Art. 30 Notification procedure | AI act regulation | AI act

This article sets out the formal notification process that follows the assessment of conformity assessment bodies, acting as a procedural bridge between the eligibility requirements established in Article 31 and the point at which a body can officially operate as a notified body.

It covers how notifying authorities must communicate approvals to the Commission and other Member States, what information must accompany those notifications, and what happens if objections are raised during the review window.

Important points:

Notifying authorities are required to use the Commission's electronic notification tool to formally notify the Commission and all other Member States of each qualifying conformity assessment body, referencing the codes and categories in Annex XIV.
A conformity assessment body cannot begin operating as a notified body until the objection window has passed — two weeks where an accreditation certificate is provided, or two months where documentary evidence is submitted instead.
Where objections are raised, the Commission enters consultations with the relevant Member States and the body concerned, and issues a binding decision on whether the authorisation is justified.

1. Notifying authorities may notify only conformity assessment bodies which have satisfied the requirements laid down in Article 31.
▼M1ModificationReplacedParagraph 2 replaced by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, Article 1(16). Published in the Official Journal 24 July 2026.▲
1. Notifying authorities shall notify the Commission and the other Member States, based on the list of codes, categories, and corresponding types of AI systems referred to in Annex XIV, and using the electronic notification tool developed and managed by the Commission, of each conformity assessment body referred to in paragraph 1.
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 97 in order to amend Annex XIV, in light of technical progress, advances in knowledge or new scientific evidence by adding to the list of codes, categories, and corresponding types of AI systems a new code, a category or a type of AI system, withdrawing an existing code, category or a type of AI system from that list or moving a code or type of AI system from one category to another.
1. The notification referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall include full details of the conformity assessment activities, the conformity assessment module or modules, the types of AI systems concerned, and the relevant attestation of competence. Where a notification is not based on an accreditation certificate as referred to in Article 29(2), the notifying authority shall provide the Commission and the other Member States with documentary evidence which attests to the competence of the conformity assessment body and to the arrangements in place to ensure that that body will be monitored regularly and will continue to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 31.
1. The conformity assessment body concerned may perform the activities of a notified body only where no objections are raised by the Commission or the other Member States within two weeks of a notification by a notifying authority where it includes an accreditation certificate referred to in Article 29(2), or within two months of a notification by the notifying authority where it includes documentary evidence referred to in Article 29(3).
1. Where objections are raised, the Commission shall, without delay, enter into consultations with the relevant Member States and the conformity assessment body. In view thereof, the Commission shall decide whether the authorisation is justified. The Commission shall address its decision to the Member State concerned and to the relevant conformity assessment body.

Article 30 Notification procedure

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