{
  "node_id": "eu-ai-act-2024-1689-article-43-conformity-assessment-procedures-high-risk",
  "title": "EU AI Act (EU) 2024/1689 - Article 43: Conformity Assessment Procedures for High-Risk AI Systems",
  "domain": "AI Governance & Law",
  "version": "2.0",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-09",
  "bluf": "Article 43 specifies two conformity assessment routes for high-risk AI systems before market placement. Route 1 (internal control - Annex VI): providers self-assess against AI Act requirements; applies to all high-risk AI systems in Annex III EXCEPT biometric identification, critical infrastructure, education, employment, essential services, law enforcement, migration/asylum, and administration of justice categories. Route 2 (notified body assessment - Annex VII): mandatory third-party conformity assessment by an accredited EU notified body; applies to: (a) real-time remote biometric identification systems; (b) high-risk AI systems that differ substantially from any system for which conformity assessment was previously conducted under a harmonised standard. When a subsequent version of an already-certified system includes modifications not covered by the previous certificate, a new assessment is required. Providers may choose a more stringent procedure than the minimum required.",
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    "skyfire_id": "41779894-ece2-4163-9761-b3b1b76e19b0"
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  "crosswalks": {
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    "_note": "Full crosswalk values included in vault response"
  },
  "dependencies": [
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    "eu-ai-act-article-17-quality-management-system",
    "eu-ai-act-2024-1689-article-18-technical-documentation-high-risk-ai",
    "eu-ai-act-article-40-harmonised-standards"
  ],
  "primary_citations_count": 8
}