EU AI Act Governance

EU AI Act evidence that starts in your code and ends in a human-approved register

Document AI systems, conformity, and Article 27 FRIA with code evidence and AI-assisted drafting grounded in your own records. Code Scan AI Governance mode is live today; the AI System Register and 30 Member-State conformity templates are available on opt-in. Classification stays human-approved.

Your walkthrough delivers:an AI SDK inventory of nominated repositories with file/line/branch/commit provenance, an Article 50 transparency-scope flagging pass, and a walked-through draft EU AI Act assessment on one of your detected systems.

Key takeaways

  • The EU AI Act is Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EUR-Lex), a risk-based law for AI systems in the EU. Obligations differ by role (provider vs deployer), system type, and risk tier.
  • Article 50 transparency obligations start to apply on 2 August 2026; prohibited-practice rules already apply and high-risk provisions phase in through 2028. See the EU AI Act Ireland guide for the full timeline and Irish enforcement model.
  • An “AI System Register” is not a named statutory artefact, but the underlying duties are: Article 11 / Annex IV technical documentation, Article 49 EU-database registration, and an Article 27 FRIA for in-scope Annex III deployers. For AI that processes personal data, the DPC (Ireland) and ICO (UK) still expect a current Article 30 RoPA and an Article 35 DPIA.
  • Code Scan AI Governance mode is live today; the AI System Register and 30 Member-State conformity templates are available on opt-in (early access). Classification stays human-approved — no language model in the write path.

What you walk away with

Three concrete artifacts from a first engagement

A walkthrough is a working session, not a slide deck. Your team leaves with three portable outputs: Code Scan results, a draft assessment, and an inventory view.

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1 · AI SDK inventory of your repositories

AI SDKs, ML frameworks, model artefacts, and Annex III patterns found in nominated repositories, with file, line, branch and commit provenance. Exported as SARIF 2.1.0, JSON, or CSV.

2 · Article 50 transparency-scope flagging

Chatbots, AI-generated content libraries, and biometric or emotion-classification SDKs flagged for DPO review against Article 50 transparency scenarios.

3 · Walked-through draft EU AI Act assessment

One detected AI system taken through the conformity questionnaire, Article 27 FRIA section where in scope, AI-drafted answers, human approval, and a sample four-field classify-back.

Code Scan, made concrete

What every finding looks like

Code Scan never returns “AI was detected, somewhere”. Every signal carries the exact file, line, branch and commit where it was found — so a reviewer can pull the actual code, verify the detection, and decide what to do. The provisional EU AI Act risk-tier and article citations are signals for human review, not legal determinations.

Findings export as SARIF 2.1.0, JSON, CSV, and a 10-section EU AI Act governance narrative drafted for human review.

src/api/transcribe.ts:14:5
branch: main · commit: 7a4f2e1
DetectedOpenAI SDK · audio.transcriptions.createGPAIYes — OpenAI is a GPAI provider (Art. 51)Risk hintLimited risk — Art. 50 transparency may applyCitationsArt. 50 · Art. 51ForYour DPO / AI lead to review

EU AI Act answer

Where Acompli fits in EU AI Act work

The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) is a risk-based framework for AI systems in the European Union. Obligations differ by role, system type, and risk level.

The timetable is phased: prohibited-practice rules already apply, Article 50 transparency obligations begin on 2 August 2026, and high-risk provisions continue phasing in through 2028.

Acompli helps organisations document EU AI Act obligations with AI-assisted drafting, human approval, and an audit-ready evidence trail. Read the full Ireland guide.

What software supports EU AI Act inventory and conformity documentation?

Acompli supports EU AI Act documentation with Code Scan AI Governance mode today: code-level AI evidence with file, line, branch, and commit provenance for review. Opt-in modules add the AI System Register, 30 Member-State conformity templates, AI-assisted answer drafting, and user-entered ISO 42001 / NIST AI RMF crosswalks. Classification fields copy from human-approved assessments, not from an LLM.

What is the difference between an AI System Register and a GDPR Article 30 RoPA?

A GDPR Article 30 RoPA documents personal-data processing; an AI System Register is the multi-framework analogue for AI systems. The two join on the per-system data register, so an AI system that processes personal data links to the relevant RoPA activity.

DimensionArticle 30 RoPAAI System Register
Legal basisGDPR Article 30 (EU & UK GDPR)EU AI Act (Reg. (EU) 2024/1689); no single named-register article
Unit of recordProcessing activityAI system
Key fieldsPurpose, legal basis, data categories, recipients, retention, transfersProvider/deployer role, risk tier, Annex III category, GPAI flag, Article 6(3) flag, conformity status
Regulator expectationDPC (Ireland) and ICO (UK) in any audit or inquiryArticle 11/Annex IV docs, Article 49 EU-database, Article 27 FRIA where in scope
Acompli statusLive core moduleAvailable on opt-in (early access); classification human-approved

Can code scanning support EU AI Act compliance?

