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Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment: the AI Act Article 27 assessment of a high-risk system's impact on rights 1, maintained here as a versioned, reviewable artefact.

Developed in
ch. 18, Fundamental rights impact assessment (Article 27)
ch. 05, Pattern: FRIA-as-Code
Chapters
ch. 04, The Stack · ch. 05, Patterns · ch. 18, EU AI Act
Contrast with
DPIA · AI system impact assessment
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

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

FRIA: mentions per chapter59 mentions of the term across 18 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 2 mentions00 Preface203 Values & Principles: 1 mention03 Values & Principles104 The Stack: 2 mentions04 The Stack205 Patterns: 1 mention05 Patterns106 The Role: 5 mentions06 The Role508 Regulatory Map: 9 mentions08 Regulatory Map910 Reading List: 1 mention10 Reading List111 AI Defined: 3 mentions11 AI Defined312 Governance Program: 2 mentions12 Governance Program213 Risk Management: 8 mentions13 Risk Management814 Development: 6 mentions14 Development615 Deployment: 3 mentions15 Deployment316 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention16 Fairness & XAI118 EU AI Act: 7 mentions18 EU AI Act719 Privacy & AI: 3 mentions19 Privacy & AI320 Existing Law: 1 mention20 Existing Law121 AI Laws Worldwide: 1 mention21 AI Laws Worldwide122 Principles & Standards: 3 mentions22 Principles & Standards3No mentions in the other 5 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
FRIA: mentions per chapter59 mentions of the term across 18 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter00 Preface: 2 mentions200010203 Values & Principles: 1 mention10304 The Stack: 2 mentions20405 Patterns: 1 mention10506 The Role: 5 mentions5060708 Regulatory Map: 9 mentions90810 Reading List: 1 mention11011 AI Defined: 3 mentions31112 Governance Program: 2 mentions21213 Risk Management: 8 mentions81314 Development: 6 mentions61415 Deployment: 3 mentions31516 Fairness & XAI: 1 mention1161718 EU AI Act: 7 mentions71819 Privacy & AI: 3 mentions31920 Existing Law: 1 mention12021 AI Laws Worldwide: 1 mention12122 Principles & Standards: 3 mentions32223Source: 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 FRIA per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface2No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles1No
04 The Stack2Yes
05 Patterns1Yes
06 The Role5No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map9No
10 Reading List1No
11 AI Defined3No
12 Governance Program2No
13 Risk Management8No
14 Development6No
15 Deployment3No
16 Fairness & XAI1No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act7Yes
19 Privacy & AI3No
20 Existing Law1No
21 AI Laws Worldwide1No
22 Principles & Standards3No
23 AI Agents0No

Patterns that use this term

5 pattern pages use the term, most mentions first.

FRIA: 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.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code02 Inventory04 Runtime ControlsFRIARelated terms (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Deployer · RelatedDeployerISO/IEC 42005 · RelatedISO/IEC 42005Stakeholder mapping · RelatedStakeholder mappingContrast with (2)AI system impact assessment · ContrastAI system impact assessmentDPIA · ContrastDPIAPatterns using it (5)FRIA-as-Code, 20 mentions · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeHuman-in-the-loop Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termHuman-in-the-loop GateModel Card as Control Evidence, 1 mention · Uses the termModel Card as Control EvidenceUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 2 mentions · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk TieringVendor / Model Due-Diligence Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termVendor / Model Due-Diligence
FRIA: 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.RelatedContrastColour: stack layer of the pattern01 Govern-as-Code02 Inventory04 Runtime ControlsRelated terms (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)Deployer · RelatedDeployerISO/IEC 42005 · RelatedISO/IEC 42005Stakeholder mapping · RelatedStakeholder mappingContrast with (2)AI system impact assessment · ContrastAI system impact assessmentDPIA · ContrastDPIAPatterns using it (5)FRIA-as-Code, 20 mentions · Uses the termFRIA-as-CodeHuman-in-the-loop Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termHuman-in-the-loop GateModel Card as Control Evidence, 1 mention · Uses the termModel Card as Control EvidenceUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 2 mentions · Uses the termUse-Case Intake & Risk TieringVendor / Model Due-Diligence Gate, 1 mention · Uses the termVendor / Model Due-DiligenceFRIA
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 FRIA
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsDeployerRelated
Related termsISO/IEC 42005Related
Related termsStakeholder mappingRelated
Contrast withAI system impact assessmentContrast
Contrast withDPIAContrast
Patterns using itFRIA-as-Code, 20 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using itHuman-in-the-loop Gate, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itModel Card as Control Evidence, 1 mentionUses the term
Patterns using itUse-Case Intake & Risk Tiering, 2 mentionsUses the term
Patterns using itVendor / Model Due-Diligence Gate, 1 mentionUses the term
  • Stakeholder mapping

    Naming who is affected by or holds a view on an AI system (users, affected non-users, deployers, providers, internal functions, regulators, the governing…

  • ISO/IEC 42005

    ISO/IEC 42005:2025, the AI system impact-assessment standard (a companion to the AI Act's Article 27 FRIA and to ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A.5), giving a structured…

  • AI Act (EU)

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

  • Deployer

    Under the EU AI Act, whoever uses an AI system under its own authority, other than in a purely personal, non-professional activity.

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)

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Cite this term

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

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026fria,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{FRIA}},
  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/fria}
}