--- title: "Article 33 — Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting" 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 33 — Subsidiaries of notified bodies and subcontracting" 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: 33 status: in_force object_id: eu.aiact.legal_text.article.33 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 · 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. Where a [notified body](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/notified-body) subcontracts specific tasks connected with the [conformity assessment](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/conformity-assessment) or has recourse to a subsidiary, it shall ensure that the subcontractor or the subsidiary meets the requirements laid down in [Article 31](31.md), and shall inform the [notifying authority](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/notifying-authority) accordingly. 2. Notified bodies shall take full responsibility for the tasks performed by any subcontractors or subsidiaries. 3. Activities may be subcontracted or carried out by a subsidiary only with the agreement of the [provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/provider). Notified bodies shall make a list of their subsidiaries publicly available. 4. The relevant documents concerning the assessment of the qualifications of the subcontractor or the subsidiary and the work carried out by them under this Regulation shall be kept at the disposal of the notifying authority for a period of five years from the termination date of the subcontracting. *** [Chapter III — High-risk AI systems](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 32](32.md) · [Article 34 →](34.md)