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title: "Art. 16 AI Act: Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems"
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source_note: "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"
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Art. 16 AI Act · Chapter III: HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS · Section 3: Obligations of providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems and other parties

# Article 16 AI Act: Obligations of providers of high-risk AI systems

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

## Official text

Providers of high-risk AI systems shall:

#### Article 16(a)

**(a)** ensure that their high-risk AI systems are compliant with the requirements set out in Section 2;

#### Article 16(b)

**(b)** indicate on the high-risk AI system or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or its accompanying documentation, as applicable, their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark, the address at which they can be contacted;

#### Article 16(c)

**(c)** have a quality management system in place which complies with Article 17;

#### Article 16(d)

**(d)** keep the documentation referred to in Article 18;

#### Article 16(e)

**(e)** when under their control, keep the logs automatically generated by their high-risk AI systems as referred to in Article 19;

#### Article 16(f)

**(f)** ensure that the high-risk AI system undergoes the relevant conformity assessment procedure as referred to in Article 43, prior to its being placed on the market or put into service;

#### Article 16(g)

**(g)** draw up an EU declaration of conformity in accordance with Article 47;

#### Article 16(h)

**(h)** affix the CE marking to the high-risk AI system or, where that is not possible, on its packaging or its accompanying documentation, to indicate conformity with this Regulation, in accordance with Article 48;

#### Article 16(i)

**(i)** comply with the registration obligations referred to in Article 49(1);

#### Article 16(j)

**(j)** take the necessary corrective actions and provide information as required in Article 20;

#### Article 16(k)

**(k)** upon a reasoned request of a national competent authority, demonstrate the conformity of the high-risk AI system with the requirements set out in Section 2;

#### Article 16(l)

**(l)** ensure that the high-risk AI system complies with accessibility requirements in accordance with Directives (EU) 2016/2102 and (EU) 2019/882.

## 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 16 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727#art_16)

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

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