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Article 6(3) filter

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The derogation under which an Annex III system is not high-risk when it poses no significant risk of harm and meets one of four conditions (narrow procedural task, improving completed human work, detecting patterns, preparatory task). Profiling of natural persons always defeats it; the provider documents and registers the assessment 1.

Developed in
ch. 18, The Annex III filter and the profiling override
Toolkit: EU AI Act role and risk-class triage
Chapters
ch. 18, EU AI Act
Contrast with
Profiling override
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

One chapter of the Body of Knowledge uses the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Article 6(3) filter: mentions per chapter1 mention of the term across 1 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Other chapterCross-referenced, not named08 Regulatory Map: 1 mention08 Regulatory Map118 EU AI Act0No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Article 6(3) filter: mentions per chapter1 mention of the term across 1 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Other chapterCross-referenced, not named000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 1 mention1081011121314151617181920212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Article 6(3) filter per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map1No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
Article 6(3) filter: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastArticle 6(3) filterRelated terms (6)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIIClassification decision record · RelatedClassification decision recordHigh-risk AI system · RelatedHigh-risk AI systemPlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketProvider · RelatedProviderPutting into service · RelatedPutting into serviceContrast with (1)Profiling override · ContrastProfiling override
Article 6(3) filter: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedContrastRelated terms (6)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIIClassification decision record · RelatedClassification decision recordHigh-risk AI system · RelatedHigh-risk AI systemPlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketProvider · RelatedProviderPutting into service · RelatedPutting into serviceContrast with (1)Profiling override · ContrastProfiling overrideArticle 6(3) filter
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of Article 6(3) filter
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAnnex IIIRelated
Related termsClassification decision recordRelated
Related termsHigh-risk AI systemRelated
Related termsPlacing on the marketRelated
Related termsProviderRelated
Related termsPutting into serviceRelated
Contrast withProfiling overrideContrast
  • Classification decision record

    A versioned registry record of why a system sits on a given rung of the AI Act risk ladder: the Annex III point, any Article 6(3) condition relied on, an…

  • Placing on the market

    Under the EU AI Act, the first making available of an AI system or general-purpose AI model on the Union market; later supplies in the course of a commercial…

  • Putting into service

    Under the EU AI Act, the supply of an AI system for first use directly to the deployer, or for the provider's own use, in the Union for its intended purpose.

  • High-risk AI system

    Under the EU AI Act, an AI system that is a safety component of, or itself, a product under Annex I legislation needing third-party conformity assessment, or…

  • Annex III

    The AI Act annex listing high-risk use cases (biometrics, critical infrastructure, education, employment, essential services, law enforcement, migration…

  • Provider

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever develops an AI system or general-purpose AI model, or has one developed, and places it on the market or puts it into service…

Sources

  1. [1] Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), consolidated text as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI, in force 27 Jul 2026; definitions in Art. 3, incl. 3(1), 3(3) to 3(14), 3(14b), 3(20), 3(22), 3(23), 3(29) to 3(32), 3(49), 3(55) to 3(57), 3(60), 3(61), 3(63), 3(68); Arts. 4, 5, 6 (incl. 6(3) third subparagraph, profiling), 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 22 to 27 (incl. 26(11)), 40, 41, 43, 47, 48, 50, 53 (incl. 53(1)(c)), 55, 57, 60, 72, 73, 86; Annexes I, III, IV). Publications Office of the EU (EUR-Lex). 2026-07-27. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Article 6(3) filter. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/article-6-3-filter. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026article63filter,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Article 6(3) filter}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/article-6-3-filter}
}