CHAPTER III

Article 42: Presumption of conformity with certain requirements

Plain English Summary

What this article does: Creates a presumption of conformity with certain requirements for AI systems that comply with harmonised standards or common specifications. Who it applies to: Providers of high-risk AI systems. Key requirements: Para 1: High-risk AI systems trained and tested on data reflecting the specific EU geographic, behavioural, or functional setting shall be presumed to comply with Article 10(4) requirements (deployment-specific data suitability). Para 2: Systems conforming to harmonised standards or common specifications on accuracy, robustness, and cybersecurity are presumed to comply with Article 15.

1. High-risk AI systems that have been trained and tested on data reflecting the specific geographical, behavioural, contextual or functional setting within which they are intended to be used shall be presumed to comply with the relevant requirements laid down in (4).

2. High-risk AI systems that have been certified or for which a statement of conformity has been issued under a cybersecurity scheme pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/881 and the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to comply with the cybersecurity requirements set out in of this Regulation in so far as the cybersecurity certificate or statement of conformity or parts thereof cover those requirements.

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