Direct answer

What technical documentation does the AI Act require (Article 11)?

You describe: You want to know which file a high-risk AI provider must build and what you can request as a customer. Likely role: provider (builds it); deployer (requests it).

This applies now

For this situation, the preparation phase matters most right now.

Coming up

Article 11: technical documentationfrom 2 December 2027
Annex III: high-risk AIfrom 2 December 2027

Article 11 with Annex IV describes the technical documentation: system description, development process, data, human oversight, accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity. The duty follows the high-risk timeline to 2 December 2027. For buying organisations this is the checklist of what you must be able to request contractually from your supplier.

Your first actions

Build the technical file per Annex IV. Document system description, development process, data, oversight measures, performance and risk management before market placement.
Classify the use case and document the outcome. Assess Article 5, Article 6 and Annex III in that order and document purpose, context and any Article 6(3) exception.

Record this

Technical file (Annex IV)
Article 6 and Annex III classification record

General interpretation, not legal advice. Checked against Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and the Digital Omnibus (EU) 2026/1744; the official source remains authoritative.

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Execution

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Knowing where you stand is step one. Embed AI translates this obligation into a concrete approach for your organisation: scope, ownership, register and evidence.

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