Procedure to issue qualified alerts
1. A decision by at least a simple majority of the members of the scientific panel shall be necessary to issue a qualified alert to the AI Office pursuant to Article 90(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. The scientific panel may introduce more specific procedures in its rules of procedure referred to in Article 8.
2. Qualified alerts shall be duly reasoned and contain at least the information set out in Article 90(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
3. The AI Office shall provide a dedicated interface for the secure transmission of qualified alerts. This interface shall contain at least the following functionalities:
(a)
sending qualified alerts pursuant to Article 90(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689;
(b)
withdrawing qualified alerts, correcting information contained in qualified alerts, and modifying qualified alerts;
(c)
closing qualified alerts.
Handling of qualified alerts
1. The AI Office shall evaluate the qualified alerts issued pursuant to Article 90(1) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and take a decision whether to launch any measures as provided for in Articles 91 to 93 of that Regulation. Where the AI Office decides not to launch any measures as provided for in Articles 91 to 93, it shall close the qualified alert.
2. The AI Office shall process the qualified alert within two weeks from the receipt of the complete qualified alert. At any time before taking its decision, the AI Office may require the requesting member of the scientific panel to provide additional information to substantiate the request. In this case the qualified alert shall not be considered complete until the additional information has been provided.
3. Before launching the measures referred to in paragraph 1, the AI Office shall inform the Board in accordance with Article 90(2) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.
4. Where the AI Office decides to launch a measure pursuant to Articles 91 to 93 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the Secretariat, in consultation with the Chair of the scientific panel shall appoint a rapporteur and two contributors responsible to advise the Commission in the adoption of the measures.
