Art. 29 Application of a conformity assessment body for notification | AI act regulation | AI act

This article sets out the application process that conformity assessment bodies must follow in order to be formally notified and designated under the AI Act.

It builds directly on Article 28, which establishes the notifying authorities responsible for assessing and designating these bodies, and it references the requirements of Article 31, which defines the substantive criteria a body must meet to qualify.

The article also eases the administrative burden for bodies already designated under other EU harmonisation legislation, allowing existing documents and certificates to be reused to support or expedite the designation process.

Important points:

Conformity assessment bodies must submit a notification application to the notifying authority of their Member State, accompanied by a description of their competence and, where available, an accreditation certificate demonstrating compliance with Article 31 requirements.
Where no accreditation certificate exists, the body must instead supply all documentary evidence necessary for the notifying authority to verify and monitor its compliance with Article 31.
Bodies already notified under other Union harmonisation legislation can use existing designations and documents to support their application, and must keep all submitted documentation up to date whenever relevant changes occur.

1. Conformity assessment bodies shall submit an application for notification to the notifying authority of the Member State in which they are established.
1. The application for notification shall be accompanied by a description of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules and the types of AI systems for which the conformity assessment body claims to be competent, as well as by an accreditation certificate, where one exists, issued by a national accreditation body attesting that the conformity assessment body fulfils the requirements laid down in Article 31.
2. Any valid document related to existing designations of the applicant notified body under any other Union harmonisation legislation shall be added.
1. Where the conformity assessment body concerned cannot provide an accreditation certificate, it shall provide the notifying authority with all the documentary evidence necessary for the verification, recognition and regular monitoring of its compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 31.
▼M1ModificationReplacedParagraph 4 replaced by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, Article 1(15). Published in the Official Journal 24 July 2026.▲
1. For notified bodies which are designated pursuant to any other Union harmonisation legislation, all documents and certificates linked to those designations may be used to support and expedite their designation procedure under this Regulation, as appropriate.
2. Notified bodies, which are designated pursuant to any of the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I and which undergo the unified assessment procedure referred to in Article 28(8), shall submit the single application for assessment to the notifying authority designated pursuant to that Union harmonisation legislation.
3. The notified body shall update the documentation referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article whenever relevant changes occur, in order to enable the authority responsible for notified bodies to monitor and verify continuous compliance with all the requirements laid down in Article 31.