Notified body
A conformity assessment body designated by a Member State under Chapter IV of the Act to perform third-party conformity assessment of high-risk AI systems where self-assessment is not permitted. The notifying authority is responsible for designating and monitoring notified bodies; the market surveillance authority is responsible for enforcing compliance of providers and deployers in the market. These are related but distinct functions that may sit in the same or different national bodies.
Defined in 6 GAGE programs, which carry 12 distinct definitions of it. The wording above is taught in EU AI Act Implementation Expert.
How each discipline defines it
The same term does different work depending on who is using it. These are the definitions as each program teaches them, unedited.
A conformity assessment body designated by a Member State under Chapter IV of the Act to perform third-party conformity assessment of high-risk AI systems where self-assessment is not permitted. The notifying authority is responsible for designating and monitoring notified bodies; the market surveillance authority is responsible for enforcing compliance of providers and deployers in the market. These are related but distinct functions that may sit in the same or different national bodies.
An independent conformity assessment body designated by an EU member state to review certain high-risk AI systems' technical documentation before market placement, under the conformity assessment routes set out across Articles 43 to 47 of the Act. Some high-risk categories require notified body review; others rely on provider self-assessment with the file held ready for market surveillance review.
An organization accredited by an EU member state to carry out third-party conformity assessment of certain high-risk AI systems under the EU AI Act; a review mechanism with no direct equivalent in China's self-assessment-based algorithm filing regime or in current US federal or state AI requirements, most of which impose no mandated third-party testing requirement.
An independent, accredited organization designated to carry out conformity assessment under Annex VII. It reads and examines the provider's file and quality management system before certain high-risk systems, notably biometric ones, may be placed on the market.
An organization designated by an EU member state to assess whether a product meets the requirements of a specific EU safety directive or regulation (such as the Machinery Regulation or the Medical Devices Regulation) before it can be placed on the market.
Where it is taught
The exact lessons this term appears in. The first module of every program is free with a free account.
- Data governance for the conformity file: your chapter in the document the regulator reads · Lineage Under Audit, Certified AI Data Governance Professional (CADGP)
- The conformity file: assembling the evidence for the system you shipped in Module 3 · The EU AI Act: The Executive Map, Certified AI Governance Professional (CAIGP)
- The Trilogue: Where an AI File Is Really Decided · The Brussels File: Influence Inside the EU Institutions, The AI Lobbyist: Certified AI Policy Strategist
- Regulatory Compliance Navigator · Governance and Responsible AI, Certified AI Transformation Professional (CATP)
- Overlapping Obligations · China, EU, US: The Comparative Playbook, Certified China AI Regulatory Professional (CCARP)
- Role Definition: What an EU AI Act Expert Does (and Doesn't) · The EU AI Act Expert Role, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Technical Documentation: Annex IV (Article 11) · High-Risk AI Requirements: The Technical File, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Conformity Assessment Routes (Articles 43 to 47) · Standards and Conformity Assessment, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- Notified Bodies: Selection and Engagement · Standards and Conformity Assessment, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
- National Competent Authorities and Multi-State Deployment · Governance, Sandboxes, and SME Support, EU AI Act Implementation Expert
Where it shows up at work
A definition is where Notified body starts. The lessons above teach it inside the competencies below, which are what job descriptions ask for and what the GAGE credential records. Every link here is drawn from the same careers map that builds a role's readiness check.
Collects, labels and preserves the evidence that a control operated, a decision was made, and a claim can be defended to an auditor or regulator.
3 lessons on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Classifies a system by role and risk tier, knows which obligations bind on which date after the Digital Omnibus, and what evidence conformity needs.
2 lessons on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Decides what a person affected by an AI decision must be told, how an output can be explained, and how they can challenge it.
2 lessons on this page teach it as a primary outcome.
Roles that hire for it
Each role page shows the full competency set, what the seat decides, and a readiness check against your own evidence.
- Senior AI Compliance Analystneeds it at depth
- AI Compliance Specialistneeds working knowledge · 1 open posting this week
- AI Compliance Managerneeds it at depth · 2 open postings this week
- AI Governance Analystneeds working knowledge · 3 open postings this week
- Compliance Analystneeds working knowledge · 2 open postings this week
- AI Governance Coordinatorneeds working knowledge
How job descriptions say it
Postings rarely use the textbook word. These are the phrases the careers map reads as asking for the competencies above.
Where the frameworks place it: EU AI Act Articles 11 and 12; ISO/IEC 42001 Clause 7.5; Regulation (EU) 2024/1689; Regulation (EU) 2026/1744.
One interview question about it
What evidence would you have ready before an auditor asks about an AI system, and how do you produce it as a byproduct of the work?
Asked of candidates for evidence collection and audit-ready documentation. Answering it in your own words is exactly how a GAGE topic is passed, and the credential records the pass where an employer can check it.
If you come from another field
Some backgrounds already carry this competency, and the readiness check gives credit for it.
- Compliance and regulatory affairs carries it as work you can show: Audit-ready documentation is what you produce.
- Internal audit and IT audit carries it as work you can show: Evidence evaluation is the profession.
- Project and program management carries it as a claim to back up: Decision logs and repositories are familiar.
Terms it appears with
Not an alphabetical neighbourhood: these are the terms taught in the same lessons, ranked by how often they appear together.