Which risk category does Recital 166 of the EU AI Act apply to?

Recital 166, It is important that AI systems related to products that is tagged High-risk AI systems in the EU AI Act Explorer. Recital 166, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

Recital 166: It is important that AI systems related to products that

Recital 166, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689

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(166) It is important that AI systems related to products that are not high-risk in accordance with this Regulation and thus are not required to comply with the requirements set out for high-risk AI systems are nevertheless safe when placed on the market or put into service. To contribute to this objective, Regulation (EU) 2023/988 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( ) would apply as a safety net.

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