EU AI Act Compliance: Ready Before the Deadlines
The EU AI Act is the world's first comprehensive AI regulation - classifying AI systems by risk and imposing compliance obligations that will reshape how organizations develop, deploy, and govern AI globally.
Why the EU AI Act Demands Immediate Action
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act entered into force in August 2024, establishing the world's first binding horizontal AI regulation. Its requirements phase in over 36 months, with the highest-risk AI provisions taking effect by August 2026 and most high-risk AI system requirements fully applicable by August 2027. Organizations deploying AI systems - or offering AI-powered products and services in the EU - must act now to assess, classify, and bring their AI portfolio into compliance.
The AI Act's risk-based classification system defines obligations based on AI risk level: Prohibited AI practices (banned entirely, e.g., social scoring, real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces), High-Risk AI Systems (extensive pre-market and post-market obligations), Limited-Risk AI systems (transparency requirements), and Minimal-Risk systems (no mandatory requirements). The critical work is correctly classifying every AI system you develop or deploy - misclassification carries fines of up to €35 million or 7% of global annual turnover.
The AI Act affects far more organizations than most realize. It applies to providers placing AI systems on the EU market or in service in the EU, deployers using AI systems in the EU, and organizations outside the EU whose AI system outputs are used in the EU. If you use AI-powered hiring tools, credit scoring, medical devices, safety systems, or certain content generation tools - or if you're an AI developer selling into Europe - you have EU AI Act obligations.
Our Approach
AI System Inventory & Classification
We conduct a comprehensive inventory of AI systems across your organization - including internally developed models, third-party AI tools, and embedded AI capabilities in software you use or deploy. Each system is classified under the AI Act risk taxonomy: prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk, or minimal-risk, with written classification rationale.
Compliance Gap Assessment
For each high-risk AI system, we assess conformity with the AI Act's Article 9–15 obligations: risk management systems, data governance, technical documentation, transparency/logging requirements, human oversight provisions, accuracy/robustness/cybersecurity requirements, and quality management systems. Output: prioritized remediation plan per system.
Program Implementation
We implement the required governance and technical controls: AI risk management system, data governance documentation, technical documentation and EU Declaration of Conformity, transparency disclosures for limited-risk systems, human oversight mechanisms, and post-market monitoring procedures. For GPAI model providers, we address model evaluation and systemic risk obligations.
Conformity Assessment & Registration
High-risk AI systems require conformity assessment before EU market placement - either self-assessment or third-party notified body assessment depending on system category. We guide you through the applicable conformity pathway, prepare the EU Declaration of Conformity, apply the CE marking, and register in the EU AI Act database where required.
What You Get
- AI system inventory covering all internal and third-party AI deployments
- Risk classification analysis with written rationale for each AI system
- High-risk AI compliance gap assessment against Articles 9–15 requirements
- AI risk management system design and documentation
- Technical documentation package for high-risk AI systems
- Data governance documentation for training and validation datasets
- Transparency disclosure templates for limited-risk AI systems
- GPAI model compliance assessment (for general-purpose AI model providers)
- Conformity assessment preparation and EU Declaration of Conformity
€35M
Maximum fine for prohibited AI practices - 7% of global annual turnover, making the EU AI Act one of the most consequential regulations for AI-deploying organizations.
