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Article 11: technical documentation

The technical file demonstrating before market placement that a high-risk system meets the requirements.

The official source remains authoritative. This is general information about obligations and not legal advice. See this object on the map

Address and citation

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-11-technical-documentation
Payload hash (sha256): 15571dc37c23ef11a79a3b7b9b7d5674ee4fc7161cc4a9bb8f62321f66294a2c

Citation line

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 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z, sha256 15571dc37c23ef11a79a3b7b9b7d5674ee4fc7161cc4a9bb8f62321f66294a2c

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 27 July 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Application date: 2 December 2027
Topics: high-risk-requirements

Review status: Placed against the official source (8 August 2026). Next check due by 4 February 2027. The check date is the knowledge date of this version; no later recheck has been recorded.

Who must act and who is affected

On an obligation the addressee is recorded separately from the party that is merely affected. That difference decides who a supervisory authority addresses and who has work to do without the duty resting on them.

Duty holder

Provider of an AI systempraxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

Affected actor

Not recorded on this object.

Oversight

Not recorded on this object.

Evidence owner

Provider of an AI systempraxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

What this object links to

Every relation appears below as a path: from the source with its locator, through the conditions and exceptions of the object carrying the relation, to the consequence. A locator belongs to a statement in the data and not to a relation, so the source is the source anchor of the carrying object.

Who carries the duty

1 of 1 shown

The duty rests on this role. A supervisory authority addresses this role when it is not met.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allThe provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.
- ExceptionSmall providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Consequence
- ActorProvider of an AI system
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

Who owns the evidence

1 of 1 shown

This duty holder creates, maintains and can produce the evidence.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allThe provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.
- ExceptionSmall providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Consequence
- ActorProvider of an AI system
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

What has to be done

1 of 1 shown

This is what concretely has to be done under the obligation.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allThe provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.
- ExceptionSmall providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Consequence
- ActionBuild the technical file per Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:action:article-11-technical-documentation-act

What has to be recorded

1 of 1 shown

This is what has to be in the file to show that the action was carried out.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allThe provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.
- ExceptionSmall providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Consequence
- EvidenceTechnical file (Annex IV)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:evidence:article-11-technical-documentation-record

What keeps it in place

1 of 1 shown

This is what keeps compliance in place over time, periodic or event-driven.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allThe provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.
- ExceptionSmall providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Consequence
- ControlDocumentation update on every release
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:control:article-11-technical-documentation-control

Public tools

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This is the public route a reader can actually use.

Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
- Condition | allThe provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.
- ExceptionSmall providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.
As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.
Consequence
- TemplateFull text of Article 11
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:template:article-11-technical-documentation-legal-text

What points at this object

Objects hanging off this obligation

5 of 5 shown

The object belongs to this obligation. The source line it hangs off sits there.

Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Build the technical file per Annex IV
Consequence
- ActionBuild the technical file per Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:action:article-11-technical-documentation-act
Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Documentation update on every release
Consequence
- ControlDocumentation update on every release
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:control:article-11-technical-documentation-control
Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Technical file (Annex IV)
Consequence
- EvidenceTechnical file (Annex IV)
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:evidence:article-11-technical-documentation-record
Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Webshop builds its own consumer credit check: what belongs in the file
Consequence
- ExampleWebshop builds its own consumer credit check: what belongs in the file
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:example:example-webshop-kredietcheck-technisch-dossier
Source
This object carries no official fact of its own. The source line below sits on the obligation it hangs off; the link itself is recorded editorially.
- EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689
  Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IV
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689
  Open official source
- Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744
  Locator: Amended Article 113 application dates
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Relation recorded on: Full text of Article 11
Consequence
- TemplateFull text of Article 11
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:template:article-11-technical-documentation-legal-text

What this object states

Official fact

Attributable to a named primary source, with a locator. Where they differ, the official source prevails.

Article 11 requires technical documentation drawn up before market placement, kept up to date and containing the Annex IV elements, so that compliance with Section 2 is demonstrable to supervisors.
- Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IVpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source
For the Annex III route this requirement applies from 2 December 2027; for high-risk AI in regulated products (Annex I) from 2 August 2028.
- Locator: Amended Article 113 application datespraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2026-1744Open official source

Our interpretation

Our own reading. It can change without the law changing, and it is not the position of a supervisory authority.

For buying organisations, Annex IV is the checklist of what you must be able to request contractually from your supplier; without that file you cannot meet your own Article 26 duties.
- Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IVpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Recommended step

A practical step we consider appropriate. Not an obligation following from the Regulation.

Include the right to access the technical documentation in AI procurement and supplier contracts now.
- Locator: Article 11(1)-(3) and Annex IVpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

When this applies

1The provider places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service.

When this does not apply

Small providers (SMEs) may provide the documentation in the simplified form established by the Commission.

Referring to this object

Citation block

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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/verkenner/obligation/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 2026-08-25)

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/verkenner/obligation/article-11-technical-documentation},
  urldate      = {2026-08-25},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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