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The procedure by which a provider shows a high-risk AI system meets the EU AI Act before placing it on the market: internal control for most Annex III systems, a notified body for some biometric systems, and the sectoral procedure for Annex I products 1. It precedes the declaration, CE marking and registration.

Developed in
ch. 18, Conformity assessment, declaration, marking and registration
ch. 14, EU AI Act conformity, in order
Chapters
ch. 14, Development · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

6 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Conformity assessment: mentions per chapter20 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter08 Regulatory Map: 5 mentions08 Regulatory Map514 Development: 5 mentions14 Development515 Deployment: 1 mention15 Deployment118 EU AI Act: 5 mentions18 EU AI Act521 AI Laws Worldwide: 2 mentions21 AI Laws Worldwide222 Principles & Standards: 2 mentions22 Principles & Standards2No mentions in the other 17 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Conformity assessment: mentions per chapter20 mentions of the term across 6 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 5 mentions5081011121314 Development: 5 mentions51415 Deployment: 1 mention115161718 EU AI Act: 5 mentions518192021 AI Laws Worldwide: 2 mentions22122 Principles & Standards: 2 mentions22223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Conformity assessment per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map5No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development5Yes
15 Deployment1No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act5Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide2No
22 Principles & Standards2No
23 AI Agents0No
Conformity assessment: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedConformity assessmentRelated terms (8)Annex I (EU AI Act) · RelatedAnnex I (EU AI Act)CE marking · RelatedCE markingEU declaration of conformity · RelatedEU declaration of conformityHigh-risk AI system · RelatedHigh-risk AI systemNotified body · RelatedNotified bodyPlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketPre-determined changes · RelatedPre-determined changesSubstantial modification · RelatedSubstantial modification
Conformity assessment: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedRelated terms (8)Annex I (EU AI Act) · RelatedAnnex I (EU AI Act)CE marking · RelatedCE markingEU declaration of conformity · RelatedEU declaration of conformityHigh-risk AI system · RelatedHigh-risk AI systemNotified body · RelatedNotified bodyPlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketPre-determined changes · RelatedPre-determined changesSubstantial modification · RelatedSubstantial modificationConformityassessment
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Conformity assessment
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAnnex I (EU AI Act)Related
Related termsCE markingRelated
Related termsEU declaration of conformityRelated
Related termsHigh-risk AI systemRelated
Related termsNotified bodyRelated
Related termsPlacing on the marketRelated
Related termsPre-determined changesRelated
Related termsSubstantial modificationRelated
  • CE marking

    The mark showing a high-risk AI system's conformity with the EU AI Act, affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly, or digitally for systems provided digitally…

  • EU declaration of conformity

    The provider's signed statement, following AI Act Annex V, that a high-risk AI system meets the Act's requirements; drawn up after the conformity assessment…

  • Notified body

    A conformity assessment body designated under the EU AI Act to carry out third-party conformity assessment of high-risk AI systems.

  • Substantial modification

    Under the EU AI Act, a change after placing on the market that the initial conformity assessment did not foresee and that affects compliance or changes the…

  • Pre-determined changes

    Changes to a high-risk system that continues to learn, planned by the provider at the initial conformity assessment and described in the technical…

  • Placing on the market

    Under the EU AI Act, the first making available of an AI system or general-purpose AI model on the Union market; later supplies in the course of a commercial…

  • Annex I (EU AI Act)

    The AI Act annex listing the Union harmonisation legislation under which AI is embedded in regulated products (machinery, medical devices, toys and the like)…

  • High-risk AI system

    Under the EU AI Act, an AI system that is a safety component of, or itself, a product under Annex I legislation needing third-party conformity assessment, or…

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Conformity assessment. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/conformity-assessment. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026conformityassessment,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Conformity assessment}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/conformity-assessment}
}