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title: "Decision notice"
description: "The notice a person receives at the point of an automated or AI-assisted decision, rendered from a versioned template and the decision record: that a system was used, the principal reasons and what…"
canonical: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/decision-notice
author: "Jorge García Aibar"
license: "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)"
doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197
version: "0.5.0"
updated: 2026-09-25
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# Decision notice

The notice a person receives at the point of an automated or AI-assisted decision, rendered from a versioned template and the decision record: that a system was used, the principal reasons and what the person can do by when. Content follows each regime, such as notice of use under AI Act Article 26(11) or reasons under US Regulation B [1][2].

- Developed in: [ch. 18, Deployer duties (Article 26)](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/eu-ai-act#deployer-duties-article-26); [ch. 05, Pattern: Decision Notice & Contest Path](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/patterns/decision-notice-contest-path)
- Chapters: [ch. 05, Patterns](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/patterns) · [ch. 08, Regulatory Map](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/regulatory-map) · [ch. 18, EU AI Act](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/eu-ai-act)
- Contrast with: [Adverse action notice](https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/adverse-action-notice)
- In the glossary chapter: https://aigovernanceengineer.com/bok/glossary#t-decision-notice

## Sources

[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)
[2] 12 CFR 1002.9 (Regulation B, notifications) (1002.9(b)(2) statement of specific principal reasons for adverse action; Supplement I commentary; text as of 2026-09-01). eCFR. 2026-09-01. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-12/chapter-X/part-1002/section-1002.9 (verified: primary)