1. The Commission shall assess the need for amendment of the list in Annex III and of the list of prohibited AI practices laid down in Article 5, once a year following the entry into force of this Regulation, and until the end of the period of the delegation of power laid down in Article 97. The Commission shall submit the findings of that assessment to the European Parliament and the Council.
2. By 2 August 2028 and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the following:
(a) the need to amend or extend the high-risk areas listed in Annex III or the high-risk AI systems listed in that Annex;
(b) amendments to existing area definitions or additions of new area definitions;
(c) the need for amendments to Article 5;
(d) the need for amendments to Article 50;
(e) the need for amendments to Annex III in the light of the state of the art in AI and taking into account the evolving profile and number of workers whose work tasks are likely to be directly carried out or supported by AI systems;
(f) the need to amend the list in Annex I;
(g) the functioning of the supervisory authorities and governance bodies at national and Union level.
3. By 2 August 2028 and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the impact and effectiveness of voluntary codes of conduct to foster the application of the requirements set out in Chapter III, Section 2 for AI systems other than high-risk AI systems and possibly other additional requirements for AI systems other than high-risk AI systems, including as regards environmental sustainability.
4. By 2 August 2028 and every four years thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report on the evaluation and review of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall include an assessment on the structure of enforcement and the possible need for a Union agency to resolve any identified shortcomings. On the basis of the findings, that report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amendment of this Regulation. The reports shall be made public.
5. By 2 August 2028, the Commission shall evaluate the functioning of the AI Office, whether the AI Office has been given sufficient powers and competences to fulfil its tasks, and whether it would be relevant and required for the proper implementation and enforcement of this Regulation to upgrade the AI Office and its enforcement competences and to increase its resources. The Commission shall submit a report on its evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council.
6. By 2 August 2029, the Commission shall evaluate and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the progress on the development of standardisation deliverables on energy-efficient development of general-purpose AI models, and assess the need for further measures or actions, including binding measures or actions. The report shall be submitted to the European Parliament and to the Council, and it shall be made public.
7. By 2 August 2028, and every four years thereafter the Commission shall submit a report on the review of the progress on the development of standardisation deliverables on the development of harmonised methodology for classifying AI systems that pose risks pursuant to this Regulation and include any measures or actions, including binding proposals, as appropriate.
8. Any amendment to this Regulation pursuant to Article 97 or future delegated acts, which concern the sector-specific Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section B of Annex I, shall take due account of the regulatory specificities of each sector, and of the existing governance, conformity assessment and enforcement mechanisms and authorities established therein.