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EU regulatory register · AI Act

Article 12Record-keeping

CELEX 32024R1689 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter III

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1. High-risk AI systems shall technically allow for the automatic recording of events (logs) over the lifetime of the system.

Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/ai-act-2024-1689/artikel-12 · Short answer as data · Official text

AI Act in short

Some AI uses are banned, high-risk AI requires risk management and human oversight, and deployers must ensure AI literacy.

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Official text

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1. High-risk AI systems shall technically allow for the automatic recording of events (logs) over the lifetime of the system.

2. 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:

(a)

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;

(b)

facilitating the post-market monitoring referred to in Article 72; and

(c)

monitoring the operation of high-risk AI systems referred to in Article 26(5).

3. For high-risk AI systems referred to in point 1 (a), of Annex III, the logging capabilities shall provide, at a minimum:

(a)

recording of the period of each use of the system (start date and time and end date and time of each use);

(b)

the reference database against which input data has been checked by the system;

(c)

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Knowledge card

Applies
provider: Enable automatic recording of events (logging).
Risk if ignored
high
What to do
Enable automatic recording of events (logging).
Deadline
Applies from 2 December 2027 for high-risk systems under Article 6(2) and Annex III, and from 2 August 2028 under Article 6(1) and Annex I (Article 113 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744).

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Obligations, actions and sanctions

  • Article 12 · Role: provider

    Enable automatic recording of events (logging).

    Deadline: Applies from 2 December 2027 for high-risk systems under Article 6(2) and Annex III, and from 2 August 2028 under Article 6(1) and Annex I (Article 113 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744).

    Decision chain (JSON)

Sanction: Administrative fine: prohibited practices up to EUR 35 million or 7 % of worldwide annual turnover; other obligations up to EUR 15 million or 3 %; incorrect information up to EUR 7.5 million or 1 %. For general-purpose AI models the Commission (AI Office) decides, up to EUR 15 million or 3 %.

Summary of the obligation in the register; the official language versions on EUR-Lex are authoritative. Source: NovaCopilot

Risk, sanction and outcome

  • Art. 12 · provider

    Risk: high · Sanction: administrative_fine, högst EUR 15 000 000 · Authority: Market surveillance authority

    Decisions applying the provision: none in the register

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