Article 33
Subsidiaries of Notified Bodies and Subcontracting
Where a notified body subcontracts specific tasks connected with the conformity assessment or has recourse to a subsidiary, it shall ensure that the subcontractor or the subsidiary meets the requirements laid down in Article 31, and shall inform the notifying authority accordingly.
Notified bodies shall take full responsibility for the tasks performed by any subcontractors or subsidiaries.
Activities may be subcontracted or carried out by a subsidiary only with the agreement of the provider. Notified bodies shall make a list of their subsidiaries publicly available.
The relevant documents concerning the assessment of the qualifications of the subcontractor or the subsidiary and the work carried out by them under this Regulation shall be kept at the disposal of the notifying authority for a period of five years from the termination date of the subcontracting.
Where Article 33 sits in the EU AI Act
Article 33 is provision 28 of 44 in Chapter III: High-Risk AI Systems, within Section 4: Notifying Authorities and Notified Bodies, which covers Articles 6–49 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
Provisions referenced in Article 33
The text of Article 33 cites the following provisions. Read them alongside it: cross-references carry binding requirements.
Source and verification
This is the text of Article 33 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, unchanged since it was adopted. It has been checked against the consolidated text on EUR-Lex. Where this page and EUR-Lex disagree, EUR-Lex governs.