EU AI ACT COMPLIANCE GUIDANCE

How-to Guides

Practical, step-by-step guidance for closing every EU AI Act compliance gap. Each guide covers the regulatory requirement, what to do, and how to do it.

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Foundation

Start here

These three activities are prerequisites for every other compliance obligation. Until they are in place, you cannot determine which rules apply to which systems.

ARTICLE 3 & 9 FOUNDATIONAL
How to Build an AI System Inventory
Create and maintain a complete, up-to-date register of every AI system your organisation develops, deploys, or uses.
ARTICLE 5 HIGH PRIORITY
How to Detect and Prevent Prohibited AI Uses
Identify and block AI use cases that are banned outright under the EU AI Act. Violations carry fines up to €35M.
ANNEX III CLASSIFICATION
How to Classify AI Systems by Risk
Determine which EU AI Act obligations apply to each system using the Annex III high-risk categories and Article 6 criteria.

Governance

Accountability and oversight

These guides cover the organisational structures and human controls required for high-risk AI systems.

ARTICLE 4 GOVERNANCE
How to Build an AI Governance Framework
Establish the policies, roles, and processes that operationalise AI accountability across your organisation.
ARTICLE 14 OVERSIGHT
How to Implement Human Oversight for High-Risk AI
Design and implement meaningful human oversight mechanisms so that AI decisions can be monitored, questioned, and overridden.

Technical Controls

System-level requirements

Technical obligations that apply at the level of individual high-risk AI systems.

ARTICLE 12 LOGGING
How to Implement AI Logging and Auditability
Implement automated logging that creates the audit trail required by Article 12 and gives regulators evidence of compliance.
ARTICLE 10 DATA
How to Implement Data Governance for EU AI Act Compliance
Meet Article 10 requirements for training data quality, PII controls, and data lineage tracking for high-risk AI systems.
ARTICLE 13 TRANSPARENCY
How to Implement Transparency and Disclosure
Draft user-facing notices, capability documentation, and explainability materials that meet Article 13 requirements.
ARTICLE 15 ROBUSTNESS
How to Ensure AI Robustness and Accuracy
Test and maintain the robustness, accuracy, and resilience of high-risk AI systems to meet Article 15 technical standards.

Operations

Ongoing compliance

Post-deployment obligations that apply throughout the operational life of high-risk AI systems.

ARTICLE 72 MONITORING
How to Implement Post-Market Monitoring
Establish a post-market monitoring plan that tracks AI system performance after deployment and meets Article 72 requirements.

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