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Article 50: transparency

Specific disclosure, marking and labelling duties for certain AI systems and synthetic content.

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Identifier
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-50-transparency
Payload hash (sha256)
239fbac0e4728dc239352b2f88b199c3cc098082ff72e2972b4b5e8a2b121406

Citation line

Praxikon, "Article 50: transparency", praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-50-transparency@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 239fbac0e4728dc239352b2f88b199c3cc098082ff72e2972b4b5e8a2b121406
Version
1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at)
2 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at)
8 August 2026
Closed on
Not closed
Application date
2 August 2026
Topics
transparency

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

Affected actor

Not recorded on this object.

Oversight

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Evidence owner

Not recorded on this object.

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

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

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | any ofAn AI system is intended to interact directly with natural persons.
    • Condition | any ofThe system generates or manipulates synthetic audio, image, video or text, or the use concerns a specifically listed deployer scenario.
    • ExceptionThe direct-interaction disclosure is not required where this is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect person, considering circumstances and context.
    • ExceptionOnly Article 50(2) has a transition until 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What has to be done

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

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | any ofAn AI system is intended to interact directly with natural persons.
    • Condition | any ofThe system generates or manipulates synthetic audio, image, video or text, or the use concerns a specifically listed deployer scenario.
    • ExceptionThe direct-interaction disclosure is not required where this is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect person, considering circumstances and context.
    • ExceptionOnly Article 50(2) has a transition until 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What has to be recorded

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

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | any ofAn AI system is intended to interact directly with natural persons.
    • Condition | any ofThe system generates or manipulates synthetic audio, image, video or text, or the use concerns a specifically listed deployer scenario.
    • ExceptionThe direct-interaction disclosure is not required where this is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect person, considering circumstances and context.
    • ExceptionOnly Article 50(2) has a transition until 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What keeps it in place

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

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | any ofAn AI system is intended to interact directly with natural persons.
    • Condition | any ofThe system generates or manipulates synthetic audio, image, video or text, or the use concerns a specifically listed deployer scenario.
    • ExceptionThe direct-interaction disclosure is not required where this is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect person, considering circumstances and context.
    • ExceptionOnly Article 50(2) has a transition until 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

Public tools

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This is the public route a reader can actually use.

  1. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | any ofAn AI system is intended to interact directly with natural persons.
    • Condition | any ofThe system generates or manipulates synthetic audio, image, video or text, or the use concerns a specifically listed deployer scenario.
    • ExceptionThe direct-interaction disclosure is not required where this is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect person, considering circumstances and context.
    • ExceptionOnly Article 50(2) has a transition until 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Consequence

What points at this object

Objects hanging off this obligation

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

  1. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Implement the applicable disclosure, marking or label

    Consequence

  2. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allYou are a deployer and publish content generated or manipulated, wholly or partly, by an AI system.
    • ExceptionThe Article 50(4) duty does not apply where the use is authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Relation recorded on: Record per publication channel when AI text carries a disclosure and who holds editorial responsibility

    Consequence

  3. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system is in your AI register and is placed on the market, put into service or used in the Union.
    • ExceptionArticle 50(1) does not apply where it is obvious, from the point of view of a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect natural person and taking into account the circumstances and the context of use, that the person is interacting with an AI system. In addition, paragraphs 1 to 4 each contain an exception for AI systems authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences, subject to appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of third parties. In paragraph 1 that latter exception does not apply to systems available for the public to report a criminal offence.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Relation recorded on: Test every system in your AI register against the five Article 50 scenarios

    Consequence

  4. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Code of Practice on transparency of AI-generated content

      Locator: Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated Content, 10 June 2026

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:transparency-code-of-practice

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Transparency Code of Practice published

    Consequence

  5. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Guidelines on Article 50

      Locator: Commission Guidelines C(2026) 5054 final, 20.7.2026

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-article-50-guidelines

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Final guidelines on Article 50

    Consequence

  6. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

      Locator: Article 50 and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Article 50 is applicable

    Consequence

  7. Source

    Official fact on this object, with its locator.

    • Guidelines on Article 50

      Locator: Commission Guidelines C(2026) 5054 final, transitional regime under Article 50(2)

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-article-50-guidelines

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Grace period for machine-readable marking ends

    Consequence

  8. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allYour AI register contains at least one system to which an Article 50 scenario applies.

    Relation recorded on: Quarterly sampling of live disclosures and markings in production

    Consequence

  9. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Pre-release transparency check

    Consequence

  10. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allOne of the duties in Article 50(1) to (4) applies to the system.

    Relation recorded on: Test report per touchpoint: disclosure visible, timely and accessible

    Consequence

  11. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    No condition or exception recorded on this object.

    Relation recorded on: Transparency implementation record

    Consequence

  12. 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 50(1)-(5) and Article 113

      praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689

      Open official source

    Via

    • Condition | allThe system generates synthetic audio, image, video or text content.
    • ExceptionThe duty does not apply to the extent the AI system performs an assistive function for standard editing or does not substantially alter the input data provided by the deployer or its semantics, or where authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences. Under the amended application calendar in Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026 have a transition until 2 December 2026 for this machine-readable marking.

    As long as this exception is not ruled out, the outcome stays conditional and you have to establish it yourself.

    Relation recorded on: Supplier statement on machine-readable marking of output

    Consequence

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What this object states

Official fact

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

  • Article 50 applies since 2 August 2026. The precise duty differs by scenario: direct AI interaction, machine-readable marking, emotion recognition or biometric categorisation, deepfakes and certain public-interest text.

    • Locator: Article 50(1)-(5) and Article 113praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:reg-eu-2024-1689Open official source

Our interpretation

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

  • A generic rule that all AI content must always carry a visible label is too broad. First classify the specific Article 50 scenario.

    • Locator: Final guidelines, scope by Article 50 paragraphpraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-article-50-guidelinesOpen official source

Recommended step

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

  • For each system, record the applicable paragraph, responsible actor, implemented disclosure or marking and how it was tested.

    • Locator: Implementation guidance for providers and deployerspraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-article-50-guidelinesOpen official source

When this applies

  1. 1An AI system is intended to interact directly with natural persons.
  2. 2The system generates or manipulates synthetic audio, image, video or text, or the use concerns a specifically listed deployer scenario.

When this does not apply

  • The direct-interaction disclosure is not required where this is obvious to a reasonably well-informed, observant and circumspect person, considering circumstances and context.
  • Only Article 50(2) has a transition until 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

Referring to this object

Citation block

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Reference

Praxikon, "Article 50: transparency",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-50-transparency@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-08-02T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 239fbac0e4728dc239352b2f88b199c3cc098082ff72e2972b4b5e8a2b121406,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/obligation/article-50-transparency
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/obligations?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aobligation%3Aarticle-50-transparency&effective_at=2026-08-02&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-23)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-50-transparency@1.0.0 (sha256 239fbac0)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-obligation-article-50-transparency-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Article 50: transparency},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-50-transparency},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-08-02T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 239fbac0e4728dc239352b2f88b199c3cc098082ff72e2972b4b5e8a2b121406},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/obligation/article-50-transparency},
  urldate      = {2026-08-23},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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