--- title: "Article 34 — Operational obligations of notified bodies" 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 34 — Operational obligations of notified bodies" 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: 34 status: in_force object_id: eu.aiact.legal_text.article.34 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. Notified bodies shall verify the conformity of high-risk AI systems in accordance with the [conformity assessment](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/conformity-assessment) procedures set out in [Article 43](43.md). 2. Notified bodies shall avoid unnecessary burdens for providers when performing their activities, and take due account of the size of the [provider](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/provider), the sector in which it operates, its structure and the degree of complexity of the high-risk [AI system](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/ai-system) concerned, in particular in view of minimising administrative burdens and compliance costs for micro- and small enterprises within the meaning of Recommendation 2003/361/EC. The [notified body](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/notified-body) shall, nevertheless, respect the degree of rigour and the level of protection required for the compliance of the high-risk AI system with the requirements of this Regulation. 3. Notified bodies shall make available and submit upon request all relevant documentation, including the providers’ documentation, to the [notifying authority](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/notifying-authority) referred to in [Article 28](28.md) to allow that authority to conduct its assessment, designation, notification and monitoring activities, and to facilitate the assessment outlined in this Section. *** [Chapter III — High-risk AI systems](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 33](33.md) · [Article 35 →](35.md)