Article 12: Record-Keeping & Automated Event Logging
Article 12 mandates that high-risk AI systems technically enable the automatic recording of events (logs) over their entire operational lifetime to ensure post-market traceability.
Binding European Union legislative enactment across all 27 Member States.
Calculated on consolidated global group turnover under Article 71 formulas.
Requires specialized corporate tech E&O riders for regulatory defense.
Codified Statutory Requirements & Clauses
Detailed clause-by-clause legal and engineering specifications under Article 12.
Continuous logging of start/stop times, input queries, system outputs, and reference database lookups during production execution.
Logging parameters required to trace system decisions, detect anomalies, identify post-market risks, and facilitate Article 14 human oversight.
Deployers must retain automatically generated logs for a minimum of 6 months (or longer if required by national/union law).
Article 12 Technical Compliance Protocol
Complete this operational verification protocol to ensure engineering and organizational alignment with Article 12.