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A structured diagnostic that shows where you stand against the EU AI Act—and delivers a prioritised roadmap to full compliance and EU market access.
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) imposes significant obligations on providers of high-risk AI systems and general-purpose AI (GPAI) models. For organisations established outside the EU, those obligations include risk classification, technical documentation, quality management, and—where required—appointment of an EU Authorised Representative before placing systems or models on the Union market.
The DPS EU AI Act Readiness Assessment is a powerful diagnostic solution designed to evaluate your compliance status quickly and accurately. It replaces guesswork with a clear picture of gaps, risks, and next steps—so leadership, legal, and product teams can plan with confidence.
Many non-EU providers underestimate how early AI Act obligations bite. Classification decisions, documentation quality, QMS maturity, and Authorised Representative appointment all interact. Waiting until product launch often creates last-minute blockers, regulatory exposure, and delayed EU go-to-market.
Companies outside the European Union placing high-risk AI systems or GPAI models on the EU market, or preparing to do so.
Teams that need an independent, structured view of readiness before appointing an Authorised Representative or scaling into the EU.
Stakeholders seeking assurance that EU AI Act exposure is understood and managed before commercial commitments.
Providers that have started documentation or QMS work but need prioritisation, validation, and a clear path to completion.
The readiness assessment covers the areas that most often determine whether a non-EU provider can enter and remain on the EU market lawfully and sustainably:
Provider vs deployer/importer distinctions; which AI systems or models fall in scope; territorial application to the EU market.
High-risk (Annex III and related criteria), GPAI and systemic-risk considerations, prohibited practices, and edge cases that often cause misclassification.
Readiness of technical documentation, EU declaration of conformity pathways, and evidence needed for authority requests.
Article 9 risk management maturity and alignment with impact assessment expectations (including support from DPS AI Impact Assessment tools).
Whether your QMS is designed for high-risk AI obligations, auditability, and ongoing control—or needs a structured build-out.
Whether AR appointment is mandatory, mandate scope, documentation the AR must hold, and operational readiness to cooperate with EU authorities.
Monitoring, logging, human oversight, registration/database expectations, and internal ownership for ongoing compliance.
The readiness assessment is not a one-off spreadsheet exercise. It is delivered through DPS’s purpose-built compliance platform—the same ecosystem that supports our Authorised Representative clients with:
Learn more about the broader DPS offering on The DPS Advantage.
It is a structured compliance diagnostic and roadmap. It does not replace formal legal opinions for your specific facts, but it gives a practical, regulation-aligned foundation for decisions and counsel engagement.
Timing depends on portfolio complexity and document availability. Many organisations complete the core diagnostic and roadmap within a focused engagement once key system information is provided.
Yes. Where Articles 22 or 54 require an Authorised Representative, the assessment clarifies mandate readiness and provides a clean handoff into DPS AR services.
No. Classification uncertainty is itself a reason to assess. Confirming you are out of high-risk or GPAI scope—or that exemptions apply—can be as valuable as building a full compliance plan.
Request a free initial discussion. We will outline how the EU AI Act Readiness Assessment applies to your AI systems and what a prioritised roadmap would look like for your organisation.
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