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*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. <a id="p-1"></a>High-risk AI systems that have been trained and tested on data reflecting the specific geographical, behavioural, contextual or functional setting within which they are intended to be used shall be presumed to comply with the relevant requirements laid down in [Article 10(4)](10.md).
2. <a id="p-2"></a>High-risk AI systems that have been certified or for which a statement of conformity has been issued under a cybersecurity scheme pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/881 and the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to comply with the cybersecurity requirements set out in [Article 15](15.md) of this Regulation in so far as the cybersecurity certificate or statement of conformity or parts thereof cover those requirements.
3. <a id="p-3"></a>Where high-risk AI systems fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 and the conditions laid down in Article 12(1) of that Regulation are fulfilled, such systems shall be deemed to comply with the cybersecurity requirements set out in [Article 15](15.md) of this Regulation.

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[Chapter III — High-risk AI systems](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 41](41.md) · [Article 43 →](43.md)
