§ EU AI Act · Article 47
AI Act Article 47: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 47 of the AI Act imposes 11 obligations on provider. At least one obligation carries an explicit compliance deadline.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 47
Obligation 1
The provider shall draw up a written machine readable, physical or electronically signed EU declaration of conformity for each high-risk AI system.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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draw up
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 2
The provider shall keep the EU declaration of conformity at the disposal of the national competent authorities for 10 years after the high-risk AI system has been placed on the market or put into service.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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keep
- Deadline
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10 years after the high-risk AI system has been placed on the market or put into service
- Penalty
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Obligation 3
The EU declaration of conformity shall identify the high-risk AI system for which it has been drawn up.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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identify
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 4
A copy of the EU declaration of conformity shall be submitted to the relevant national competent authorities upon request.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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submit
- Deadline
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upon request
- Penalty
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Obligation 5
The EU declaration of conformity shall state that the high-risk AI system concerned meets the requirements set out in Section 2.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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state
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 6
The EU declaration of conformity shall contain the information set out in Annex V.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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contain
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 7
The EU declaration of conformity shall be translated into a language that can be easily understood by the national competent authorities of the Member States in which the high-risk AI system is placed on the market or made available.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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translate
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 8
Where high-risk AI systems are subject to other Union harmonisation legislation which also requires an EU declaration of conformity, a single EU declaration of conformity shall be drawn up in respect of all Union law applicable to the high-risk AI system.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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draw up
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 9
The declaration shall contain all the information required to identify the Union harmonisation legislation to which the declaration relates.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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contain
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 10
By drawing up the EU declaration of conformity, the provider shall assume responsibility for compliance with the requirements set out in Section 2.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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assume responsibility
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 11
The provider shall keep the EU declaration of conformity up-to-date as appropriate.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 47, Article 47
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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keep up-to-date
- 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 47
Who must comply with Article 47 of the AI Act?
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provider.
What does Article 47 of the AI Act require?
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draw up keep identify
What is the compliance deadline for AI Act Article 47?
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10 years after the high-risk AI system has been placed on the market or put into service; upon request