Article 42
Presumption of Conformity with Certain Requirements
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI
High-risk AI systems that have been trained and tested on data reflecting the specific geographical, behavioural, contextual or functional setting within which they are intended to be used shall be presumed to comply with the relevant requirements laid down in Article 10(4).
High-risk AI systems that have been certified or for which a statement of conformity has been issued under a cybersecurity scheme pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/881 and the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to comply with the cybersecurity requirements set out in Article 15 of this Regulation in so far as the cybersecurity certificate or statement of conformity or parts thereof cover those requirements.
Where high-risk AI systems fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 and the conditions laid down in Article 12(1) of that Regulation are fulfilled, such systems shall be deemed to comply with the cybersecurity requirements set out in Article 15 of this Regulation.
Where Article 42 sits in the EU AI Act
Article 42 is provision 37 of 44 in Chapter III: High-Risk AI Systems, within Section 5: Standards, Conformity Assessment, Certificates and Registration, which covers Articles 6–49 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
Provisions referenced in Article 42
The text of Article 42 cites the following provisions. Read them alongside it: cross-references carry binding requirements.
Source and verification
This is Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The wording differs from the text as originally adopted in 2024. It has been checked against the consolidated text on EUR-Lex. Where this page and EUR-Lex disagree, EUR-Lex governs.