§ EU AI Act · Article 19
AI Act Article 19: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 19 of the AI Act imposes 2 obligations on provider. At least one obligation carries an explicit compliance deadline.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 19
Obligation 1
Providers of high-risk AI systems must keep automatically generated logs under their control for at least six months, or longer if required by applicable Union or national law.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 19, Article 19
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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keep
- Deadline
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at least six months
- Penalty
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Obligation 2
Providers that are financial institutions must maintain automatically generated logs as part of the documentation kept under relevant Union financial services law.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 19, Article 19
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- financial services
- Action required
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maintain
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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§ Deadlines
EU AI Act compliance deadlines
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2025-02-02
Article 4 AI literacy
in_force
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2025-02-02
Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk)
in_force
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2025-08-02
GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56)
in_force
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2026-08-02
Article 50(2) machine-readable marking (watermarking) of AI-generated content
provisionally_amended
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2026-08-02
Article 50 transparency obligations OTHER than the 50(2) marking grace (for example disclosure that a user is interacting with an AI system)
scheduled
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2026-08-02
Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations
provisionally_amended
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2026-08-02
National AI regulatory sandboxes (establishment deadline)
provisionally_amended
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2026-12-02
NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM
provisionally_amended
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2027-08-02
Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations
provisionally_amended
§ Frequently asked
Questions about Article 19
Who must comply with Article 19 of the AI Act?
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provider.
What does Article 19 of the AI Act require?
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keep maintain
What is the compliance deadline for AI Act Article 19?
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at least six months