AIPolicyTracker
Process Owner: Regulatory compliance lead Once per AI system

Conformity assessment, declaration and registration

Takes a regulated system through the applicable pre-market assessment, produces the signed declaration or certificate and completes any registration with authorities before the system is placed on the market.

Duties satisfied
1
done properly, does the work
Duties supported
3
contributes; the duty needs more
Jurisdictions
1
Evidence items
3

How is it implemented?

Early in the project the compliance lead determines which assessment route applies, whether an outside body must be involved and what registrations follow, and books notified-body capacity if needed. A conformity checklist maps each legal requirement to the evidence in the technical file, and a gap review is completed before the assessment is formally started. On a successful outcome the declaration is signed by an authorised person, markings are applied, registrations are filed and the records are retained for the required period. A re-assessment trigger list defines which changes require the exercise to be repeated.

Which legal duties does it serve?

Satisfies means the control, operated properly, does the work the duty asks for. Supports means it contributes but the duty needs more. The official text decides; open it before relying on either.

European Union 4 duties

What evidence shows it is operating?

Evidence this control produces
EvidenceTypeWhat it shows
Declaration of conformity or certificateConformity declaration or certificate
Registration record in the relevant databaseRegulatory filing or notification
Conformity evidence packTechnical documentation fileRequirement-to-evidence map with the supporting documents.

Owner: Regulatory compliance lead. Frequency: once per ai system.

Which risks does it address?

Subdomains of the MIT AI Risk Repository, with the incidents the AI Incident Database has recorded under each. Counts are live; they say how often a risk has materialised, not how well this control prevents it.

Which standards clauses does it correspond to?

Clause numbers only. A reference means the standard asks for overlapping work, so evidence may be reusable; it never means the standard discharges a legal duty.

Framework references
FrameworkReferenceNoteConfidence
ISO/IEC 42001Clause 9.2; Annex A.6.2.7medium
NIST AI RMFGOVERN 1.1; MAP 4.1low

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Conformity assessment, declaration and registration”. https://aipolicytracker.org/controls/conformity-assessment-and-registration (accessed 24 September 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.

Frequently asked questions

Which legal duties does "Conformity assessment, declaration and registration" satisfy?
It is recorded as satisfying 1 and supporting 3 duties across European Union. A mapping means the control, operated properly, does the work the duty asks for; the official text decides whether it is enough.
What evidence shows this control is operating?
Declaration of conformity or certificate, Registration record in the relevant database and Conformity evidence pack. Owner: Regulatory compliance lead. Frequency: once per ai system.