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Article 13: transparency towards deployers

Comprehensible instructions for use and system information so deployers can operate the system correctly.

Article 13 requires high-risk systems to be designed transparently enough for deployers to interpret and use the output, with instructions covering purpose, accuracy, limitations, human oversight and maintenance.

Praxikon tracks Article 13: transparency towards deployers under the EU AI Act, checked against the official source on 8 August 2026, citing the source for every statement.

Status
Upcoming
Application date
2 December 2027
Version
1.0.0
Last reviewed
8 August 2026

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.

From source to evidence

Why this obligation applies, what it asks of you, and what you show for it.

Applies

Upcoming · 2 December 2027

For whom

  • Deployer
  • Provider of an AI system

What you do

Provide complete instructions for use

What you record

Instructions and interpretation file

Official source

Article 13(1)-(3)

Who this is relevant to

When this applies

  • Deployer

    An organisation using an AI system under its authority, excluding personal non-professional use.

  • Provider of an AI system

    A party that develops or has an AI system developed and places it on the market under its own name.

  1. 1The provider supplies a high-risk system; the deployer uses it according to the instructions.

What the official source establishes

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.

Our interpretation

The official source remains authoritative. This general interpretation is not legal advice.

The instructions are the hinge between provider and deployer duties: what the provider fails to supply here, the deployer cannot deliver under Article 26. Ask for it explicitly at procurement.

What you can do now

Translate received instructions per system into internal work instructions per role and record who received them.

  1. 01

    Provide complete instructions for use

    Describe capabilities, limitations, accuracy, oversight measures and expected lifetime in comprehensible form.

What to retain

Instructions and interpretation file

The received instructions for use plus their internal translation into work instructions per role.

Control and reassessment

  • Instructions check at deployment

    At every deployment and update, verify instructions are present, current and internally translated.

Public tools

Conditions and exceptions

  • The level of detail may match the intended deployer’s knowledge; trade secrets need not be disclosed.

Official sources and locators

  • EU Artificial Intelligence Act 2024/1689

    European Parliament and Council | original-oj-2024-07-12

    Source locator: Article 13(1)-(3)

    Open official source

  • Digital Omnibus on AI 2026/1744

    European Parliament and Council | official-journal-2026-07-24

    Source locator: Amended Article 113 application dates

    Open official source

Referring to this object

Citation block

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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 2.2.0 (schema 1.5.0),
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 2026-09-07)

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 2.2.0, schema 1.5.0},
  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      = {2026-09-07},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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Version history

  1. v1.0.0

    27 July 2026

    Article 13: transparency towards deployers

    Comprehensible instructions for use and system information so deployers can operate the system correctly.

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