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title: "Art. 33 AI Act: Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting"
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Art. 33 AI Act · Chapter III: HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS · Section 4: Notifying authorities and notified bodies

# Article 33 AI Act: Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting

Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### Article 33(1)

**1.** 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.

### Article 33(2)

**2.** Notified bodies shall take full responsibility for the tasks performed by any subcontractors or subsidiaries.

### Article 33(3)

**3.** 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.

### Article 33(4)

**4.** 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.

## 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 33 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_33)

Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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