AIGO — EU AI Act High-Risk AI Mapping
1. Document Purpose
This document provides the AIGO mapping for high-risk artificial intelligence systems under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, as amended by subsequent Union legislation including Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The mapping translates the EU AI Act high-risk framework into AIGO governance mechanisms covering:- high-risk classification;
- applicability;
- risk management;
- data governance;
- technical documentation;
- record keeping;
- transparency;
- human oversight;
- accuracy;
- robustness;
- cybersecurity;
- quality management;
- provider obligations;
- deployer obligations;
- fundamental-rights impact assessment;
- conformity-related governance;
- registration;
- monitoring;
- incident management;
- change management;
- assurance;
- evidence;
- management review;
- continual improvement; and
- retirement.
2. Mapping Information
The current legal framework distinguishes high-risk AI systems classified under Article 6(1) and Annex I from those classified under Article 6(2) and Annex III. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 amended Article 113 so that the relevant Chapter III, Sections 1–3 rules apply from 2 December 2027 for Article 6(2)/Annex III systems and from 2 August 2028 for Article 6(1)/Annex I systems.
3. Legal Source Hierarchy
3.1 Binding Source
The authoritative legal source is: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended, including: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 The EUR-Lex legal text is controlling.3.2 Official Implementation Material
Supporting material includes:- European Commission guidance;
- European AI Office guidance;
- official FAQs;
- implementing acts;
- delegated acts;
- harmonised standards;
- common specifications;
- codes of practice.
3.3 AIGO Mapping
AIGO translates requirements into operational governance structures. An AIGO control, assessment, or approval does not automatically constitute statutory conformity.4. High-Risk Classification Principle
AIGO should determine high-risk status before applying the detailed high-risk control set. The principal sequence is:5. Two Primary High-Risk Pathways
AIGO should distinguish:Path A — Article 6(1) / Annex I
AI systems that are safety components of, or are themselves products, covered by specified Union harmonisation legislation and subject to the relevant conditions.Path B — Article 6(2) / Annex III
AI systems used for specified high-risk purposes and falling within the conditions defined in Annex III and the associated provisions. These are legally distinct classification pathways and must not be merged into a single generic “high-risk” test.6. Article 6(1) / Annex I Pathway
The original Article 6(1) provides that an AI system is high-risk where the relevant conditions concerning a product or safety component covered by Annex I are satisfied, including the relevant conformity-assessment relationship. The current amendment baseline also modified Annex I, including changes to the Union harmonisation legislation listed there.AIGO Requirements
The organization should capture:- product category;
- applicable Union harmonisation legislation;
- product manufacturer relationship;
- AI-system role;
- safety-component relationship;
- conformity pathway;
- relevant notified-body or other assessment considerations;
- deployment context;
- applicable transition date.
7. Article 6(2) / Annex III Pathway
The Article 6(2) pathway covers specified AI use cases listed in Annex III where the legal classification conditions are satisfied. AIGO should record:- Annex III area;
- specific use case;
- intended purpose;
- actor;
- relevant exception;
- classification rationale;
- affected persons;
- risk;
- evidence.
8. Annex III Areas
The AIGO mapping should maintain the Annex III structure as a controlled taxonomy rather than inventing independent categories. The major areas include:- biometrics;
- critical infrastructure;
- education and vocational training;
- employment, workers management and access to self-employment;
- access to and enjoyment of essential private services and essential public services and benefits;
- law enforcement;
- migration, asylum and border control management;
- administration of justice and democratic processes.
9. High-Risk Classification Record
AIGO should maintain a high-risk classification decision containing at minimum:10. AIGO Control — High-Risk Classification
Control Name: EU AI Act High-Risk Classification Objective: Ensure that each potentially in-scope AI system is assessed against the current Article 6 and Annex I/III criteria before the organization relies on a non-high-risk classification. Owner: AI Governance Owner / Classification Owner. Frequency:- initial registration;
- before approval;
- after material change;
- after intended-purpose change;
- after regulatory change;
- after relevant official guidance.
11. Classification Evidence
Evidence may include:- AI system profile;
- intended-purpose document;
- product information;
- technical architecture;
- use-case description;
- deployment context;
- Annex mapping;
- regulatory analysis;
- legal/compliance review;
- classification assessment.
12. Article 6(3) and Exception Handling
Where the Regulation provides conditions under which certain Annex III systems may not be classified as high-risk, AIGO should document the relevant determination explicitly. The organization should not simply select “not high-risk” without recording:- the applicable condition;
- supporting facts;
- evidence;
- reviewer;
- effective date.
