Article 19

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Official source: COM(2026) 502 final — Proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act

Article 19

Conformity self-assessment
     1.   Cloud computing service providers seeking recognition in accordance with Article
          17 as offering Union assurance level 1, shall carry out a conformity self-assessment
          of compliance with the criteria for Union assurance level 1 set out in Annex II.
     2.   Following the self-assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the cloud computing
          service provider shall issue an EU statement of conformity stating that compliance
          with the criteria for Union assurance level 1 have been demonstrated. By issuing
          such a statement, the cloud computing service provider shall assume responsibility
          for the compliance of the cloud computing service with the criteria for Union
          assurance level 1set out in Annex II.
     3.   The cloud computing service provider shall make the EU statement of conformity
          publicly available.
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