--- title: "Article 24 — Obligations of distributors" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727" source_retrieved: 2026-09-28 shortTitle: "Article 24 — Obligations of distributors" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1689" instrument: aiact celex: "32024R1689" regulation: AI Act regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1689" article: 24 status: in_force object_id: eu.aiact.legal_text.article.24 text_version: "Consolidated version of 27 July 2026" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · applies from 2 Dec 2027 · Consolidated version of 27 July 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727)* 1. Before making a high-risk [AI system](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/ai-system) available on the market, distributors shall verify that it bears the required [CE marking](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/ce-marking), that it is accompanied by a copy of the EU declaration of conformity referred to in [Article 47](47.md) and [instructions for use](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/instructions-for-use), and that the [provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/provider) and the [importer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/importer) of that system, as applicable, have complied with their respective obligations as laid down in [Article 16](16.md), points (b) and (c) and [Article 23(3)](23.md). 2. Where a [distributor](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/distributor) considers or has reason to consider, on the basis of the information in its possession, that a high-risk AI system is not in conformity with the requirements set out in Section 2, it shall not make the high-risk AI system available on the market until the system has been brought into conformity with those requirements. Furthermore, where the high-risk AI system presents a risk within the meaning of [Article 79(1)](79.md), the distributor shall inform the provider or the importer of the system, as applicable, to that effect. 3. Distributors shall ensure that, while a high-risk AI system is under their responsibility, storage or transport conditions, where applicable, do not jeopardise the compliance of the system with the requirements set out in Section 2. 4. A distributor that considers or has reason to consider, on the basis of the information in its possession, a high-risk AI system which it has made available on the market not to be in conformity with the requirements set out in Section 2, shall take the corrective actions necessary to bring that system into conformity with those requirements, to withdraw it or recall it, or shall ensure that the provider, the importer or any relevant [operator](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/operator), as appropriate, takes those corrective actions. Where the high-risk AI system presents a risk within the meaning of [Article 79(1)](79.md), the distributor shall immediately inform the provider or importer of the system and the authorities competent for the high-risk AI system concerned, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective actions taken. 5. Upon a reasoned request from a relevant competent authority, distributors of a high-risk AI system shall provide that authority with all the information and documentation regarding their actions pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4 necessary to demonstrate the conformity of that system with the requirements set out in Section 2. 6. Distributors shall cooperate with the relevant competent authorities in any action those authorities take in relation to a high-risk AI system made available on the market by the distributors, in particular to reduce or mitigate the risk posed by it. *** [Chapter III — High-risk AI systems](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 23](23.md) · [Article 25 →](25.md)