13. Classification Uncertainty
Where the evidence is insufficient, AIGO should support:14. High-Risk Governance Profile
Once an AI system is classified as high-risk, AIGO should automatically or procedurally activate an enhanced governance profile. Recommended profile:15. Article 9 — Risk Management System
15.1 Legal Theme
High-risk AI systems are subject to a risk-management system throughout their lifecycle.15.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT / CRITICAL
AIGO Components:
- Risk;
- Control;
- Assessment;
- Monitoring;
- Evidence;
- Assurance;
- Improvement.
15.3 Operational Model
15.4 AIGO Control
High-Risk AI Risk Management Control The control should require:- documented risks;
- affected-person analysis;
- foreseeable misuse;
- reasonably foreseeable misuse;
- risks from intended use;
- mitigation;
- residual risk;
- lifecycle reassessment.
15.5 Evidence
- risk assessments;
- risk register;
- treatment records;
- control evidence;
- monitoring;
- reassessment.
16. Article 10 — Data and Data Governance
16.1 Legal Theme
High-risk AI systems are subject to requirements concerning data and data governance for training, validation and testing datasets.16.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT / CRITICAL
AIGO Components:
- Data Governance;
- Control;
- Assessment;
- Risk;
- Evidence;
- Assurance.
16.3 AIGO Controls
Controls should address:- relevance;
- representativeness;
- quality;
- provenance;
- suitability;
- bias detection and mitigation;
- data governance;
- data preparation;
- testing;
- documentation.
16.4 Evidence
Potential evidence includes:- dataset inventory;
- lineage;
- data-quality records;
- provenance;
- bias assessment;
- preprocessing records;
- validation results.
17. Article 11 — Technical Documentation
17.1 Legal Theme
Providers of high-risk AI systems must prepare technical documentation before placing the system on the market or putting it into service and keep it updated as required.17.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
AIGO Components:
- AI System Profile;
- Evidence;
- Change;
- Assurance.
17.3 AIGO Control
High-Risk Technical Documentation Control The control should require controlled documentation covering the applicable statutory requirements. AIGO should support the documentation lifecycle:18. Article 12 — Record-Keeping
18.1 Legal Theme
High-risk AI systems must support automatic logging and appropriate record keeping according to the applicable legal requirements.18.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
AIGO Components:
- Monitoring;
- Evidence;
- Incident;
- Assurance.
18.3 AIGO Control
High-Risk Logging and Record-Keeping Control The control should define:- required events;
- timestamps;
- retention;
- access;
- integrity;
- traceability;
- review;
- incident linkage.
19. Article 13 — Transparency and Information for Deployers
19.1 Legal Theme
High-risk AI providers must ensure sufficient transparency and provide relevant information and instructions to deployers.19.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
19.3 AIGO Controls
Controls should cover:- intended purpose;
- limitations;
- performance characteristics;
- known risks;
- human oversight;
- operational conditions;
- information to deployers;
- documentation.
19.4 Evidence
- instructions;
- technical documentation;
- deployment guidance;
- acceptance records;
- review evidence.
20. Article 14 — Human Oversight
20.1 Legal Theme
High-risk AI systems must be designed and developed in a way that enables appropriate human oversight.20.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT / CRITICAL
20.3 AIGO Control
High-Risk Human Oversight Control The control should establish:- oversight role;
- authority;
- competence;
- ability to intervene;
- ability to interrupt or override where required;
- escalation;
- monitoring;
- documented procedures.
20.4 Evidence
- oversight assignment;
- competence record;
- intervention procedures;
- override tests;
- monitoring;
- training;
- oversight logs.
21. Article 15 — Accuracy, Robustness and Cybersecurity
21.1 Legal Theme
High-risk AI systems must meet relevant requirements for:- appropriate levels of accuracy;
- robustness;
- cybersecurity.
21.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT / CRITICAL
21.3 AIGO Control Domains
AIGO should map:- accuracy controls;
- validation;
- performance monitoring;
- robustness testing;
- adversarial testing;
- cybersecurity;
- resilience;
- failure handling.
21.4 Evidence
- validation results;
- testing;
- vulnerability assessments;
- security testing;
- performance records;
- monitoring.
