--- title: "Article 38 — Coordination 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 38 — Coordination 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: 38 status: in_force object_id: eu.aiact.legal_text.article.38 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. The Commission shall ensure that, with regard to high-risk AI systems, appropriate coordination and cooperation between notified bodies active in the [conformity assessment](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/conformity-assessment) procedures pursuant to this Regulation are put in place and properly operated in the form of a sectoral group of notified bodies. 2. Each [notifying authority](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/ai-act/notifying-authority) shall ensure that the bodies notified by it participate in the work of a group referred to in paragraph 1, directly or through designated representatives. 3. The Commission shall provide for the exchange of knowledge and best practices between notifying authorities. *** [Chapter III — High-risk AI systems](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 37](37.md) · [Article 39 →](39.md)