The AI Act — formally the Artificial Intelligence Act — is a landmark European Union regulation that sets out rules for the development, use, and marketing of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the EU.
It is the first comprehensive AI law in the world, aiming to promote trustworthy AI while protecting fundamental rights, health, safety, and democracy.
The AI Act — formally the Artificial Intelligence Act — is a landmark European Union regulation that sets out rules for the development, use, and marketing of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the EU.
It is the first comprehensive AI law in the world, aiming to promote trustworthy AI while protecting fundamental rights, health, safety, and democracy.
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Ensure AI systems are safe and respect EU values
Create legal certainty for businesses using AI
Promote innovation while minimizing risk
Protect people from harmful or discriminatory AI applications
Applies to providers, deployers, importers, and distributors of AI systems in the EU
Covers AI systems used in products, services, public administration, and more — including healthcare, finance, education, and law enforcement
Applies regardless of whether the provider is based inside or outside the EU, as long as the AI is used within the EU market
As defined in the AI Act in Article 3 (19):
‘Notifying authority’: is the national authority responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment, designation and notification of conformity assessment bodies and for their monitoring."
The designation of a Notifying Authority is mandatory for all EU Member States under the AI Act. It ensures that the notified bodies assessing the conformity of AI systems possess the necessary technical competence, impartiality, and independence as defined by the regulation.
The authority operates under the principles and requirements set out in:
As the Notifying Authority in Cyprus, we are officially empowered to:
Conformity assessment bodies (CABs) are independent organizations that verify whether high-risk AI systems comply with the requirements of the AI Act. Before they can operate, these bodies must be:
We provide the framework and oversight that allows these bodies to function effectively and in full compliance with European legislation.
Our goal is to ensure a robust, trustworthy, and harmonized system of AI oversight that:
We uphold the principles of transparency, competence, and independence in all our operations.
The following 02/08/2025 02/08/2026 Provisions stared to apply:
> Prohibited AI Systems (art.5)
> AI system definition (art. 3(1))
> AI literacy (art.4)
Commission established the rules on the set-up of a scientific panel of experts (arts 68 & 69)
Code of practice on general-purpose AI (GPAI) models (art. 65)
The following Provisions stared to apply:
> GPAI models (chapter 5)
> Notified Bodies (chapter 3, section 4)
> Governance (chapter 7)
> Confidentiality (art. 78)
> Penalties (art. 99 & 100)
General date of application of the AI Act. The AI Act stars to apply to AI systems placed on market before this date only if these systems are subject to significant changes in their designs from the date onwards (art. 111 (2)), except the provisions on high-risk AI systems (art. 6 (1) & 113, annex I).
AI Act provisions on highrisk AI systems under harmonised AU law start to apply (arts. 6 (1) & 113, annex I)
The AI Act — formally the Artificial Intelligence Act — is a landmark European Union regulation that sets out rules for the development, use, and marketing of artificial intelligence (AI) systems in the EU.
It is the first comprehensive AI law in the world, aiming to promote trustworthy AI while protecting fundamental rights, health, safety, and democracy.
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Notify Conformity Bodies:
Oversight of Notified Bodies:
Take Action:
Commission Findings:
Assess and act on Commission findings regarding non-compliant notified bodies.
Reporting Failures: Submit a report to the Commission and Member States when a designation is affected.
Other Member States' Objections: Allow for objections by other Member States under Article 30(4) and (5).
Group Participation: Ensure notified bodies participate in the group referred to in Article 38(1), directly or via representatives.
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Must be established under the national law of a Member State and have a legal personality.
Must be established under the national law of a Member State and have a legal personality.
Must be established under the national law of a Member State and have a legal personality.
Must be established under the national law of a Member State and have a legal personality.
NCCA is committed to strengthening the relevant capabilities of the Republic of Cyprus aspiring to establish the nation as a Regional Hub for cybersecurity certification.
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The four levels of risk
The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) introduces a pioneering regulatory approach to AI, based on a risk-based framework. This framework classifies AI systems into four categories of risk, structured like a pyramid: the higher the risk, the stricter the regulation.
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All AI systems considered a clear threat to the safety, livelihoods and rights of people are prohibited. The AI Act prohibits eight practices, namely:
AI use cases that can pose serious risks to health, safety or fundamental rights are classified as high-risk. These high-risk use-cases include:
High-risk AI systems are subject to strict obligations before they can be put on the market:
This refers to the risks associated with a need for transparency around the use of AI. The AI Act introduces specific disclosure obligations to ensure that humans are informed when necessary to preserve trust. For instance, when using AI systems such as chatbots, humans should be made aware that they are interacting with a machine so they can take an informed decision.
Moreover, providers of generative AI have to ensure that AI-generated content is identifiable. On top of that, certain AI-generated content should be clearly and visibly labelled, namely deep fakes and text published with the purpose of informing the public on matters of public interest.
The AI Act does not introduce rules for AI that is deemed minimal or no risk. The vast majority of AI systems currently used in the EU fall into this category. This includes applications such as AI-enabled video games or spam filters.
Under the AI Act, a Notifying Authority is the national authority tasked with managing the procedures for the assessment, designation, notification, and monitoring of conformity assessment bodies (CABs).
"Notifying authority’ means the national authority responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment, designation and notification of conformity assessment bodies and for their monitoring."
Under the AI Act, a Notifying Authority is the national authority tasked with managing the procedures for the assessment, designation, notification, and monitoring of conformity assessment bodies (CABs).
"Notifying authority’ means the national authority responsible for setting up and carrying out the necessary procedures for the assessment, designation and notification of conformity assessment bodies and for their monitoring."
