--- title: "Art. 27 AI Act: Fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI systems" canonical: "https://dposchool.com/ai-act/article/27" source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_27" source_note: "Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, OJ L, 2024/1689, 12.7.2024; articles and annexes from the consolidated text 02024R1689-20260727. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu" text_as_of: "2026-07-27" language: "en" publisher: "DPO School" --- Art. 27 AI Act · Chapter III: HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS · Section 3: Obligations of providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems and other parties # Article 27 AI Act: Fundamental rights impact assessment for high-risk AI systems Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. ## Official text ### Article 27(1) **1.** Prior to deploying a high-risk AI system referred to in Article 6(2), with the exception of high-risk AI systems intended to be used in the area listed in point 2 of Annex III, deployers that are bodies governed by public law, or are private entities providing public services, and deployers of high-risk AI systems referred to in points 5 (b) and (c) of Annex III, shall perform an assessment of the impact on fundamental rights that the use of such system may produce. For that purpose, deployers shall perform an assessment consisting of: #### Article 27(1)(a) **(a)** a description of the deployer’s processes in which the high-risk AI system will be used in line with its intended purpose; #### Article 27(1)(b) **(b)** a description of the period of time within which, and the frequency with which, each high-risk AI system is intended to be used; #### Article 27(1)(c) **(c)** the categories of natural persons and groups likely to be affected by its use in the specific context; #### Article 27(1)(d) **(d)** the specific risks of harm likely to have an impact on the categories of natural persons or groups of persons identified pursuant to point (c) of this paragraph, taking into account the information given by the provider pursuant to Article 13; #### Article 27(1)(e) **(e)** a description of the implementation of human oversight measures, according to the instructions for use; #### Article 27(1)(f) **(f)** the measures to be taken in the case of the materialisation of those risks, including the arrangements for internal governance and complaint mechanisms. ### Article 27(2) **2.** The obligation laid down in paragraph 1 applies to the first use of the high-risk AI system. The deployer may, in similar cases, rely on previously conducted fundamental rights impact assessments or existing impact assessments carried out by provider. If, during the use of the high-risk AI system, the deployer considers that any of the elements listed in paragraph 1 has changed or is no longer up to date, the deployer shall take the necessary steps to update the information. ### Article 27(3) **3.** Once the assessment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article has been performed, the deployer shall notify the market surveillance authority of its results, submitting the filled-out template referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article as part of the notification. In the case referred to in Article 46(1), deployers may be exempt from that obligation to notify. ### Article 27(4) **4.** If any of the obligations laid down in this Article is already met through the data protection impact assessment conducted pursuant to Article 35 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or Article 27 of Directive (EU) 2016/680, the deployer may, when conducting the fundamental rights impact assessment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, include cross-references to the relevant sections of that data protection impact assessment or include relevant parts thereof in the fundamental rights impact assessment. ### Article 27(5) **5.** The AI Office shall develop a template for a questionnaire, including through an automated tool, to facilitate deployers in complying with their obligations under this Article in a simplified manner. This template shall, where relevant, give deployers the possibility to include cross-references to the relevant sections of the data protection impact assessment or include relevant parts thereof in the fundamental rights impact assessment pursuant to paragraph 4. ## Source Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, OJ L, 2024/1689, 12.7.2024; articles and annexes from the consolidated text 02024R1689-20260727. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu [Article 27 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_27) Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026. 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