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Article 16: Obligations of Providers of High-Risk AI Systems

Official Statutory Text

Article 16 Obligations of providers of high-r isk AI systems Providers of high-r isk AI systems shall: (a) ensure that their high-r isk AI systems are compliant with the requirements setout in Section 2; (b) indicate on the high-r isk AI system or , where that is not possible, on its packaging or its accompanying documentation, as applicable, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark , theaddress at which they can be contacted; (c) havea quality management system in place which complies with Article 17; (d) keep the documentation refer red to in Article 18; (e) when under their control, keep the logs automatically generated by their high-r isk AI systems as referred to in Article 19; (f) ensure that the high-r isk AI system undergoes the relevant conformity assessment procedureas refer red to in Article 43, prior to its being placed on the mark etor put into service; (g) drawup an EU declaration of conformity in accordance with Article 47; (h) affix the CE marking to the high-r isk AI system or , where that is not possible, on its packaging or its accompanying documentation, to indicate conformity with this Regulation, in accordance with Article 48; (i) comply with the registration obligations refer red to in Article 49(1); (j) take the necessary correctiveactions and provide information as required in Article 20; (k) upon a reasoned requestof a national competent authority , demonstrate the conformity of the high-r isk AI system with the requirements setout in Section 2; (l) ensure that the high-r isk AI system complies with accessibility requirements in accordance with Directives (EU) 2016/2102 and (EU) 2019/882.

Legal Authority

European Parliament & Council (Regulation 2024/1689)

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Mandatory Statutory Checklist & Fix
  • Providers must ensure that their high-risk AI systems are compliant with the requirements setout in Section 2 (Articles 9-15).
  • They must indicate their name, registered trade name/trademark, and contact address on the system, its packaging, or accompanying documentation.
  • They must implement a quality management system compliant with Article 17.
  • They must keep the documentation referred to in Article 18.
  • They must keep automatically generated logs (Article 19) when under their control.
  • They must ensure the system undergoes the relevant conformity assessment procedure (Article 43) before market placementor service.
  • They must draw up an EU declaration of conformity (Article 47).
  • They must affix the CE marking (Article 48) to indicate conformity.
  • They must comply with registration obligations (Article 49(1)).
  • They must take necessary corrective actions and provide information as required in Article 20.
  • They must, upon a reasoned request, demonstrate the conformity of the system to national competent authorities.
  • They must ensure the system complies with accessibility requirements in accordance with Directives (EU) 2016/2102 and (EU) 2019/882.
Statutory Classification
HIGH RISK

Applies directly across all 27 EU Member States with phased entry into force from 2025 to 2026.