22. Article 16 — Obligations of Providers
22.1 Legal Theme
Providers of high-risk AI systems have a set of organizational and lifecycle obligations.22.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
The obligations should be distributed across:
- Governance;
- AI System;
- Risk;
- Control;
- Assessment;
- Evidence;
- Monitoring;
- Change;
- Assurance.
22.3 AIGO Operating Model
23. Article 17 — Quality Management System
23.1 Legal Theme
Providers of high-risk AI systems must establish a quality-management system meeting the applicable legal requirements.23.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT / SUPPORTING
23.3 AIGO Implementation
AIGO governance should support a controlled QMS-related structure covering, where applicable:- strategy;
- procedures;
- design and development;
- testing;
- validation;
- data governance;
- risk;
- technical documentation;
- record keeping;
- incident handling;
- corrective action;
- regulatory communication.
24. Article 18 — Documentation Retention
AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
AIGO Evidence and Document Integrity controls should support retention of relevant documentation for the statutory period where applicable.
Retention rules should distinguish:
- legal retention;
- organizational retention;
- evidence retention;
- technical record retention.
25. Article 19 — Automatically Generated Logs
AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
AIGO should establish:
- log requirements;
- retention;
- access;
- integrity;
- event definitions;
- incident linkage;
- monitoring;
- review.
26. Article 20 — Corrective Action
AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
Recommended chain:
27. Article 21 — Cooperation with Authorities
AIGO Mapping
Relationship:SUPPORTING
AIGO should support:
- regulatory correspondence;
- evidence preservation;
- authority requests;
- response coordination;
- management escalation.
28. Article 22 — Representatives of Providers
AIGO Mapping
Where an authorized representative relationship exists, AIGO should record:- provider;
- representative;
- authority;
- contractual basis;
- scope;
- communications;
- evidence.
29. Articles 23–25 — Importers and Distributors
AIGO Mapping
Importers and distributors may have specific responsibilities. AIGO should support:- role identification;
- supplier due diligence;
- documentation verification;
- conformity-related records;
- corrective action;
- communication;
- incident escalation.
30. Article 26 — Deployers
30.1 Legal Theme
Deployers have defined obligations for use of high-risk AI.30.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
30.3 AIGO Controls
Deployers should have controls for:- use according to instructions;
- human oversight;
- monitoring;
- record keeping;
- data governance where applicable;
- incident reporting;
- workplace obligations where applicable;
- regulatory communication.
31. Article 27 — Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment
31.1 Legal Theme
Certain deployers must perform a fundamental-rights impact assessment.31.2 AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT / CONDITIONAL / CRITICAL
31.3 AIGO Assessment
AIGO should support:31.4 Important Distinction
An AIGO general risk assessment does not automatically equal the legally required fundamental-rights impact assessment. Where Article 27 applies, the mapping should identify the statutory assessment explicitly.32. Article 29 — Monitoring by Deployers
AIGO Mapping
Relationship:DIRECT
Monitoring should cover:
- system performance;
- use according to instructions;
- risks;
- incidents;
- changes;
- human oversight;
- relevant data quality;
- complaints or affected-person issues.
33. High-Risk Conformity Architecture
The AIGO framework should support, but not replace:- conformity assessment;
- declarations;
- quality-management requirements;
- technical documentation;
- registration;
- post-market monitoring.
34. Annex I — Product-Related High-Risk Systems
34.1 AIGO Classification
The Article 6(1)/Annex I determination should evaluate:- Is the AI system itself a product or safety component?
- Is the product within current Annex I legislation?
- Are the applicable product-law conditions satisfied?
- Is the system subject to the relevant conformity-assessment pathway?
- Is the system excluded or otherwise outside the high-risk classification?
34.2 Current Legal Baseline
The 2026 amendment modified Annex I and added/changed references to relevant Union harmonisation legislation. AIGO’s Annex I mapping must therefore be maintained against the current legal text rather than relying on an older product list.35. Annex III — Stand-Alone High-Risk Systems
AIGO should map each Annex III area to:- category;
- use case;
- actor;
- intended purpose;
- exception;
- applicable controls;
- assessment;
- evidence;
- monitoring;
- assurance.
36. High-Risk Category — Biometrics
Potential Annex III contexts include specified biometric uses. AIGO should consider:- biometric modality;
- identification versus verification;
- categorization;
- purpose;
- access;
- affected persons;
- accuracy;
- privacy;
- security;
- human oversight.
37. High-Risk Category — Critical Infrastructure
For applicable critical-infrastructure AI systems, AIGO should consider:- safety;
- resilience;
- cybersecurity;
- availability;
- continuity;
- incident response;
- monitoring;
- emergency intervention.
