Classification Decision

Decision Tree

For each identified AI system of the BAUER GROUP:

1. Is it an AI system pursuant to Art. 3(1)?
   │
   ├─ NO → AI Act not applicable → END
   │
   └─ YES ↓

2. Does it fall under Art. 5 (prohibited practices)?
   │
   ├─ YES → PROHIBITED → Cease development
   │
   └─ NO ↓

3. Is it a safety component of an Annex I product
   AND does it require a third-party conformity assessment?
   │
   ├─ YES → HIGH-RISK (Art. 6(1)) → Go/No-Go
   │
   └─ NO ↓

4. Does it fall under an Annex III category?
   │
   ├─ NO → Check Art. 50 (transparency obligations)
   │         │
   │         ├─ YES → LIMITED RISK
   │         └─ NO → MINIMAL RISK → END
   │
   └─ YES ↓

5. Does it perform profiling of natural persons?
   │
   ├─ YES → HIGH-RISK (always) → Go/No-Go
   │
   └─ NO ↓

6. Does the exception under Art. 6(3) apply?
   (narrow scope of tasks, no significant
    influence on human decision-making)
   │
   ├─ YES → NON-HIGH-RISK
   │        → Document the assessment (Art. 6(4))
   │        → Registration (Art. 49(2))
   │
   └─ NO → HIGH-RISK → Go/No-Go

Practical Examples – BAUER GROUP

System	AI Component	Annex III?	Profiling?	Result
Handwriting OCR (meter reading)	YOLO + TrOCR	No	No	Minimal – no obligations
Chatbot on customer website	LLM integration	No	No	Limited – labelling required
AI-assisted personnel pre-screening	ML ranking	Yes (No. 4a)	Yes	High-risk → Go/No-Go
Predictive maintenance (IoT)	Anomaly detection	Check (No. 2)	No	Review required
E-mail spam filter	Classification	No	No	Minimal – no obligations

Documentation

Every classification decision is recorded in the Risk Classification Form.