RequirementsArticle 9
Risk Management System
A continuous iterative process that must be established, implemented, documented, and maintained by providers of high-risk AI systems throughout the entire lifecycle. Must include identification and analysis of known and reasonably foreseeable risks, estimation of risks that may emerge from misuse, and evaluation of residual risks.
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Related compliance controls
- RM-001Establish Risk Management SystemArticle 9(1) requires providers to establish, implement, document, and maintain a risk management system as a continuous iterative process throughout the entire lifecycle of the high-risk AI system.
- RM-002Identify Known and Foreseeable RisksProviders must identify and analyse known and foreseeable risks that the high-risk AI system may pose to health, safety, or fundamental rights when used as intended and under reasonably foreseeable misuse conditions.
- RM-003Risk Estimation and Probability AssessmentProviders must estimate and evaluate the likelihood and severity of potential harm, taking into account the intended purpose, foreseeable misuse, and the vulnerability of affected natural persons.
- RM-004Risk Evaluation Against Acceptance CriteriaProviders must evaluate identified risks against pre-defined risk acceptance criteria and document the rationale for accepting residual risks that cannot be fully mitigated.
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