38. High-Risk Category — Education and Vocational Training
For applicable systems, AIGO should assess:- learner impact;
- access;
- grading;
- admissions;
- evaluation;
- fairness;
- human oversight;
- transparency;
- affected-person rights.
39. High-Risk Category — Employment and Worker Management
AIGO should assess:- recruitment;
- selection;
- worker evaluation;
- promotion;
- termination;
- allocation of work;
- access to self-employment;
- bias;
- discrimination;
- transparency;
- human oversight.
40. High-Risk Category — Essential Services and Benefits
AIGO should evaluate systems affecting:- access to essential public services;
- essential private services;
- eligibility;
- benefit allocation;
- credit-related or similarly consequential determinations where covered;
- vulnerable persons;
- explanations;
- human review.
41. High-Risk Category — Law Enforcement
AIGO should consider:- law-enforcement purpose;
- person-level impact;
- profiling;
- biometric use;
- criminal-offence prediction;
- human oversight;
- evidence;
- authority;
- safeguards.
42. High-Risk Category — Migration, Asylum and Border Control
AIGO should assess:- identity;
- eligibility;
- migration status;
- asylum;
- border control;
- vulnerability;
- fundamental rights;
- human oversight;
- transparency;
- data quality;
- record keeping.
43. High-Risk Category — Administration of Justice and Democratic Processes
AIGO should consider:- judicial or quasi-judicial decision support;
- access to justice;
- procedural fairness;
- human review;
- explainability;
- independence;
- democratic-process risks;
- manipulation;
- public-interest impact.
44. High-Risk Data Governance Control
All applicable high-risk AI systems should maintain a controlled data-governance process. The control may include:- data inventory;
- source;
- provenance;
- quality;
- bias;
- representativeness;
- processing;
- testing;
- access;
- retention;
- change management.
45. High-Risk Documentation Control
The control should ensure that required documentation remains:- complete;
- current;
- version-controlled;
- approved;
- accessible to authorized parties;
- traceable;
- retained.
46. High-Risk Logging Control
Logs should support:- traceability;
- incident investigation;
- monitoring;
- regulatory evidence;
- post-market activity;
- assurance.
47. High-Risk Human Oversight Control
The oversight control should be linked to:- risk level;
- system capability;
- operating context;
- decision consequence;
- override;
- intervention;
- competence.
48. High-Risk Accuracy and Robustness Control
The control should define:- accuracy objectives;
- validation;
- threshold;
- drift monitoring;
- robustness;
- stress testing;
- error handling;
- degradation behavior.
49. High-Risk Cybersecurity Control
The cybersecurity control should address, where relevant:- threat modeling;
- secure development;
- access control;
- authentication;
- integrity;
- resilience;
- adversarial attacks;
- data poisoning;
- model manipulation;
- vulnerability response.
50. High-Risk Incident Governance
A high-risk incident should be connected to:51. High-Risk Change Governance
Material changes should trigger review of:- classification;
- intended purpose;
- data;
- risk;
- controls;
- documentation;
- conformity;
- registration;
- monitoring.
52. High-Risk Assurance
Assurance should be proportionate to:- risk;
- classification;
- impact;
- regulatory significance;
- control criticality;
- incident history;
- change significance.
- control assessment;
- technical assessment;
- independent review;
- audit;
- model validation;
- data assessment;
- human-oversight assessment.
53. High-Risk Evidence Model
Evidence should be organized around the high-risk governance lifecycle.54. High-Risk Evidence Coverage
A high-risk AI system should not be considered fully governance-ready when material evidence gaps remain. The Evidence Coverage Validator should eventually evaluate:- required evidence;
- current evidence;
- quality;
- validity;
- integrity;
- review;
- retention.
55. High-Risk Control Coverage
The Control Coverage Validator should evaluate:- all applicable mandatory controls;
- critical controls;
- assessments;
- evidence;
- monitoring;
- assurance;
- exceptions;
- compensating controls.
56. High-Risk Traceability
The minimum chain should be:57. High-Risk Management Review
Management review should periodically evaluate:- number of high-risk systems;
- classification decisions;
- control coverage;
- evidence coverage;
- assurance findings;
- incidents;
- regulatory changes;
- upcoming deadlines;
- resource requirements;
- supplier dependencies.
58. Current Application Timeline
The current legal baseline is:
This is the current amended position under Regulation (EU) 2026/1744.
