Article 6 · Chapter III: High-Risk AI Systems
Classification Rules for High-Risk AI Systems
High risk
Summary
Defines the two routes to high-risk: (1) Article 6(1) — AI systems that are themselves a safety component of, or are products covered by, the EU harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I and require third-party conformity assessment; (2) Article 6(2) — AI systems used in the eight Annex III domains. Article 6(3) introduces a narrow derogation where a system performs only a 'narrow procedural task' or improves the result of a previously completed human activity.
Key obligations
- Run the Article 6(1) check against Annex I product legislation
- Then check Annex III's eight high-risk domains
- Document why a system is or is not high-risk (Art. 6(4))
- If you claim the Art. 6(3) derogation, register the system in the EU database (Art. 49)