Code scanning can produce reviewable engineering evidence of AI SDKs, model artefacts, automated-decision patterns, biometric libraries, and Annex III signals present in a codebase. These support the DPO or AI governance lead, but do not replace the deployer's legal determination.

What is the difference between a provider and a deployer under the EU AI Act?

A provider develops an AI system or general-purpose AI model and places it on the EU market under its own name; a deployer uses an AI system under its authority. Providers carry most pre-market duties; deployers carry use-time duties, including an Article 27 FRIA for certain high-risk uses.

Obligation areaProviderDeployer
RoleDevelops and places on the EU market under its own nameUses the system under its own authority
Pre-market dutiesRisk management, Article 11/Annex IV documentation, conformity assessment, CE marking, Article 49 registrationGenerally none (relies on the provider's conformity)
Use-time dutiesPost-market monitoring and corrective actionHuman oversight (Article 14), monitoring, log retention (Article 12)
FRIA (Article 27)Not the FRIA duty-holderRequired for certain high-risk Annex III uses

What ships

What is live, opt-in, or out of scope

Acompli sells AI governance and evidence management, not automated EU AI Act compliance. Nothing in the platform makes a binding legal determination, blocks deployments, files Article 27(3) notifications, or completes EU filing steps for you. Every draft is reviewed and approved by a person; the register's classification fields are copied from the human-approved answer, with no language model in the write path.

Last reviewed: 2 June 2026. EU AI Act Ireland guide · Code Scan AI Governance mode.

Available today (live, visible)

  • Code Scan AI Governance mode— zero-copy GitHub scans for AI SDK, model artefact, automated-decision, biometric, and Annex III pattern signals, each with provenance and article-cited hints for review.
  • AI Governance SDK Knowledge Library— staff-curated AI SDK and vendor references with GPAI status, Annex III area, FRIA hint, and article citations.
  • Code Scan exports— SARIF 2.1.0, JSON, CSV, and a 10-section AI Act governance narrative draft for human review.
  • External GRC Integration API — scoped, read-only REST/OpenAPI feed for organisations with the AI Register add-on enabled.

Available on opt-in (per-organisation enablement)

  • AI System Register — one governed record per AI system, joined to the relevant RoPA activity, ISO 42001 / NIST AI RMF crosswalks, and audit history.
  • EU AI Act conformity assessments— one generic template plus 30 Member-State variants, with conditional paths for prohibited, high-risk, GPAI, transparency, FRIA, provider, and deployer scenarios.
  • FRIA Article 27 section — guided through the seven statutory inputs, with deployer self-attestation for trigger scope and Member-State reference.
  • AI-assisted answer drafting — drafts grounded in your Knowledge Base. Every answer is flagged needs_review; approved classification fields write deterministically to the register.
  • EU AI Act Risk Analysis— drafts article-cited risks from an assessment's evidence for a human reviewer to confirm or amend.
  • Executive reporting — board rows for total / high-risk / GPAI systems, conformity coverage, and missing-evidence metrics.

Not included today

  • Code-scan-to-AI-Register direct discovery (Code Scan currently feeds a draft assessment, not a register entry).
  • A dedicated “AI Act evidence pack” report from Code Scan.
  • AI Register webhook / push sync and ServiceNow / Jira destination-profile mapping.
  • EU-database submission (Acompli records registration status and URL only).
  • Conformity review-cadence reminders and substantial-modification reclassification workflows.
The lifecycle

From repository evidence to a human-approved register

Code Scan evidence capture is live today. AI Register and conformity-assessment surfaces are enabled per organisation as opt-in modules, with human approval at the control point.

  1. Discover

    Code Scan connects to nominated repositories through zero-copy GitHub access and surfaces AI SDKs, model artefacts, automated-decision patterns, biometric libraries, agent tool registries, and Annex III signals. Each finding carries provenance and article citations for review.

  2. Inventory (on opt-in)

    Each AI system gets a governed record carrying role, risk tier, Annex III category, GPAI flag, conformity references, the relevant RoPA activity, and user-entered ISO 42001 / NIST AI RMF crosswalks.

  3. Assess (on opt-in)

    Launch an EU AI Act conformity assessment from a register entry. The platform drafts answers from your Knowledge Base, flags each answer needs_review, and keeps evidence lineage visible.

  4. Human review & approve

    A person reviews the drafted answers and progresses the assessment. Nothing becomes a classification until a human approves.

