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Comac Registry

Standards Alignment

Risk-explicit compliance and enforcement framework

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A) BINDING LAW

Hard penalties for non-compliance

EU AI Act

Your Perspective: EU-wide mandatory requirements with severe penalties for non-compliance.

📋 1. WHAT IS MANDATED

High-risk AI systems must maintain complete documentation of training, data sources, and model changes. Organizations must demonstrate traceability for all lifecycle events. Post-market monitoring and incident reporting are mandatory.

⚠️ 2. WHAT FAILS IF IGNORED

Non-compliance triggers fines up to €35M or 7% of global annual revenue. Certification suspension. Product recall orders. Criminal liability for executives in severe cases.

💼 3. PROCUREMENT & SALES IMPACT

Market access restrictions. Procurement requirements. Contract compliance clauses.

⚖️ 4. RISK & LIABILITY

Regulatory fines. Civil lawsuits from affected parties. Product liability claims. Criminal prosecution for deliberate non-compliance. Market access bans.

5. HOW COMAC ALIGNS

Comac provides immutable, time-anchored records of all lifecycle events. Cryptographic lineage chains prove training history. Verification records serve as compliance evidence. Public verification endpoints enable independent audit.

Takeaway: EU AI Act makes provenance documentation legally mandatory. Comac provides the evidence trail regulators require.

B) DE FACTO ENFORCEMENT

Procurement and contract power

NIST AI Risk Management Framework

Your Perspective: Voluntary framework with strong procurement and contract enforcement.

📋 1. WHAT IS MANDATED

Organizations must map AI system lifecycle, identify risks at each stage, and maintain governance documentation. Trustworthiness characteristics must be verifiable.

⚠️ 2. WHAT FAILS IF IGNORED

Enterprise RFP rejection. Loss of government contracts. Insurance denial. Due diligence failure. Vendor disqualification from major deals.

💼 3. PROCUREMENT & SALES IMPACT

Procurement requirements. Contract compliance. Competitive positioning.

⚖️ 4. RISK & LIABILITY

Contract breach claims. Lost revenue from blocked deals. Reputational damage. Competitive disadvantage. Exclusion from enterprise vendor programs.

5. HOW COMAC ALIGNS

Comac's lifecycle timeline provides complete system mapping. Risk classification (LOW/HIGH/CRITICAL) aligns with NIST risk categorization. Immutable records support governance audits.

Takeaway: NIST alignment is becoming a prerequisite for enterprise AI procurement. Comac proves governance capability.

Enterprise Procurement AI Policies

Your Perspective: Enterprise procurement power enforces compliance through contract requirements.

📋 1. WHAT IS MANDATED

Large enterprises increasingly mandate provenance documentation, lifecycle tracking, and third-party verification before approving AI systems for use.

⚠️ 2. WHAT FAILS IF IGNORED

Immediate procurement block. Vendor blacklisting. Contract termination. Legal department rejection. Security team veto.

💼 3. PROCUREMENT & SALES IMPACT

Procurement blocks. Contract requirements. Vendor selection criteria.

⚖️ 4. RISK & LIABILITY

Lost enterprise deals. Contract breach penalties. Exclusion from vendor programs. Legal action for misrepresentation. Reputational damage in B2B markets.

5. HOW COMAC ALIGNS

Comac provides the provenance and verification evidence that enterprise procurement teams require. Public verification URLs enable independent review without vendor access.

Takeaway: Enterprise buyers demand proof. Comac provides audit-ready evidence that unlocks procurement approval.

C) AUDIT & CERTIFICATION STANDARDS

Independent verification frameworks

ISO/IEC 42001 (AI Management Systems)

Your Perspective: Certification standard with audit and verification requirements.

📋 1. WHAT IS MANDATED

Organizations must establish AI management systems with documented processes, risk controls, and continuous monitoring. Audit trails must demonstrate compliance.

⚠️ 2. WHAT FAILS IF IGNORED

Certification denial. Audit failure. Loss of existing certifications. Competitive disadvantage. Exclusion from certified vendor lists.

