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Article 49Registration

CELEX 32024R1689 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter III

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1. Before placing on the market or putting into service a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of high-risk AI systems referred to in point 2 of Annex III, the provider or, where applicable, the authorised representative shall register themselves and their system in the EU database referred to in Article 71.

Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/ai-act-2024-1689/artikel-49 · Short answer as data · Official text

AI Act in short

Some AI uses are banned, high-risk AI requires risk management and human oversight, and deployers must ensure AI literacy.

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Official text

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1. Before placing on the market or putting into service a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of high-risk AI systems referred to in point 2 of Annex III, the provider or, where applicable, the authorised representative shall register themselves and their system in the EU database referred to in Article 71.

2. Before placing on the market or putting into service an AI system for which the provider has concluded that it is not high-risk according to Article 6(3), that provider or, where applicable, the authorised representative shall register themselves and that system in the EU database referred to in Article 71.

3. Before putting into service or using a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of high-risk AI systems listed in point 2 of Annex III, deployers that are public authorities, Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies or persons acting on their behalf shall register themselves, select the system and register its use in the EU database referred to in Article 71.

4. For high-risk AI systems referred to in points 1, 6 and 7 of Annex III, in the areas of law enforcement, migration, asylum and border control management, the registration referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be in a secure non-public section of the EU database referred to in Article 71 and shall include only the following information, as applicable, referred to in:

(a)

Section A, points 1 to 10, of Annex VIII, with the exception of points 6, 8 and 9;

(b)

Section B, points 1 to 5, and points 8 and 9 of Annex VIII;

(c)

Section C, points 1 to 3, of Annex VIII;

(d)

points 1, 2, 3 and 5, of Annex IX.

Only the Commission and national authorities referred to in Article 74(8) shall have access to the respective restricted sections of the EU database listed in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.

5. High-risk AI systems referred to in point 2 of Annex III shall be registered at national level.

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Knowledge card

Applies
provider: Register the provider and the high-risk AI system listed in Annex III in the EU database before placing it on the market or putting it into service.
Risk if ignored
high
What to do
Register the provider and the high-risk AI system listed in Annex III in the EU database before placing it on the market or putting it into service.
Deadline
Before placing on the market or putting into service. Applies from 2 December 2027 for high-risk systems under Article 6(2) and Annex III, and from 2 August 2028 under Article 6(1) and Annex I (Article 113 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744).

card:eu:article:ai-act--art-49 · sha256 13e616239185 · Source: NovaCopilot

Obligations, actions and sanctions

  • Article 49 · Role: provider

    Register the provider and the high-risk AI system listed in Annex III in the EU database before placing it on the market or putting it into service.

    Deadline: Before placing on the market or putting into service. Applies from 2 December 2027 for high-risk systems under Article 6(2) and Annex III, and from 2 August 2028 under Article 6(1) and Annex I (Article 113 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744).

    Decision chain (JSON)

Sanction: Administrative fine: prohibited practices up to EUR 35 million or 7 % of worldwide annual turnover; other obligations up to EUR 15 million or 3 %; incorrect information up to EUR 7.5 million or 1 %. For general-purpose AI models the Commission (AI Office) decides, up to EUR 15 million or 3 %.

Summary of the obligation in the register; the official language versions on EUR-Lex are authoritative. Source: NovaCopilot

Risk, sanction and outcome

  • Art. 49 · provider

    Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine, högst EUR 15 000 000 · Authority: Market surveillance authority

    Decisions applying the provision: none in the register

    Full chain (JSON)

Outcomes are counted from stored judgments that cite the provision verbatim. Source: NovaCopilot

Recitals that carry the interpretation

The recitals in the preamble have no legal force of their own but often decide how the article is read. The links are curated against the official text. Read 2026-08-31.

  • Skäl 109 · Article 49

    Registration in the EU database: what information must be given and who has access.

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