QMS documentation
Description
Article 17 — QMS documented covering: strategy for regulatory compliance, design control, technical specifications, data management, risk management, post-market monitoring, incident reporting, record-keeping.
⚠️ Risk Impact
Article 17 enumerates the QMS contents auditors will look for. Missing sections = systemic non-compliance findings.
🔍 How EchelonGraph Detects This
EchelonGraph's Tier 1 Cloud Scanner automatically checks for this condition across all connected cloud accounts. Violations are flagged as high-severity findings with remediation guidance.
🔧 Remediation
Author QMS documentation covering all Article 17(3) sub-clauses. Use the EU AI Office's structured template (Q2 2026 release). Maintain version history.
💀 Real-World Attack Scenario
A vendor's QMS documentation covered design control and risk management but omitted 'procedures for record-keeping including event logs as referred to in Article 12'. The regulator's checklist included Article 17(3)(j); the QMS scored 'partial non-conformity'; remediation required 4 months.
💰 Cost of Non-Compliance
Article 17 partial non-conformity: up to €15M / 3% revenue + remediation cost.
📋 Audit Questions
- 1.Show me the QMS table of contents.
- 2.Which Article 17(3) sub-clauses are most recently updated?
- 3.How is the QMS version-controlled?
- 4.Walk me through the section on incident reporting.
⚡ Common Pitfalls
- ⛔Authoring 'a QMS' that doesn't structurally match Article 17(3)'s required sections
- ⛔Letting older sections drift while only the freshest sections get attention
- ⛔Single-author QMS — no peer review, gaps and contradictions undetected
📈 Business Value
Structured Article 17 QMS is a single document an auditor can scan in 30 minutes to confirm compliance. Saves regulator-probe overhead; signals organisational maturity.
⏱️ Effort Estimate
6-10 weeks initial QMS authoring; ongoing maintenance
EchelonGraph generates Article 17-structured QMS from live workload + control metadata
🔗 Cross-Framework References
Automate EU AI Act ART17-QMS compliance
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