Article 16: Mandatory Obligations of High-Risk AI Providers

Statutory Framework: EU AI Act Article 16 (Recitals 60-64)
Rule ID: RULE-EU-016 | Severity: PROGRAMMATIC BLOCKER
Mitigation Action: ENFORCE_PROVIDER_CE_MARK

1. Statutory Mandate & Legal Boundary

"Mandates providers to establish quality management systems, draw up technical documentation, and ensure conformity before CE marking."

2. Technical Invariant & AST Engine Matcher

[POLICIES.RULE-EU-016]
rule_id = "RULE-EU-016"
statute = "EU AI Act Article 16 (Recitals 60-64)"
severity = "BLOCKER"
action = "ENFORCE_PROVIDER_CE_MARK"

[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-016")
def process_machine_payload(payload: dict):
    # Evaluated in <0.8ms against RULE-EU-016 AST query bounds
    return compliance_engine.enforce(payload)