EU AI Act compliance review
EU AI Act compliance audit and readiness review
A structured review of your AI systems, EU nexus, regulatory roles, immediate 2026 obligations and high-risk readiness — producing an evidence-backed implementation roadmap rather than a generic checklist.
A service provided by Lexara Advisory LLC.
Method
The review follows the legal sequence.
1. AI system inventory
Identify systems, intended purposes, users, affected persons, vendors, models, data flows, jurisdictions and product dependencies.
2. Territorial scope & roles
Assess Article 2 exposure and actor roles per system — provider, deployer, importer, distributor, product manufacturer, GPAI provider or representative.
3. Immediate obligations
Screen prohibited practices, Article 50 transparency, AI literacy, GPAI duties and other currently applicable requirements.
4. High-risk classification
Assess Article 6(1)/Annex I and Article 6(2)/Annex III pathways, statutory exceptions and the amended 2027/2028 timetable.
5. Governance gap assessment
Map existing controls against applicable requirements: risk management, documentation, data governance, oversight, transparency, monitoring, vendor controls and ownership.
6. Roadmap & evidence
Prioritise gaps by legal date, risk and dependency, with owners, evidence expectations and implementation milestones.
Deliverables
What you receive
Scope and role matrix
System-by-system record of EU nexus, actor role and applicable obligation layer.
Risk/classification register
Prohibited-practice, Article 50, GPAI and high-risk classification findings with rationale.
Gap and evidence matrix
Control gaps, existing evidence, missing evidence and responsible owners.
Prioritised implementation roadmap
Actions sequenced by effective date, materiality and operational dependency.
2026 focus
The review uses the amended timetable.
We do not treat 2 August 2026 as the high-risk deadline. The review reflects Regulation (EU) 2026/1744: Article 50 is active now; Annex III high-risk requirements apply from 2 December 2027; Article 6(1)/Annex I high-risk requirements apply from 2 August 2028.
Boundary
A readiness audit is not a certification or regulator approval.
The engagement identifies compliance exposure, evidence gaps and implementation priorities. It does not create an official conformity assessment, certification, regulatory approval or guaranteed compliance outcome unless a specific legally recognised process is separately engaged.
Start with scope.
The fastest way to avoid wasted compliance work is to determine which systems, roles and obligations are actually in scope.