Impact assessment: AI obligations

Practical requirements extracted from policy instruments, with the source article, the actors they bind, evidence examples and original framework mappings. Legal requirements are marked; everything else is voluntary guidance.

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Legal requirement impact assessment European Union

Carry out a fundamental rights impact assessment before deployment

EU AI Act · Article 27

Before deploying most Annex III high-risk systems, deployers that are bodies governed by public law or private entities providing public services, and deployers using systems for creditworthiness assessment or life and health insurance pricing, must assess the impact on fundamental rights: the processes, period and frequency of use, categories of affected persons, specific risks of harm, human-oversight measures and mitigation, and notify the market-surveillance authority of the results.

Source-linked Applies from 2 Aug 2026
Legal requirement impact assessment Colorado (United States)

Deployers must complete impact assessments for high-risk AI

Colorado AI Act · C.R.S. 6-1-1703(3)

Deployers must complete an impact assessment before deployment, annually, and within 90 days of any intentional and substantial modification, covering purpose, risks of algorithmic discrimination and mitigation, data categories, performance metrics, transparency measures and post-deployment monitoring, and retain assessments for at least three years.

Source-linked Applies from 30 Jun 2026
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