Point 7(d): AI systems intended to be used for detecting, recognising or identifying natural persons in migration, asylum or border control management contexts (excluding travel-document verification)
19 May 2026 · European Commission (AI Act Service Desk)
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1. Official source details
- Official title
- Point 7(d): AI systems intended to be used for detecting, recognising or identifying natural persons in migration, asylum or border control management contexts (excluding travel-document verification)
- Issuing authority
- European Commission (AI Act Service Desk)
- Document type
- Service Desk explanatory page
- Publication date
- 19 May 2026
- Identifier
- URL-based (no official identifier in source)
- Official source
- https://ai-act-service-desk.ec.europa.eu/en/point-7d-ai-systems-intended-be-used-detecting-recognising-or-identifying-natural-persons-migration (opens official source in a new tab)
- Collected via
- AI Act Service Desk
2. Executive summary
Source excerpt: Point 7(d) of Annex III classifies as high-risk AI systems intended to be used by or on behalf of competent public authorities, or by Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, in the context of migration, asylum or border control management, for the purpose of detecting, recognising or identifying natural persons, with the exception of the verification of travel documents. Such systems are classified as…
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3. Legal status and effective date
Explanatory material — not legally binding (Guidance)
Effective / application date: Not stated in the source metadata.
4. Relevant articles
No AI Act article is explicitly referenced in the source metadata.
5. Potentially affected stakeholders
Public-sector organisations
6. Practical implications
Not yet analysed. The legal status above is taken from the official document type.
7. Suggested control considerations
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8. References and official links
- AI Act Service Desk (opens official source in a new tab) (first retrieved 13 November 2026, 11:35 UTC)
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) on EUR-Lex (opens official source in a new tab)
9. Last source verification
13 November 2026, 12:50 UTC · first retrieved 13 November 2026, 11:35 UTC
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