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EU AI Act FRIA Template
A Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA) is required under Article 27 of the EU AI Act for specific deployers of high-risk AI systems. Generate one tailored to your deployment — free, in under a minute.
What is a FRIA under the EU AI Act?
A Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment evaluates how the deployment of a high-risk AI system may affect the fundamental rights of the people it touches — before the system is first used. It is a deployer-side duty, distinct from a DPIA, and it complements rather than replaces data-protection impact assessments.
A complete FRIA covers six elements:
- 1. Deployer processes — how the high-risk AI system will be used, in line with its intended purpose
- 2. Period and frequency — within what time window and how often the system will run
- 3. Affected persons — categories of natural persons and groups likely to be affected
- 4. Specific risks of harm — informed by the provider's transparency information
- 5. Human oversight measures — implemented per the provider's instructions for use
- 6. Mitigations and complaint mechanism — what happens if the risks materialise, including internal governance and complaint intake
Who needs an EU AI Act FRIA?
The FRIA duty bites in two scenarios. You need a FRIA before first deployment if:
- • You are a body governed by public law or a private entity providing public services, and you deploy any high-risk AI system (except critical-infrastructure systems).
- • You deploy a creditworthiness or credit-scoring high-risk AI system.
- • You deploy a life or health insurance risk-assessment high-risk AI system.
"Private entity providing public services" catches more than obvious government contractors — it reaches SaaS vendors whose product is used by a public-sector customer to deliver a service to citizens. When in doubt, run the FRIA.
Not sure if your deployment triggers the FRIA requirement? Scan your AI stack to find out, or read the deployer obligations guide.
FRIA vs DPIA — what's the difference?
A FRIA is not a DPIA with a different name. They answer different questions and live under different statutes.
| Dimension | DPIA (data-protection law) | FRIA (EU AI Act Art 27) |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Personal-data processing risks | Fundamental-rights risks from AI use |
| Statute | GDPR Article 35 / LED Article 27 | EU AI Act Article 27 |
| Trigger | High-risk processing of personal data | Public-sector deployer or credit-scoring / insurance deployment |
| Who runs it | Data controller | Deployer of the AI system |
| Relation | Substantive rights-focused | Complements the DPIA; does not replace it |
If you already run a DPIA under data-protection law, the FRIA builds on it rather than duplicating it — but the fundamental-rights analysis (affected groups, discrimination risk, human-oversight adequacy) is distinct and must stand on its own.
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What happens after you complete a FRIA?
Once the FRIA is performed, the deployer notifies the market surveillance authority of its results, submitting the filled-out questionnaire based on the template developed by the AI Office. The FRIA is a living document: any material change to the deployment (new process, new affected groups, new risks, new oversight arrangement) requires an update.
Keep these records ready for inspection
- • The completed FRIA itself, dated before first use
- • The provider transparency packet that informed the risk section
- • The market-surveillance-authority notification acknowledgment
- • The complaint-intake procedure wired into your incident runbook
- • The review log showing cadence reviews and any change-triggered updates
What happens without a FRIA?
Failing to perform a required FRIA is a deployer-obligation breach and falls under the operator-obligations penalty tier — administrative fines of up to EUR 15 million or 3% of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher, under the Regulation's fine structure. Enforcement attaches from the date the Regulation becomes generally applicable.
The FRIA is also an evidentiary artefact: on a reasoned competent-authority request, the deployer is expected to produce it along with the notification acknowledgment and the review log.
Related Guides
This template provides general guidance based on Article 27 of the EU AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689). It is not legal advice. National-law classification of "body governed by public law" and "private entity providing public services" varies by Member State. Consult qualified counsel for formal applicability assessment.