# Information obligations of notified bodies — AI Act — context bundle

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## Provision

### Information obligations of notified bodies — Information obligations of notified bodies

*AI Act, aiact-art-45-en — https://overview.legal/laws/ai-act/art-45*

1. Notified bodies shall inform the notifying authority of the following:
   a) any Union technical documentation assessment certificates, any supplements to those certificates, and any quality management system approvals issued in accordance with the requirements of Annex VII;
   b) any refusal, restriction, suspension or withdrawal of a Union technical documentation assessment certificate or a quality management system approval issued in accordance with the requirements of Annex VII;
   c) any circumstances affecting the scope of or conditions for notification;
   d) any request for information which they have received from market surveillance authorities regarding conformity assessment activities;
   e) on request, conformity assessment activities performed within the scope of their notification and any other activity performed, including cross-border activities and subcontracting.

2. Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of:
   a) quality management system approvals which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn, and, upon request, of quality system approvals which it has issued;
   b) Union technical documentation assessment certificates or any supplements thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, of the certificates and/or supplements thereto which it has issued.

3. Each notified body shall provide the other notified bodies carrying out similar conformity assessment activities covering the same types of AI systems with relevant information on issues relating to negative and, on request, positive conformity assessment results.

4. Notified bodies shall safeguard the confidentiality of the information that they obtain, in accordance with Article 78.

## Guidance

### EDPB Annual Report 2025

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125683*

Clarity in action: Supporting stakeholders through guidance and dialogue Annual Report 2025 Foreword 3 Highlights 4 1. The EDPB Secretariat 6 1.1 Mission And Activities 8 2. European Data Protection Board – Activities in 2025 12 2.1 Bridging Fundamental Rights and Digital Innovation Through GDPR Compliance 12 2.1.1 Helsinki high-level meeting: enhanced clarity, support and engagement 12 2.1.2 Regulation on procedural rules and Omnibus regulation on the record of processing 14 2.1.3 Cross…

### Report of the work undertaken by the ChatGPT Taskforce

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125752*

Report of the work undertaken by the ChatGPT Taskforce 23 May 2024 Final 2 Final 3 D ISCLAIMER The positions presented in this document result from the coordination of the members of the ChatGPT taskforce with a view to handling investigations regarding the service ChatGPT provided by the US based company OpenAI OpCo, LLC . They reflect the common denominator agreed by the S upervisory A uthorities in their interpretation of the applicable provisions of the GDPR in relation to the matters that…

### EDPB-EDPS Joint Opinion 03/2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/125922*

Adopted 1 EDPB - EDPS Joint Opinion 03 /2022 on the Proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space Adopted on 12 July 2022 Adopted 2 Adopted 3 Executive Summary With this Joint Opinion, the EDPB and the EDPS aim to draw attention to a number of overarching concerns on the Proposal on the European Health Data Space and urge the co - legislature to take decisive action. The EDPB and the EDPS note that the Proposal ai ms at supporting individuals to take control of their own health…

### Guidelines 8/2020 on the targeting of social media users

*EDPB — https://overview.legal/posts/38073*

The EDPB adopted Guidelines 8/2020 on the targeting of social media users to clarify the roles, responsibilities, and legal obligations of the various actors involved in social media targeting, including social media providers, targeters, and users. The guidelines analyze different targeting mechanisms—based on provided, observed, and inferred data—and address controller determinations, legal bases, transparency requirements, DPIAs, and the processing of special categories of data. No fines are imposed, as this is interpretive guidance intended to assist stakeholders in achieving GDPR compliance.

## Related topics

- **Corrective Actions and Duty of Information Framework** — https://overview.legal/topics/corrective-action-duty-of-information-framework
  ## Legal Framework
- **Notified Bodies for AI Systems** — https://overview.legal/topics/notified-bodies-ai
  ## Legal Framework
- **AI Information Duties** — https://overview.legal/topics/information-duties-ai
  ## Legal Framework

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