The Commission’s current high-risk guidance reports the same practical timeline: December 2027 for specified stand-alone high-risk systems and August 2028 for AI embedded in regulated products.
59. Important Timeline Qualification
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 includes an implementation mechanism linked to the availability of support measures such as harmonised standards, common specifications, and guidance. The legal text establishes the revised baseline dates while providing for the application mechanism described in the amended Article 113. AIGO must therefore treat the dates as controlled regulatory data and verify the current legal state before each release.60. Transitional Governance
AIGO should maintain separate status for:61. Early-Readiness Principle
Even where high-risk obligations are not yet legally applicable to a particular system, AIGO may require early implementation of high-risk governance controls. For example:62. High-Risk Procurement Gate
Organizations acquiring a potential high-risk AI system should assess:- classification;
- provider status;
- documentation;
- control evidence;
- cybersecurity;
- human oversight;
- monitoring;
- incident arrangements;
- regulatory applicability.
63. High-Risk Deployment Gate
The deployment gate should require:- classification;
- required assessments;
- risk treatment;
- control assessment;
- evidence;
- approval;
- applicable conformity-related readiness;
- monitoring readiness;
- human oversight readiness.
64. High-Risk Continued-Operation Gate
Periodic continued-operation review should consider:- new risks;
- performance;
- incidents;
- control effectiveness;
- evidence;
- regulatory changes;
- system changes;
- provider changes;
- user/affected-person impacts.
65. High-Risk Retirement
Retirement should assess:- regulatory record retention;
- technical documentation;
- historical logs;
- incidents;
- evidence;
- authority obligations;
- supplier obligations;
- post-market obligations;
- residual risks.
66. High-Risk Regulatory Change
A change in EU law or official guidance should trigger:67. High-Risk Supplier Governance
Contracts with providers should address, where relevant:- high-risk classification information;
- technical documentation;
- changes;
- incidents;
- evidence;
- security;
- privacy;
- conformity-related records;
- cooperation;
- termination;
- regulatory communication.
68. High-Risk Assurance Triggers
Enhanced assurance should be considered when:- classification is disputed;
- system is critical;
- fundamental rights impact is material;
- control coverage is incomplete;
- material incident occurred;
- major change occurred;
- evidence is weak;
- regulatory review is expected.
69. High-Risk Improvement
Improvement activities may address:- control gaps;
- documentation gaps;
- evidence gaps;
- monitoring weaknesses;
- incident recurrence;
- high-risk classification uncertainty;
- supplier weaknesses;
- assurance findings.
70. High-Risk Control Matrix
71. High-Risk Decision Matrix
Actual authority should follow the organization’s approved AIGO Governance record.
72. Mapping Status
Potential mapping statuses are:DRAFT
73. Mapping Confidence
Each substantive high-risk mapping should eventually carry:74. High-Risk Mapping Findings
Potential findings include:75. Validation Requirements
The document should satisfy:Legal Source Validation
Article and Annex references resolve to the applicable legal text.Classification Validation
Article 6 pathways are distinguishable.Annex Validation
Annex I and Annex III mappings are traceable.Control Validation
Referenced AIGO controls exist.Evidence Validation
Required evidence relationships are represented.Traceability Validation
Legal requirement → AIGO governance chain is intact.Timeline Validation
Current application dates are used.Consistency Validation
High-risk terminology matches the master mapping and architecture.Version Validation
Amendment baseline is identified.76. Limitations
This mapping cannot independently determine:- whether a particular AI system legally qualifies as high-risk;
- whether an Annex I product-law pathway applies;
- whether an Annex III exception applies;
- whether a fundamental-rights assessment is legally required in a specific case;
- whether technical documentation satisfies every legal element;
- whether a control is effective;
- whether an organization is legally compliant.
77. Relationship to Other EU AI Act Mappings
78. Document Control
79. Document Status
Document: AIGO — EU AI Act High-Risk AI Mapping Version: 0.1 Status: Draft Working Name: AIGO Full Name: AI Governance Operating Framework Document Identifier:AIGO-MAP-EUAI-003
Document Type: EU AI Act Mapping
This document maps the EU AI Act high-risk AI framework to the AIGO AI Governance Operating Framework, including Article 6 classification, Annex I and Annex III pathways, Chapter III requirements, risk management, data governance, documentation, human oversight, accuracy, robustness, cybersecurity, provider and deployer obligations, fundamental-rights assessment, monitoring, evidence, assurance, and lifecycle governance.
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