GuidanceExplanatory material — not legally bindingIndicative impact: low

Review and update of the high-risk use cases and the Commission guidelines

19 May 2026 · European Commission (AI Act Service Desk)

1. Official source details

Official title
Review and update of the high-risk use cases and the Commission guidelines
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/review-and-update-high-risk-use-cases-and-commission-guidelines (opens official source in a new tab)
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AI Act Service Desk

2. Executive summary

Source excerpt: These Guidelines constitute a first interpretation with practical examples of the classification of AI systems as high-risk pursuant to Article 6 AI Act. The AI Office is available to provide additional support to operators and authorities on how to understand the classification of high-risk AI systems and to collect further practical use cases on an ongoing basis with input from providers and deployers of AI…

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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

  • Article 6

5. Potentially affected stakeholders

Providers, Deployers

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

9. Last source verification

13 November 2026, 12:50 UTC · first retrieved 13 November 2026, 11:35 UTC

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