EU AI Act / Chapter III / Article 12
EU AI Act · Article 12
Record-keeping
What it means
High-risk systems must technically allow automatic recording of events (logs) over their lifetime, enough to identify risky situations and substantial modifications, support post-market monitoring and monitor operation. Remote biometric identification systems must log each use, the reference database, the matched input and who verified the result.
Live checks for Article 12
- EU AI Act Art.12 - automatic event logging enabled
- EU AI Act Art.12 - logs retained >= 180 days
- EN 18286 Art.12 - automatic logging feeding QMS records
- EU AI Act Art.12 - automatic logging enabled
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See also: Provider obligations.
Plain-English summary by sebbi.pro of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The official text is the only authoritative version: EUR-Lex.