Direct answer
What evidence does the AI value chain have to be able to show under the AI Act?
3 obligations under the AI Act bear on this, of which 0 apply today.
First step: Run the four verifications of Article 23(1) before importing.
To show that the AI value chain complies with the AI Act, 3 dossiers are required. Below is what belongs in each dossier and which obligation it follows from.
This applies now
- For this situation, the preparation phase matters most right now.
Coming up
- Article 23: obligations of importersfrom 2 December 2027
- Article 24: obligations of distributorsfrom 2 December 2027
- Articles 22-25: value chain and authorised representativefrom 2 December 2027
What you have to be able to show
- Importer dossier with ten-year retention
Your own archive of the notified body certificate, the instructions for use and the EU declaration of conformity, available for ten years and in a language the authority easily understands.
- Distributor log of checks and corrective actions
A running record of what you checked, when, with what outcome and which action followed, because the supervisor asks about your conduct rather than about the system.
- Value-chain file
Record per system of role, contractual arrangements on information and cooperation, and the appointment of a representative where required.
A dossier is not a document but a demonstrable whole: who maintains it, where it lives and when it was last updated.
General interpretation, not legal advice. Checked against Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and the Digital Omnibus (EU) 2026/1744; the official source remains authoritative.
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