§ EU AI Act · Article 53
AI Act Article 53: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 53 of the AI Act imposes 7 obligations on provider.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 53
Obligation 1
Draw up and keep up-to-date technical documentation of the model, including training/testing processes and evaluation results, containing information from Annex XI for provision to authorities upon request.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 53, Article 53
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- general-purpose AI models
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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- Exemptions
- Providers of free and open-source AI models with publicly available parameters, unless the model poses systemic risks.
Obligation 2
Draw up, keep up-to-date, and make available information and documentation to AI system providers integrating the model, enabling understanding of capabilities/limitations and compliance with obligations, containing elements from Annex XII, while protecting IP and trade secrets.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 53, Article 53
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- general-purpose AI models
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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- Exemptions
- Providers of free and open-source AI models with publicly available parameters, unless the model poses systemic risks.
Obligation 3
Put in place a policy to comply with Union copyright law, specifically to identify and comply with reservations of rights expressed under Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2019/790, including through state-of-the-art technologies.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 53, Article 53
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- general-purpose AI models
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 4
Draw up and make publicly available a sufficiently detailed summary about the content used for training the general-purpose AI model, according to a template provided by the AI Office.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 53, Article 53
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- general-purpose AI models
- Action required
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report
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 5
Cooperate as necessary with the Commission and national competent authorities in the exercise of their competences and powers pursuant to the Regulation.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 53, Article 53
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- general-purpose AI models
- Action required
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cooperate
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 6
Demonstrate alternative adequate means of compliance for assessment by the Commission if not adhering to an approved code of practice or complying with a European harmonised standard.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 53, Article 53
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- general-purpose AI models
- Action required
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demonstrate
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 7
Treat any information or documentation obtained pursuant to this Article, including trade secrets, in accordance with the confidentiality obligations set out in Article 78.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 53, Article 53
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Sector scope
- general-purpose AI models
- 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 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 53
Who must comply with Article 53 of the AI Act?
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provider.
What does Article 53 of the AI Act require?
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document report cooperate