Map of the AI Act
Article 12: logging and traceability
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obligation
Article 12: logging and traceability
Automatic recording of events over the lifetime of a high-risk AI system.
based on
- Article 12 on EUR-Lexguidance
carries the duty
is affected
calls for
evidenced by
controlled by
supported by
in practice
- Logging in admission and assessment: what the institution keeps in its own handsexample · editorial reading
- Logging on the production line: which logs the manufacturer keeps and which the factory keepsexample · editorial reading
- Logging in task allocation at work: evidence about the system or a file on the employeeexample · editorial reading
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Read at 27 Jul 2026. What did not yet apply on that date is not shown here. The Digital Omnibus enters into force: the requirements for high-risk systems move back and article 4 takes its current wording.