> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# EU AI Act

> Check AI systems against EU AI Act requirements. Covers risk classification, prohibited practices, high-risk obligations, transparency requirements, and conformity assessment.

<Info>
  **Endpoint:** `POST /railscore/v1/compliance/check` | **Framework code:** `eu_ai_act` | **Credits:** 5.0 per call
</Info>

The EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689) is the world's first comprehensive AI regulation. It establishes a risk-based framework for AI systems deployed in the EU. The compliance check evaluates AI content against the Act's requirements.

## Supported checks

| Area                   | Articles          | What's checked                                                          |
| ---------------------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Risk classification    | Art. 6, Annex III | Whether the system falls under high-risk, limited-risk, or minimal-risk |
| Prohibited practices   | Art. 5            | Social scoring, real-time biometric identification, manipulation        |
| High-risk obligations  | Art. 8-15         | Data governance, documentation, transparency, human oversight, accuracy |
| Transparency           | Art. 50           | Disclosure that content is AI-generated, deepfake labeling              |
| Human oversight        | Art. 14           | Whether meaningful human control is maintained                          |
| Record-keeping         | Art. 12           | Automatic logging and traceability                                      |
| Post-market monitoring | Art. 72           | Ongoing monitoring obligations after deployment                         |
| Conformity assessment  | Art. 43           | Whether assessment procedures are referenced                            |

## Request

```bash theme={null}
curl -X POST https://api.responsibleailabs.ai/railscore/v1/compliance/check \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_RAIL_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Our AI system automatically scores job applicants and filters candidates for interviews.",
    "frameworks": ["eu_ai_act"],
    "context": "Automated recruitment tool used by EU employers"
  }'
```

## Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "result": {
    "overall_compliant": false,
    "frameworks": {
      "eu_ai_act": {
        "compliant": false,
        "issues": [
          {
            "clause": "Article 6 / Annex III(4) — High-risk classification",
            "description": "AI systems used in employment, recruitment, and worker management are classified as high-risk under Annex III, point 4.",
            "severity": "high",
            "remediation": "Comply with high-risk requirements: implement risk management (Art. 9), data governance (Art. 10), technical documentation (Art. 11), record-keeping (Art. 12), transparency (Art. 13), and human oversight (Art. 14)."
          },
          {
            "clause": "Article 14 — Human oversight",
            "description": "No mention of human review or override capability for automated candidate filtering.",
            "severity": "high",
            "remediation": "Ensure the system allows qualified human reviewers to override automated decisions and that users understand the system's capabilities and limitations."
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "credits_consumed": 5.0
}
```

<Note>
  Dedicated EU AI Act endpoints for risk classification engine, conformity assessment workflows, and post-market monitoring are under development. Aligned with the August 2026 enforcement timeline.
</Note>