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Annex III

The Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 annex listing eight domains of standalone high-risk AI use cases: biometrics; critical infrastructure; education and vocational training; employment and worker management; essential services; law enforcement; migration, asylum and border control; and administration of justice and democratic processes.

Synonyms

EU AI Act Annex III , standalone high-risk use cases

Related Terms Network

This diagram shows how Annex III connects to other concepts in the COMPEL body of knowledge. Each linked node is a term you can explore in turn.

Related terms for Annex III Network graph showing 3 related glossary terms connected to Annex III. Annex III High-risk … Annex I Article 6(…
3 related concepts connected to Annex III.

The COMPEL Glossary Graph visualizes relationships between framework terminology, showing how concepts interconnect across domains, stages, and pillars. Term nodes cluster by pillar affiliation while cross-references reveal semantic dependencies — for example, how risk appetite connects to control effectiveness, model governance, and assurance requirements. This network representation helps practitioners navigate the framework vocabulary and understand that COMPEL terminology forms a coherent conceptual system rather than isolated definitions.

Accessible list of related terms
  • High-risk AI system — Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, an AI system falling under Article 6(1) because it is a safety component of, or is itself, a product covered by Annex I Union harmonization legislation, or under Article 6(2) because its use case falls within Annex III — unless exempted by the Article 6(3) derogation..
  • Annex I — The Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 annex listing the existing Union harmonisation legislation — machinery, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, toys, radio equipment, lifts, pressure equipment, recreational craft, civil aviation, motor vehicles, rail systems, agricultural vehicles — under which AI-containing safety components fall into the Article 6(1) high-risk pathway..
  • Article 6(3) derogation — Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, a conditional classification that allows an AI system falling within Annex III to be treated as non-high-risk when it does not pose a significant risk of harm to health, safety, or fundamental rights.

See also

  • High-risk AI system — Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, an AI system falling under Article 6(1) because it is a safety component of, or is itself, a product covered by Annex I Union harmonization legislation, or under Article 6(2) because its use case falls within Annex III — unless exempted by the Article 6(3) derogation..
  • Annex I — The Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 annex listing the existing Union harmonisation legislation — machinery, medical devices, in-vitro diagnostics, toys, radio equipment, lifts, pressure equipment, recreational craft, civil aviation, motor vehicles, rail systems, agricultural vehicles — under which AI-containing safety components fall into the Article 6(1) high-risk pathway..
  • Article 6(3) derogation — Under Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, a conditional classification that allows an AI system falling within Annex III to be treated as non-high-risk when it does not pose a significant risk of harm to health, safety, or fundamental rights.