Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 lists eight AI practices that are banned outright — placing on the market, putting into service or using these systems in the Union is a regulatory offence. Non-compliance triggers the highest tier of fines: up to €35 million or 7% of worldwide annual turnover (Art. 99(3)). The prohibitions apply from 2 February 2025 under Art. 113(a). AICheck produces the Risk Classification Report that documents your verification against the eight practices.
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Each prohibition has its own conditions. Reading "the system uses biometrics" or "the system scores people" is not enough — you must check the specific elements that trigger the ban.
Art. 5 prohibits the placing on the market, the putting into service AND the use of these systems. Internal deployment within an EU organisation is "putting into service" or "use". The geographic scope of Art. 2(1) catches any deployer in the Union.
Art. 5(1)(a) requires three cumulative elements: (i) subliminal techniques beyond consciousness OR purposefully manipulative/deceptive techniques; (ii) materially distorting behaviour by appreciably impairing informed decision-making; (iii) causing or reasonably likely to cause significant harm. Ordinary commercial recommendation does not meet these elements; the bar is high and contested.
Art. 5(1)(f) prohibits inferring emotions of natural persons in the areas of workplace and educational institutions. The only carve-outs are medical or safety reasons. A wellbeing tool that infers stress, mood or burnout in a workplace context is on the wrong side of Art. 5(1)(f) unless it qualifies as a medical device.
Answer these four questions to determine your obligations.
12 PDF documents generated from your inputs. Each cites the article of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 it fulfils.
Identifies whether your system is prohibited (Art. 5), high-risk (Art. 6 + Annex III) or subject to transparency obligations (Art. 50).
The 9 blocks of Annex IV in full: system description, training data, validation, performance metrics, risk management, human oversight. Art. 11 + Annex IV.
Signable document conforming to Art. 47 and Annex V.
Key application dates: 2 Feb 2025, 2 Aug 2025, 2 Aug 2026, 2 Aug 2027. Art. 113.
Executive summary of compliance status for authorities or commercial buyers. Art. 43 procedure.
QMS structure covering the 13 aspects required by Art. 17.
Document for the entity deploying your system, conforming to Art. 13.
Verifiable evidence list, cross-referenced to every Annex IV block.
Notification protocol conforming to Art. 73 (15 days general / 10 days death / 2 days widespread).
Training plan conforming to Art. 4, in force since 2 February 2025.
Plan structure required by Art. 72 and integrated into the technical documentation under Annex IV(9).
Template under Art. 27 for public bodies, private entities providing public services, and Annex III 5(b)(c) deployers.
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If your system falls under Art. 43(1) (Annex III point 1 biometrics with notified-body route, or Annex I products), you will need third-party conformity assessment. That is a separate process. AICheck does not replace it.
We do not sell audits. We do not sell consultancy. We sell the tool that structures your documentation under Annex IV.
Article 99 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Chapter XII (Penalties) applies from 2 August 2025.
Art. 99(3). Up to €35 million or 7% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher. For SMEs and start-ups: whichever is lower (Art. 99(6)).
Art. 99(4). Includes failure to draw up technical documentation under Art. 11 + Annex IV. Covers obligations of providers (Art. 16), deployers (Art. 26), authorised representatives (Art. 22), importers (Art. 23), distributors (Art. 24), notified bodies (Art. 31, 33, 34) and transparency under Art. 50.
Art. 99(5). Applies when information provided to notified bodies or national competent authorities is wrong or misleading.
If you operate multiple AI systems and need to document them all under Annex IV, contact us for volume pricing at hello@solidwaretools.com.
Request volume pricingAICheck produces a document structured under Article 11 and Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 from the information you provide. The accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of that information is your responsibility as provider of the AI system.
We guarantee that the document structure follows Article 11 and Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and that the legal references cited are correct as of the last verification date. We do not guarantee that a specific document will be accepted by a market surveillance authority in a given case, nor by a commercial buyer in a procurement process.
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Twelve documents. Annex IV fully structured. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Your data does not leave your machine. The ZIP you download is yours to keep.