AI Act Article 30: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

All obligations under Article 30

Obligation 1

Notifying authorities may only notify conformity assessment bodies that have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 31. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

notifying authority

Action required

notify

Deadline

—

Penalty

—

Obligation 2

Notifying authorities shall notify the Commission and other Member States, using the electronic notification tool, of each conformity assessment body referred to in paragraph 1. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

notifying authority

Action required

notify

Deadline

—

Penalty

—

Obligation 3

The notification shall include full details of conformity assessment activities, modules, types of AI systems concerned, and the relevant attestation of competence. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

notifying authority

Action required

document

Deadline

—

Penalty

—

Obligation 4

Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate, the notifying authority shall provide documentary evidence attesting to the competence of the conformity assessment body and arrangements for regular monitoring. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

notifying authority

Action required

document

Deadline

—

Penalty

—

Obligation 5

The conformity assessment body may perform activities only where no objections are raised by the Commission or other Member States within two weeks (if accreditation certificate included) or two months (if documentary evidence included). Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

conformity assessment body

Action required

wait

Deadline

two weeks or two months after notification

Penalty

—

Obligation 6

Where objections are raised, the Commission shall, without delay, enter into consultations with the relevant Member States and the conformity assessment body. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

Commission

Action required

consult

Deadline

without delay

Penalty

—

Obligation 7

The Commission shall decide whether the authorisation is justified following consultations. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

Commission

Action required

decide

Deadline

—

Penalty

—

Obligation 8

The Commission shall address its decision to the Member State concerned and to the relevant conformity assessment body. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 30, Article 30

Obligated entity

Commission

Action required

notify

Deadline

—

Penalty

—

EU AI Act compliance deadlines

• 2025-02-02 Article 4 AI literacy in_force
• 2025-02-02 Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk) in_force
• 2025-08-02 GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56) in_force
• 2026-08-02 Article 50(2) machine-readable marking (watermarking) of AI-generated content provisionally_amended
• 2026-08-02 Article 50 transparency obligations OTHER than the 50(2) marking grace (for example disclosure that a user is interacting with an AI system) scheduled
• 2026-08-02 Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations provisionally_amended
• 2026-08-02 National AI regulatory sandboxes (establishment deadline) provisionally_amended
• 2026-12-02 NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM provisionally_amended
• 2027-08-02 Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations provisionally_amended

Questions about Article 30

Who must comply with Article 30 of the AI Act? +

Commission, conformity assessment body, notifying authority.

What does Article 30 of the AI Act require? +

notify document wait

What is the compliance deadline for AI Act Article 30? +

two weeks or two months after notification; without delay