Article 19: Automatically Generated Logs
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Article 19 requires providers of high-risk AI systems to keep the automatically generated logs (as provided for in [Article 12](/en/ai-act-guide/article-12)) for a period appropriate to the intended purpose of the system, and at least 6 months unless otherwise provided by applicable Union or national law (including GDPR). This complements Article 18 (documentation keeping) by specifically addressing operational logs rather than static documentation. The provider must keep logs to the extent the logs are under their control.
How to satisfy it: Set log retention to at least 6 months, extend if the intended purpose requires longer.
Article 19 on EUR-Lex · as of 2026-08-03 · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744