EU regulatory register · AI Act
Article 12Record-keeping
CELEX 32024R1689 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter III
Short answer
1. High-risk AI systems shall technically allow for the automatic recording of events (logs) over the lifetime of the system.
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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
Read from the EU Publications Office for this CELEX number. The wording stands as published; nothing here is rewritten or summarised.
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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