Comparison

Article 11 versus Article 13: technical documentation and instructions for use

The technical documentation of Article 11 is internal and meant for the supervisory authority: it shows how the system was built and why it meets the requirements. The instructions for use of Article 13 are external and meant for the deployer: they have to enable that party to use the system correctly and to actually exercise human oversight.

The official source remains authoritative. This is general interpretation and not legal advice about your situation.

The fields side by side

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Article 11 versus Article 13: technical documentation and instructions for use
Field	Article 11, technical documentation	Article 13, instructions for use
Status	Upcoming	Upcoming
Applies from	2 December 2027	2 December 2027
Who carries the duty	Provider of an AI system	Provider of an AI system
Who is affected	Not recorded	Deployer
Who supervises	Not recorded	Not recorded
When this applies	The provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.	The provider supplies a high-risk system; the deployer uses it according to the instructions.
Exceptions	Small providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.	The level of detail may match the intended deployer’s knowledge; trade secrets need not be disclosed.
First actions	Build the technical file per Annex IV	Provide complete instructions for use
Evidence that belongs with it	Technical file (Annex IV)	Instructions and interpretation file
Control	Documentation update on every release	Instructions check at deployment
Version and review status	v1.0.0, placed against the official source	v1.0.0, placed against the official source

Status

Article 11, technical documentation: Upcoming
Article 13, instructions for use: Upcoming

Applies from

Article 11, technical documentation: 2 December 2027
Article 13, instructions for use: 2 December 2027

Who carries the duty

Article 11, technical documentation: Provider of an AI system
Article 13, instructions for use: Provider of an AI system

Who is affected

Article 11, technical documentation: Not recorded
Article 13, instructions for use: Deployer

Who supervises

Article 11, technical documentation: Not recorded
Article 13, instructions for use: Not recorded

When this applies

Article 11, technical documentation: The provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.
Article 13, instructions for use: The provider supplies a high-risk system; the deployer uses it according to the instructions.

Exceptions

Article 11, technical documentation: Small providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.
Article 13, instructions for use: The level of detail may match the intended deployer’s knowledge; trade secrets need not be disclosed.

First actions

Article 11, technical documentation: Build the technical file per Annex IV
Article 13, instructions for use: Provide complete instructions for use

Evidence that belongs with it

Article 11, technical documentation: Technical file (Annex IV)
Article 13, instructions for use: Instructions and interpretation file

Control

Article 11, technical documentation: Documentation update on every release
Article 13, instructions for use: Instructions check at deployment

Version and review status

Article 11, technical documentation: v1.0.0, placed against the official source
Article 13, instructions for use: v1.0.0, placed against the official source

Article 11: technical documentation Article 13: transparency towards deployers

Official sources and locators

Per side, the provisions the statements above rest on.

Article 11, technical documentation

EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
Open official source
Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
Open official source

Article 13, instructions for use

EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
Locator: Article 13(1)-(3)
Open official source
Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
Open official source

Referring to these two objects

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Referring to this object

Citation block

Copy this reference into your advice, article or file. The identifier, the version and the hash keep the statement findable later, even once the dataset has moved on.

Reference

Praxikon, "Article 11: technical documentation",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-11-technical-documentation@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 15571dc37c23ef11a79a3b7b9b7d5674ee4fc7161cc4a9bb8f62321f66294a2c,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verplichtingen/article-11-technical-documentation
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/obligations?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aobligation%3Aarticle-11-technical-documentation&effective_at=2026-07-27&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-24)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-11-technical-documentation@1.0.0 (sha256 15571dc3)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-obligation-article-11-technical-documentation-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Article 11: technical documentation},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-11-technical-documentation},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 15571dc37c23ef11a79a3b7b9b7d5674ee4fc7161cc4a9bb8f62321f66294a2c},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verplichtingen/article-11-technical-documentation},
  urldate      = {2026-08-24},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

[
  {
    "id": "praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-11-technical-documentation@1.0.0",
    "type": "dataset",
    "title": "Article 11: technical documentation",
    "container-title": "AI Act Change & Evidence Graph",
    "publisher": "Praxikon",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "number": "praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-11-technical-documentation",
    "URL": "https://www.praxikon.com/en/verplichtingen/article-11-technical-documentation",
    "language": "en",
    "issued": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          2026,
          8,
          8
        ]
      ]
    },
    "accessed": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          2026,
          8,
          24
        ]
      ]
    },
    "note": "dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0; schema 1.4.0; effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 15571dc37c23ef11a79a3b7b9b7d5674ee4fc7161cc4a9bb8f62321f66294a2c; retrieved_from https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/obligations?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aobligation%3Aarticle-11-technical-documentation&effective_at=2026-07-27&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en; licence https://www.praxikon.com/nl/legal/terms"
  }
]

How to verify a reference later is set out in the methodology. Terms

Referring to this object

Citation block

Copy this reference into your advice, article or file. The identifier, the version and the hash keep the statement findable later, even once the dataset has moved on.

Reference

Praxikon, "Article 13: transparency towards deployers",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-13-instructions@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 818266e8912de0d2c95a38a4a16c67b1aad02d10359b3571710fd757c678819b,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verplichtingen/article-13-instructions
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/obligations?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aobligation%3Aarticle-13-instructions&effective_at=2026-07-27&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-24)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-13-instructions@1.0.0 (sha256 818266e8)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-obligation-article-13-instructions-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Article 13: transparency towards deployers},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-13-instructions},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 818266e8912de0d2c95a38a4a16c67b1aad02d10359b3571710fd757c678819b},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verplichtingen/article-13-instructions},
  urldate      = {2026-08-24},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

[
  {
    "id": "praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-13-instructions@1.0.0",
    "type": "dataset",
    "title": "Article 13: transparency towards deployers",
    "container-title": "AI Act Change & Evidence Graph",
    "publisher": "Praxikon",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "number": "praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-13-instructions",
    "URL": "https://www.praxikon.com/en/verplichtingen/article-13-instructions",
    "language": "en",
    "issued": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          2026,
          8,
          8
        ]
      ]
    },
    "accessed": {
      "date-parts": [
        [
          2026,
          8,
          24
        ]
      ]
    },
    "note": "dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0; schema 1.4.0; effective_at 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 818266e8912de0d2c95a38a4a16c67b1aad02d10359b3571710fd757c678819b; retrieved_from https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/obligations?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aobligation%3Aarticle-13-instructions&effective_at=2026-07-27&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en; licence https://www.praxikon.com/nl/legal/terms"
  }
]

How to verify a reference later is set out in the methodology. Terms

Execution

Put the evidence where it will be asked for

Two duties that look alike rarely produce the same piece of evidence, and you notice that difference only once a supervisory authority or a client asks. Praxikon does not carry that out; Embed AI maps scope, ownership and recording per system.

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The fields side by side

Official sources and locators

Article 11, technical documentation

Article 13, instructions for use

Referring to these two objects

Citation block

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Put the evidence where it will be asked for

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