AI Act Article 12: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

All obligations under Article 12

Obligation 1

High-risk AI systems shall technically allow for the automatic recording of events (logs) over the lifetime of the system. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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Obligation 2

Logging capabilities shall enable the recording of events relevant for identifying situations that may result in the high-risk AI system presenting a risk or in a substantial modification. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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Obligation 3

Logging capabilities shall enable the recording of events relevant for facilitating the post-market monitoring referred to in Article 72. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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Obligation 4

Logging capabilities shall enable the recording of events relevant for monitoring the operation of high-risk AI systems referred to in Article 26 (5). Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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Obligation 5

For high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1 (a) of Annex III, logging capabilities shall provide recording of the period of each use of the system (start date and time and end date and time of each use). Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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Obligation 6

For high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1 (a) of Annex III, logging capabilities shall provide the reference database against which input data has been checked by the system. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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Obligation 7

For high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1 (a) of Annex III, logging capabilities shall provide the input data for which the search has led to a match. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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Obligation 8

For high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1 (a) of Annex III, logging capabilities shall provide the identification of the natural persons involved in the verification of the results, as referred to in Article 14 (5). Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 12, Article 12

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EU AI Act compliance deadlines

• 2025-02-02 Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk) in_force
• 2025-02-02 Article 4 AI literacy in_force
• 2025-08-02 GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56) in_force
• 2026-07-27 Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI) enters into force — AI Act applies as amended in_force
• 2026-08-02 AI Act general date of application (Art 113) — governance, penalties and remaining provisions without a different date in_force
• 2026-08-02 Article 50 transparency obligations (AI-interaction disclosure, labelling of deepfakes and AI-generated text, emotion-recognition notices) in_force
• 2026-12-02 Article 50(2) machine-readable marking of AI-generated content — transition for generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026 scheduled
• 2026-12-02 NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM scheduled
• 2027-08-02 National AI regulatory sandboxes: at least one operational per Member State (Art 57(1)) scheduled
• 2027-12-02 Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations scheduled
• 2028-08-02 Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations scheduled

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