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Article 6: Classification Rules for High-Risk AI Systems

// Statutory ReferenceEU AI Act Article 6 (Recitals 40-55, Annex I & III)
// Enforcement SeverityBLOCKER
// Mitigation ActionCLASSIFY_HIGH_RISK

Article 6: Classification Rules for High-Risk AI Systems

Statutory Framework: EU AI Act Article 6 (Recitals 40-55, Annex I & III)
Rule ID: RULE-EU-004 | Severity: PROGRAMMATIC BLOCKER
Mitigation Action: CLASSIFY_HIGH_RISK


1. Statutory Mandate & Legal Boundary

"Classifies AI systems intended for critical infrastructure, biometric identification, employment, or credit scoring as high-risk subject to strict ex-ante compliance."


2. Technical Invariant & AST Engine Matcher

[POLICIES.RULE-EU-004]
rule_id = "RULE-EU-004"
statute = "EU AI Act Article 6 (Recitals 40-55, Annex I & III)"
severity = "BLOCKER"
action = "CLASSIFY_HIGH_RISK"

[ENFORCEMENT]
fail_closed = true
audit_trail = "Ed25519_DAC"
latency_max_us = 800

3. Production Python / Rust Integration

from anchor import AnchorGuard

@AnchorGuard.guard(policy="RULE-EU-004")
def process_machine_payload(payload: dict):
    # Evaluated in <0.8ms against RULE-EU-004 AST query bounds
    return compliance_engine.enforce(payload)