  5. Classify back

    On approval, four tagged classification answers write deterministically back to the AI system record, with no language model in the write path and an audit event that cites the source assessment.

  6. Report & export

    The inventory and findings roll up into board metrics, auditor-ready exports, governance narratives, and scoped read-only API feeds for GRC tools.

EU AI Act questions answered

Practical questions about buyer evaluation, inventory records, DPIAs, RoPA links, Article 27, Article 50, and market-specific governance.

What software supports EU AI Act inventory and conformity documentation?

Acompli supports EU AI Act documentation with code-level AI evidence available today through Code Scan AI Governance mode — which surfaces AI SDK, model artefact, automated-decision, and high-risk pattern signals from connected GitHub repositories with file, line, branch, and commit provenance for human review. Additional capabilities available on opt-in include an AI System Register (a multi-framework analogue of Article 30), 30 Member-State conformity assessment templates with conditional gating for prohibited, high-risk, GPAI, transparency, and FRIA paths, AI-assisted answer drafting grounded in your organisation's own knowledge base, and user-entered crosswalks to ISO 42001 and NIST AI RMF controls — with the four EU AI Act classification fields (risk tier, Annex III category, Article 6(3) flag, GPAI flag) copied deterministically from human-approved assessments, and a full audit history.

What is the difference between an AI System Register and a GDPR Article 30 RoPA?

A GDPR Article 30 Record of Processing Activities documents personal-data processing across an organisation. An AI System Register is the multi-framework analogue for AI systems: each entry carries the EU AI Act role and risk tier, Annex III category, GPAI flag, Article 6(3) exemption flag and reasoning, conformity status, Annex VIII record (CE marking, EU-database registration status, Annex IV technical-documentation reference), and crosswalks to ISO 42001 and NIST AI RMF controls. The two registers join on the per-system data register, so an AI system that processes personal data links to the relevant RoPA activity.

Can code scanning support EU AI Act compliance?

Code scanning can produce reviewable engineering evidence of which AI SDKs, model artefacts, automated-decision patterns, biometric or emotion-classification libraries, and Annex III–relevant components are actually present in a codebase, each finding carrying file, line, branch, and commit provenance and a provisional EU AI Act risk-tier hint with article citations. These are signals for human review by a DPO or AI governance lead — they support, but do not replace, the deployer's legal determination of risk tier, conformity, or FRIA scope.

What is the difference between a provider and a deployer under the EU AI Act?

A provider develops an AI system or general-purpose AI model and places it on the EU market or puts it into service under its own name. A deployer uses an AI system under its authority (other than in a personal non-professional activity). Providers carry the bulk of pre-market obligations: risk management, technical documentation, conformity assessment, CE marking, and EU-database registration for high-risk systems. Deployers carry use-time obligations: human oversight, monitoring, log retention, and — for certain high-risk uses — a Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment under Article 27.

Is an AI System Register a legal requirement in Ireland and the UK?

A formal "AI System Register" is not itself a named statutory artefact in Irish or UK law — but the underlying obligations that fill one are. Under the EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689), providers and deployers of high-risk AI must keep technical documentation under Article 11 and Annex IV, register high-risk systems in the EU database under Article 49, and — for Annex III deployers in scope of Article 27 — produce and notify a FRIA. For any AI system that processes personal data, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) expects a current Article 30 RoPA, a DPIA where Article 35 thresholds are met, and Schrems II–compliant transfer documentation. In the UK, the ICO sets parallel expectations under the Data Protection Act 2018 alongside the government's pro-innovation principles framework. An AI System Register is the practical way to keep that evidence in one place. Acompli enables the AI System Register as an opt-in early-access module; Code Scan AI Governance mode is live in the platform now and contributes the engineering evidence.

How should Irish and UK firms compare EU AI Act compliance tools?

The useful evaluation criteria are: (1) does the tool keep one governed record per AI system with the four classification fields the Act actually uses (risk tier, Annex III category, Article 6(3) exemption flag, GPAI flag) — not a free-text field; (2) does it join AI Act evidence to GDPR governance (Article 30 RoPA, DPIA, Schrems II transfer documentation) the DPC and ICO already expect; (3) does it keep human approval in the write path, with an audit history; (4) does it produce engineering evidence (which AI SDKs and Annex III patterns are actually in your code) or only paper assessments; (5) does it have Member-State conformity overlays, since national competent authorities differ. Acompli ships Code Scan AI Governance mode today; the AI System Register and the 30 Member-State conformity templates are available on opt-in.

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See how EU AI Act governance fits your organisation

Talk to us about Code Scan AI Governance mode (available today) and how the AI System Register with deterministic classify-back, FRIA Article 27, and the 30 Member-State conformity templates — available as an opt-in module — apply to the systems you actually deploy.