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title: "Art. 12 AI Act: Record-keeping"
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Art. 12 AI Act · Chapter III: HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS · Section 2: Requirements for high-risk AI systems

# Article 12 AI Act: Record-keeping

Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### Article 12(1)

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

### Article 12(2)

**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:

#### Article 12(2)(a)

**(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;

#### Article 12(2)(b)

**(b)** facilitating the post-market monitoring referred to in Article 72; and

#### Article 12(2)(c)

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

### Article 12(3)

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

#### Article 12(3)(a)

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

#### Article 12(3)(b)

**(b)** the reference database against which input data has been checked by the system;

#### Article 12(3)(c)

**(c)** the input data for which the search has led to a match;

#### Article 12(3)(d)

**(d)** the identification of the natural persons involved in the verification of the results, as referred to in Article 14(5).

## Source

Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, OJ L, 2024/1689, 12.7.2024; articles and annexes from the consolidated text 02024R1689-20260727. Only the text published in the Official Journal is authentic. © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu

[Article 12 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_12)

Consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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