# Article 86 - Right to explanation of individual decision-making

1.
Any affected person subject to a decision which is taken by the deployer on the basis of the output from a high-risk AI 
system listed in Annex III, with the exception of systems listed under point 2 thereof, and which produces legal effects or 
similarly significantly affects that person in a way that they consider to have an adverse impact on their health, safety or 
fundamental rights shall have the right to obtain from the deployer clear and meaningful explanations of the role of the AI 
system in the decision-making procedure and the main elements of the decision taken.
2.
Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the use of AI systems for which exceptions from, or restrictions to, the obligation 
under that paragraph follow from Union or national law in compliance with Union law.
3.
This Article shall apply only to the extent that the right referred to in paragraph 1 is not otherwise provided for under 
Union law.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/article/86