--- authoritative: false representation: annotated-page publisher: AstroKube methodology: https://ai-act.astrokube.com/about/ source_verified_on: '2026-09-15' site_content_updated_on: '2026-09-15' title: 'Article 24: Obligations of distributors | EU AI Act | AstroKube' description: 'Article 24, EU AI Act: 1. Before making a high-risk AI system available on the market, distributors shall verify that it bears the required CE marking…' language: en source: https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24/ --- 1. [Start](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/) 2. [The law](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/) 3. Article 24 Chapter III · Section 3 · Obligations of providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems and other parties # Article 24 — Obligations of distributors ▼ Primary text, verbatim. Our annotations appear below, visibly separated. [1\.](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24/#p-1) Before making a high-risk AI system available on the market, distributors shall verify that it bears the required CE marking, that it is accompanied by a copy of the EU declaration of conformity referred to in Article 47 and instructions for use, and that the provider and the importer of that system, as applicable, have complied with their respective obligations as laid down in Article 16, points (b) and (c) and Article 23(3). [2\.](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24/#p-2) Where a distributor considers or has reason to consider, on the basis of the information in its possession, that a high-risk AI system is not in conformity with the requirements set out in Section 2, it shall not make the high-risk AI system available on the market until the system has been brought into conformity with those requirements. Furthermore, where the high-risk AI system presents a risk within the meaning of Article 79(1), the distributor shall inform the provider or the importer of the system, as applicable, to that effect. [3\.](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24/#p-3) Distributors shall ensure that, while a high-risk AI system is under their responsibility, storage or transport conditions, where applicable, do not jeopardise the compliance of the system with the requirements set out in Section 2. [4\.](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24/#p-4) A distributor that considers or has reason to consider, on the basis of the information in its possession, a high-risk AI system which it has made available on the market not to be in conformity with the requirements set out in Section 2, shall take the corrective actions necessary to bring that system into conformity with those requirements, to withdraw it or recall it, or shall ensure that the provider, the importer or any relevant operator, as appropriate, takes those corrective actions. Where the high-risk AI system presents a risk within the meaning of Article 79(1), the distributor shall immediately inform the provider or importer of the system and the authorities competent for the high-risk AI system concerned, giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of any corrective actions taken. [5\.](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24/#p-5) Upon a reasoned request from a relevant competent authority, distributors of a high-risk AI system shall provide that authority with all the information and documentation regarding their actions pursuant to paragraphs 1 to 4 necessary to demonstrate the conformity of that system with the requirements set out in Section 2. [6\.](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24/#p-6) Distributors shall cooperate with the relevant competent authorities in any action those authorities take in relation to a high-risk AI system made available on the market by the distributors, in particular to reduce or mitigate the risk posed by it. This text is meant purely as a documentation tool and has no legal effect. The Union's institutions do not assume any liability for its contents. The authentic versions of the relevant acts, including their preambles, are those published in the Official Journal of the European Union and available in EUR-Lex. ## What this means for you In your terms · Distributor obligations Reseller and marketplace agreements carry these checks in the critical path. ## Obligations derived from this article [Distributor obligationsArt. 24](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/explorer/?art=art-24) ## If you would rather not read the law The basics page explains the Regulation's own categories in order: scope, role, tier, date. The engineering view groups the obligations by the platform capability they demand. [Start with the basics →](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/basics/) [Open the engineering view →](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/engineering/) ## About this provision ### Status Upcoming 2 Dec 2027 Moved from ~2 Aug 2026~ ### Regime High-risk ### Binds Distributor ### Type Article · Chapter III · Section 3 ### Amended by Not amended ### Cited capture regulation-2024-1689/en-2026-08-18.html sha256 8f0b656302f9864c… [Authentic text (EUR-Lex) →](http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj) [This version (EUR-Lex) →](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727) ### Machine readable [/law/art-24.md](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/law/art-24.md) [/api/law.json](https://ai-act.astrokube.com/api/law.json) ### Found an error? [Write to us →](https://astrokube.com/contact)