💼 3. PROCUREMENT & SALES IMPACT

Certification requirements. Procurement preferences. Competitive positioning.

⚖️ 4. RISK & LIABILITY

Certification costs without approval. Lost certification fees. Market access restrictions. Contract terms requiring ISO certification.

5. HOW COMAC ALIGNS

Comac's immutable audit trail supports ISO 42001 audits. Lifecycle documentation provides required evidence. Verification records demonstrate risk management.

Takeaway: ISO 42001 requires auditable AI governance. Comac provides the audit trail auditors examine.

D) SECTOR-SPECIFIC REGULATORS

High urgency compliance requirements

Healthcare: FDA / SaMD Expectations

Your Perspective: Mandatory requirements for medical device software with severe enforcement penalties.

📋 1. WHAT IS MANDATED

Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) must demonstrate design history, validation evidence, and change control. Post-market surveillance requires complete lifecycle tracking.

⚠️ 2. WHAT FAILS IF IGNORED

FDA approval denial. Product recall orders. Warning letters. Civil monetary penalties. Criminal prosecution for false claims. Market withdrawal.

💼 3. PROCUREMENT & SALES IMPACT

Market access restrictions. Approval requirements. Enforcement actions.

⚖️ 4. RISK & LIABILITY

FDA enforcement actions ($1M+ fines). Product liability lawsuits. Medical malpractice claims. Criminal charges. Class action litigation. Insurance denial.

5. HOW COMAC ALIGNS

Comac's immutable lifecycle timeline provides design history documentation. Hash-chained lineage proves change control. Verification records support validation evidence.

Takeaway: Healthcare regulators require complete design history. Comac provides the immutable evidence trail FDA examines.

Finance: SEC / FINRA / Model Risk Management

Your Perspective: Mandatory requirements for AI models in financial services with regulatory enforcement.

📋 1. WHAT IS MANDATED

Financial institutions must maintain model risk management frameworks with documentation, validation, and change control. Models used in trading, credit, or risk decisions require complete lineage.

⚠️ 2. WHAT FAILS IF IGNORED

Regulatory enforcement actions. Consent orders. Trading restrictions. Model disapproval. Capital adequacy penalties. License suspension.

💼 3. PROCUREMENT & SALES IMPACT

Regulatory enforcement. Market access restrictions. Compliance requirements.

⚖️ 4. RISK & LIABILITY

SEC/FINRA fines (millions). Regulatory consent orders. Trading losses from model failures. Shareholder lawsuits. Regulatory supervision requirements.

5. HOW COMAC ALIGNS

Comac provides the lineage documentation that model risk management frameworks require. Cryptographic proofs demonstrate model integrity. Verification records support regulatory examinations.

Takeaway: Financial regulators demand model lineage. Comac provides the evidence trail that examiners review.

E) INSURANCE & LIABILITY PRESSURE

Emerging but powerful enforcement

AI Underwriting Requirements

Your Perspective: Emerging enforcement through insurance requirements and underwriting standards.

📋 1. WHAT IS MANDATED

Insurers increasingly require auditable AI governance, provenance documentation, and risk management evidence before issuing AI liability policies or product liability coverage.

⚠️ 2. WHAT FAILS IF IGNORED

Insurance denial. Uninsurable AI products. Higher premiums. Policy exclusions. Coverage denial for incidents.

💼 3. PROCUREMENT & SALES IMPACT

Insurance requirements. Underwriting criteria. Market access barriers.

⚖️ 4. RISK & LIABILITY

Uninsured liability exposure. Self-insurance requirements. Higher capital reserves. Product launch delays. Customer contract requirements for insurance.

5. HOW COMAC ALIGNS

Comac's audit-ready records demonstrate governance maturity. Immutable provenance provides underwriting evidence. Verification records signal risk management capability.

Takeaway: Insurers need auditability to price risk. Comac provides the governance evidence that enables coverage.

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