EU AI Act / Chapter III / Article 18

EU AI Act · Article 18

Documentation keeping

Chapter: III · High-risk AI systems
Applies from: With the high-risk rules: 2 December 2027 (Annex III systems), 2 August 2028 (Annex I products)
Who: Providers

What it means

Providers keep the technical documentation, quality management documentation, approved changes, notified body decisions and the EU declaration of conformity available to authorities for 10 years after the system is placed on the market.

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See also: Provider obligations.

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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.

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