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Article 8
Compliance with the requirements

Chapter III — Classification rules for high-risk AI systems, Section 2 — Compliance with the requirements. 2 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2027-12-02 and 2028-08-02. 1 reaches legal practice directly.

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. High-risk AI systems shall comply with the requirements laid down in this Section, taking into account their intended purpose as well as the generally acknowledged state of the art on AI and AI-related technologies. The risk management system referred to in Article 9 shall be taken into account when ensuring compliance with those requirements.

2. Where a product contains an AI system, to which the requirements of this Regulation as well as requirements of the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I apply, providers shall be responsible for ensuring that their product is fully compliant with all applicable requirements under applicable Union harmonisation legislation. In ensuring the compliance of high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1 with the requirements set out in this Section, and in order to ensure consistency, avoid duplication and minimise additional burdens, providers shall have a choice of integrating, as appropriate, the necessary testing and reporting processes, information and documentation they provide with regard to their product into documentation and procedures that already exist and are required under the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I.

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. 8(1)RequirementHigh-risklegal practice

    High-risk AI systems must comply with Chapter III Section 2 requirements, taking account of intended purpose, state of the art and the Article 9 risk management system.

    "High-risk AI systems shall comply with the requirements laid down in this Section, taking into account their intended purpose as well as the generally acknowledged state of the art on AI and AI-related technologies. The risk management system referred to in Article 9 shall be taken into account when ensuring compliance with those requirements."
    Who
    Provider
    From
    (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), Art. 1(40), amending Art. 113(c)(i): Art. 6(2)/Annex III high-risk)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2): high-risk AI systems placed on the market or put into service before 2026-08-02 are covered only if they are subject to significant design changes from that date; providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems intended for public authorities must take necessary steps to comply by 2030-08-02. Art. 113(c) separately applies Article 6(1) and corresponding obligations from 2027-08-02. Date deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (in force 27 July 2026); as enacted: 2026-08-02 (Art. 113 second subparagraph).
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Direct for legal-AI vendors where the system is high-risk under Annex III point 8, including AI used by or for judicial authorities or similarly in ADR.
    See
    Art. 9 · Chapter III Section 2 · Annex III point 8

  2. Art. 8(2)RequirementHigh-risk

    Where a product contains a high-risk AI system subject to this Regulation and Annex I Section A harmonisation law, providers are responsible for full compliance with applicable product requirements.

    "Where a product contains an AI system, to which the requirements of this Regulation as well as requirements of the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I apply, providers shall be responsible for ensuring that their product is fully compliant with all applicable requirements under applicable Union harmonisation legislation. In ensuring the compliance of high-risk AI systems referred to in"
    Who
    Provider, Product manufacturer
    From
    (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), Art. 1(40), amending Art. 113(c)(ii): Art. 6(1)/Annex I high-risk)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).Art. 111(2): high-risk AI systems placed on the market or put into service before 2026-08-02 are covered only if they are subject to significant design changes from that date; providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems intended for public authorities must take necessary steps to comply by 2030-08-02. Art. 113(c) separately applies Article 6(1) and corresponding obligations from 2027-08-02. Date deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (in force 27 July 2026); as enacted: 2026-08-02 (Art. 113 second subparagraph).
    Fine tier
    Art. 99(4)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Relevant for vendors placing legal-sector AI into regulated products; ordinary legal software is usually outside this product-law pathway.
    See
    Annex I Section A · Chapter III Section 2

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 8 (Compliance with the requirements), 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_8 — 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-8, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.