# Article 32: Presumption of conformity with requirements relating to notified bodies

> EU AI Act (2024/1689)
> Chapter 3 High-Risk AI Systems — Section 4: Notifying authorities and notified bodies
> Source: https://en.ai-act.io/article/high-risk-ai-systems/notifying-authorities-and-notified-bodies/presumption-of-conformity-with-requirements-relating-to-notified-bodies

(1) Where a conformity assessment body demonstrates its conformity with the criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards or parts thereof, the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, it shall be presumed to comply with the requirements set out in [Article 31](https://en.ai-act.io/article/high-risk-ai-systems/notifying-authorities-and-notified-bodies/requirements-relating-to-notified-bodies.md) in so far as the applicable harmonised standards cover those requirements.

## Related Recitals

- [Recital 8: Legal framework for AI in the EU internal market](https://en.ai-act.io/recital/legal-framework-for-ai-in-the-eu-internal-market.md)
- [Recital 121: Harmonized standards](https://en.ai-act.io/recital/harmonized-standards.md)
- [Recital 122: Compliance with cyber security requirements](https://en.ai-act.io/recital/compliance-with-cyber-security-requirements.md)