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Article 86

CurrentFrom 2 Aug 2026

Provide Clear and Meaningful Explanations of Certain High-Risk AI-Assisted Decisions

Applies to Deployer; Annex III High-Risk AI except point 2; decision with qualifying adverse effect.

Actors
Deployer
AI class
Annex III High-Risk AIHigh-Risk AI
Themes
Governance & AccountabilityPeople & Culture

Tracker Guidance

When the conditions in Article 86 are met, provide the affected person with a clear and meaningful explanation of the AI system's role in the decision-making procedure and the main elements of the decision. Apply Union/national-law exceptions and avoid duplicating rights already provided under other Union law.

Official text

Article 86Official source
1. Any affected person subject to a decision which is taken by the deployer on the basis of the output from a high-risk AI system listed in Annex III, with the exception of systems listed under point 2 thereof, and which produces legal effects or similarly significantly affects that person in a way that they consider to have an adverse impact on their health, safety or fundamental rights shall have the right to obtain from the deployer clear and meaningful explanations of the role of the AI system in the decision-making procedure and the main elements of the decision taken. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the use of AI systems for which exceptions from, or restrictions to, the obligation under that paragraph follow from Union or national law in compliance with Union law. 3. This Article shall apply only to the extent that the right referred to in paragraph 1 is not otherwise provided for under Union law.

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Article 86: Provide Clear and Meaningful Explanations of Certain High-Risk AI-Assisted Decisions | EU AI Act Library