect courts, ADR, employment or public services.
    See
    Art. 6(3) · Art. 7(1)

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6 (Classification rules for high-risk AI systems), 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_6 — 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-6, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.