When is your SaaS feature actually high-risk under the EU AI Act? The Annex III decision tree.

Update June 2026. The AI Omnibus moved the Annex III application date from 2 August 2026 to 2 December 2027. The substance of the high-risk regime did not change. Eight categories, full Articles 9 to 15 obligations, conformity assessment, EU database registration. Only the date moved. Eighteen months of work. Do not read "delayed" as "deprioritised." TL;DR. Annex III of the EU AI Act lists 8 high-risk categories. If your AI feature falls into one, you owe a heavy compliance lift (conformity ass...