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EU AI Act Readiness Checklist

A practical 40-point checklist covering scope assessment, classification, conformity assessment, technical documentation, and deployer obligations. Updated for August 2026 enforcement.

About this resource

The EU AI Act enters full enforcement in August 2026. This checklist walks through the practical assessment work required to know whether you are in scope, what your obligations are, and what evidence you need to produce. Built from the regulatory text and current guidance, structured so a compliance lead can work through it section by section.

What this resource covers

Territorial and material scope assessment (with the extraterritorial reach explained)
Risk classification framework: prohibited, high-risk, limited-risk, minimal-risk
Provider vs deployer obligations matrix
Technical documentation checklist for high-risk AI
Conformity assessment routes and what they require
Transparency obligations covering general-purpose AI and generative AI
Post-market monitoring requirements
Penalty exposure mapping by article

Who it's for

Heads of compliance, legal counsel, and risk officers preparing for August 2026
AI governance leads conducting initial scope assessment
Procurement teams assessing vendor AI systems
Boards seeking management assurance on AI Act readiness

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The full analysis behind this resource is published in our insights, each linked to primary regulatory sources.

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