EU AI Act Compliance Guide
The EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) is the world's first comprehensive AI regulation. High-risk AI systems classified under Annex III must comply with Articles 9 through 17 before market placement. Non-compliance carries penalties of up to 3% of global annual turnover.
This guide breaks down each Article into its specific requirements and explains how AI Attest helps you demonstrate compliance through structured documentation, dependency-tracked governance, and cryptographic audit trails.
Who must comply?
High-risk AI systems listed in Annex III of the EU AI Act must meet all requirements in Articles 9-17. The eight categories cover:
Articles 9-17: Requirement by requirement
Article 9 — Risk Management System
FULLEstablish, implement, and maintain a risk management system throughout the AI lifecycle. Covers risk identification, evaluation, mitigation, and continuous monitoring.
Article 10 — Data and Data Governance
FULLTraining, validation, and testing data must meet quality criteria. Covers collection processes, representativeness, bias examination, and data governance practices.
Article 11 — Technical Documentation
FULLTechnical documentation must be prepared before market placement and kept up to date. Must demonstrate compliance and contain Annex IV elements.
Article 12 — Record-Keeping
FULLSystems must allow automatic recording of events (logs) over their lifetime, enabling traceability and post-market monitoring.
Article 13 — Transparency and Information to Deployers
FULLSystems must be transparent. Deployers must receive instructions covering intended purpose, performance, limitations, human oversight, and maintenance.
Article 14 — Human Oversight
FULLSystems must be designed for effective human oversight. Humans must understand capabilities, monitor operation, and be able to override or halt the system.
Article 15 — Accuracy, Robustness and Cybersecurity
FULLSystems must achieve appropriate accuracy, be resilient to errors and adversarial attacks, and resist unauthorized third-party manipulation.
Article 16 — Obligations of Providers
FULLProvider obligations: ensure compliance, maintain quality management, keep documentation, perform conformity assessment, and cooperate with authorities.
Article 17 — Quality Management System
FULLProviders must implement a documented quality management system covering compliance strategy, design control, testing, data management, risk management, and accountability.
Compliance Timeline
Note: The Digital Omnibus on AI may extend the Annex III deadline to December 2, 2027. Regardless of timeline, the compliance requirements are identical.