CLUSTER / THE DECISION MAP
Classification: Annex I vs Annex III.
How Article 6 classification works, the two Annex routes, and the narrow filter for listed Annex III systems.
IN THIS CLUSTER
13 guides.
High-risk AI systems
A structured guide to classification, provider controls, deployer duties and phased high-risk application dates.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEArticle 6 classification routes: how a system becomes high-risk
The two routes in Article 6, the order in which to test them, and the evidence needed before a classification conclusion is recorded.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEAnnex I Section A: high-risk AI in New Legislative Framework products
Which product laws sit in Annex I Section A, how the AI Act requirements are checked inside the product conformity procedure, and what manufacturers must coordinate.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEAnnex I Section B: high-risk AI in vehicles, aviation, rail, marine and machinery
How Section B differs from Section A, which AI Act provisions apply directly, and how sectoral law carries the substantive AI requirements.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEAnnex III biometrics: remote identification, categorisation and emotion recognition uses
The biometric use cases in Annex III point 1, how they differ from Article 5 prohibitions, and the evidence needed for a biometric classification.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEAnnex III critical infrastructure and education: safety components and access decisions
Annex III points 2 and 3 explained together, covering AI as a safety component in critical infrastructure and AI that determines access to education and training.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEAnnex III employment and workers management: recruitment, task allocation and self-employment
Annex III point 4 explained, covering recruitment, task allocation, monitoring and evaluation of workers, and access to self-employment.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEAnnex III essential services: benefits, credit, insurance and emergency services
Annex III point 5 explained, covering access to essential services and benefits, creditworthiness, insurance pricing and assessment, and emergency dispatch.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEAnnex III law enforcement, migration and justice: points 6, 7 and 8
The final three Annex III areas explained together, covering law enforcement, migration and border control, and administration of justice and democratic processes.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEThe Article 6(3) filter: when an Annex III system is not high-risk, and its limits
The derogation in Article 6(3) explained condition by condition, including the profiling override and the documentation and registration duties that follow reliance on it.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEClassification when purpose changes: new uses, new users and new contexts
How a change in intended purpose, user group or deployment context can change classification, and how to trigger reassessment before the change goes live.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEClassification evidence and self-assessment: building a record an authority can follow
What a self-assessment record should contain, how to evidence each element of Articles 5 and 6, and how to keep the record current.
Read guide ↗CLUSTER ARTICLEBorderline classification and qualified review: when to stop and seek advice
How to recognise a borderline classification, what qualified review should cover, and how to handle the system while the question is open.
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