§ EU AI Act · Article 45
AI Act Article 45: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 45 of the AI Act imposes 12 obligations on notified body.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 45
Obligation 1
Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of any Union technical documentation assessment certificates, supplements, and quality management system approvals issued in accordance with Annex VII.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 2
Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of any refusal, restriction, suspension, or withdrawal of a Union technical documentation assessment certificate or quality management system approval issued in accordance with Annex VII.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 3
Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of any circumstances affecting the scope of or conditions for notification.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 4
Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of any request for information received from market surveillance authorities regarding conformity assessment activities.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 5
Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority, on request, of conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of their notification and any other activity performed, including cross-border activities and subcontracting.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 6
Each notified body shall inform other notified bodies of quality management system approvals which it has refused, suspended, or withdrawn.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 7
Each notified body shall inform other notified bodies, upon request, of quality system approvals which it has issued.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 8
Each notified body shall inform other notified bodies of Union technical documentation assessment certificates or supplements thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended, or otherwise restricted.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 9
Each notified body shall inform other notified bodies, upon request, of the certificates and/or supplements thereto which it has issued.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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inform
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Obligation 10
Each notified body shall provide other notified bodies carrying out similar conformity assessment activities covering the same types of AI systems with relevant information on issues relating to negative conformity assessment results.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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provide
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Obligation 11
Each notified body shall provide other notified bodies carrying out similar conformity assessment activities covering the same types of AI systems with relevant information on issues relating to positive conformity assessment results, on request.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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provide
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Obligation 12
Notified bodies shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information that they obtain, in accordance with Article 78.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 45, Article 45
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notified body
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safeguard
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§ Deadlines
EU AI Act compliance deadlines
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2025-02-02
Article 4 AI literacy
in_force
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2025-02-02
Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk)
in_force
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2025-08-02
GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56)
in_force
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2026-08-02
Article 50(2) machine-readable marking (watermarking) of AI-generated content
provisionally_amended
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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
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2026-08-02
Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations
provisionally_amended
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2026-08-02
National AI regulatory sandboxes (establishment deadline)
provisionally_amended
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2026-12-02
NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM
provisionally_amended
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2027-08-02
Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations
provisionally_amended
§ Frequently asked
Questions about Article 45
Who must comply with Article 45 of the AI Act?
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notified body.
What does Article 45 of the AI Act require?
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inform provide safeguard