§ EU AI Act · Article 6
AI Act Article 6: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 6 of the AI Act imposes 7 obligations on Commission, provider. At least one obligation carries an explicit compliance deadline.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 6
Obligation 1
A provider who considers that an AI system referred to in Annex III is not high-risk shall document its assessment before that system is placed on the market or put into service.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6, Article 6
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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document
- Deadline
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before placing on the market or putting into service
- Penalty
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—
Obligation 2
A provider who considers that an AI system referred to in Annex III is not high-risk shall be subject to the registration obligation set out in Article 49 (2).
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6, Article 6
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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register
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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Obligation 3
Upon request of national competent authorities, the provider shall provide the documentation of the assessment regarding why an AI system referred to in Annex III is not high-risk.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6, Article 6
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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provide
- Deadline
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upon request
- Penalty
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Obligation 4
The Commission shall provide guidelines specifying the practical implementation of this Article together with a comprehensive list of practical examples of use cases of AI systems that are high-risk and not high-risk.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6, Article 6
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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provide
- Deadline
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no later than 2 February 2026
- Penalty
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—
Obligation 5
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend paragraph 3 by adding or modifying conditions for non-high-risk classification where there is concrete and reliable evidence.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6, Article 6
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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adopt
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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—
Obligation 6
The Commission shall adopt delegated acts to amend paragraph 3 by deleting conditions where there is concrete and reliable evidence that this is necessary to maintain the level of protection.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6, Article 6
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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adopt
- Deadline
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—
- Penalty
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—
Obligation 7
Any amendment to the conditions laid down in paragraph 3 shall not decrease the overall level of protection of health, safety and fundamental rights and shall ensure consistency with delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 7 (1).
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 6, Article 6
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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ensure
- 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 6
Who must comply with Article 6 of the AI Act?
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Commission, provider.
What does Article 6 of the AI Act require?
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document register provide
What is the compliance deadline for AI Act Article 6?
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before placing on the market or putting into service; no later than 2 February 2026; upon request