Article 12 AI Act
✅ In force
❌ Applicable from 2 August 2026, ❌ with the exceptions of Article 6(1) and the corresponding obligations in this Regulation which apply from 2 August 2027 (See Art 113)
CHAPTER III. HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS
Section 2. Requirements for high-risk AI systems
Article 12. Record-keeping
- High-risk AI systems shall technically allow for the automatic recording of events (logs) over the lifetime of the system.
- In order to ensure a level of traceability of the functioning of a high-risk AI system that is appropriate to the intended purpose of the system, logging capabilities shall enable the recording of events relevant for:
- identifying situations that may result in the high-risk AI system presenting a risk within the meaning of Article 79(1) or in a substantial modification;
- facilitating the post-market monitoring referred to in Article 72; and
- monitoring the operation of high-risk AI systems referred to in Article 26(5).
- For high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1 (a), of Annex III, the logging capabilities shall provide, at a minimum:
- recording of the period of each use of the system (start date and time and end date and time of each use);
- the reference database against which input data has been checked by the system;
- input data for which the search has led to a match;
- the identification of the natural persons involved in the verification of the results, as referred to in Article 14(5).
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