§ EU AI Act · Article 13
AI Act Article 13: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 13 of the AI Act imposes 14 obligations on provider.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 13
Obligation 1
High-risk AI systems shall be designed and developed to ensure their operation is sufficiently transparent to enable deployers to interpret the system’s output and use it appropriately.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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design
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 2
High-risk AI systems shall be accompanied by instructions for use in an appropriate digital format or otherwise that include concise, complete, correct and clear information relevant to deployers.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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provide
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 3
The instructions for use shall contain the identity and contact details of the provider and, where applicable, of its authorised representative.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 4
The instructions for use shall contain the characteristics, capabilities and limitations of performance of the high-risk AI system, including its intended purpose.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 5
The instructions for use shall contain the level of accuracy, including metrics, robustness and cybersecurity against which the system has been tested, and any known circumstances impacting that level.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 6
The instructions for use shall contain any known or foreseeable circumstance related to use or reasonably foreseeable misuse that may lead to risks to health, safety, or fundamental rights.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 7
Where applicable, the instructions for use shall contain the technical capabilities and characteristics of the high-risk AI system to provide information relevant to explain its output.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 8
When appropriate, the instructions for use shall contain the system's performance regarding specific persons or groups of persons on which the system is intended to be used.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 9
When appropriate, the instructions for use shall contain specifications for input data or relevant information regarding training, validation, and testing data sets used.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 10
Where applicable, the instructions for use shall contain information to enable deployers to interpret the output of the high-risk AI system and use it appropriately.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 11
The instructions for use shall contain the changes to the high-risk AI system and its performance which have been predetermined by the provider at the moment of the initial conformity assessment, if any.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 12
The instructions for use shall contain the human oversight measures referred to in Article 14, including technical measures to facilitate interpretation of outputs by deployers.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 13
The instructions for use shall contain the computational and hardware resources needed, the expected lifetime of the system, and necessary maintenance and care measures including software updates.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 14
Where relevant, the instructions for use shall contain a description of the mechanisms included within the high-risk AI system that allows deployers to properly collect, store and interpret logs in accordance with Article 12.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 13, Article 13
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provider
- Sector scope
- high-risk AI systems
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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§ Deadlines
EU AI Act compliance deadlines
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2025-02-02
Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk)
in_force
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2025-02-02
Article 4 AI literacy
in_force
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2025-08-02
GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56)
in_force
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2026-07-27
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI) enters into force — AI Act applies as amended
in_force
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2026-08-02
AI Act general date of application (Art 113) — governance, penalties and remaining provisions without a different date
in_force
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2026-08-02
Article 50 transparency obligations (AI-interaction disclosure, labelling of deepfakes and AI-generated text, emotion-recognition notices)
in_force
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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
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2026-12-02
NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM
scheduled
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2027-08-02
National AI regulatory sandboxes: at least one operational per Member State (Art 57(1))
scheduled
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2027-12-02
Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations
scheduled
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2028-08-02
Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations
scheduled
§ Frequently asked
Questions about Article 13
Who must comply with Article 13 of the AI Act?
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provider.
What does Article 13 of the AI Act require?
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design provide document