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Classification decision record

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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 explicit profiling flag, the reviewer and the date 1. It is re-evaluated whenever the intended purpose changes.

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

4 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

Classification decision record: mentions per chapter8 mentions of the term across 4 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter06 The Role: 1 mention06 The Role108 Regulatory Map: 3 mentions08 Regulatory Map318 EU AI Act: 2 mentions18 EU AI Act221 AI Laws Worldwide: 2 mentions21 AI Laws Worldwide2No mentions in the other 19 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Classification decision record: mentions per chapter8 mentions of the term across 4 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00010203040506 The Role: 1 mention1060708 Regulatory Map: 3 mentions308101112131415161718 EU AI Act: 2 mentions218192021 AI Laws Worldwide: 2 mentions2212223Source: 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 Classification decision record per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role1No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map3No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act2Yes
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide2No
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
Classification decision record: 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.RelatedContrastClassification decision recordRelated terms (6)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIIArticle 6(3) filter · RelatedArticle 6(3) filterIntended purpose · RelatedIntended purposePlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketPutting into service · RelatedPutting into serviceContrast with (1)Profiling override · ContrastProfiling override
Classification decision record: 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)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Annex III · RelatedAnnex IIIArticle 6(3) filter · RelatedArticle 6(3) filterIntended purpose · RelatedIntended purposePlacing on the market · RelatedPlacing on the marketPutting into service · RelatedPutting into serviceContrast with (1)Profiling override · ContrastProfiling overrideClassificationdecision record
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 Classification decision record
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsAnnex IIIRelated
Related termsArticle 6(3) filterRelated
Related termsIntended purposeRelated
Related termsPlacing on the marketRelated
Related termsPutting into serviceRelated
Contrast withProfiling overrideContrast
  • Article 6(3) filter

    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…

  • 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.

  • Intended purpose

    The use for which the provider intends an AI system, including its specific context and conditions of use.

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

  • Annex III

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

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). Classification decision record. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/classification-decision-record. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026classificationdecisionrecord,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Classification decision record}},
  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/classification-decision-record}
}