EU AI Act
EU AI Act Annex IV: Technical documentation referred to in Article 11(1)
UpcomingApplies from 2 Dec 2027. Applies from 2 Aug 2028 for high-risk AI systems under Article 6(1) and Annex I.
The technical documentation referred to in Article 11(1) shall contain at least the following information, as applicable to the relevant AI system:
Annex IV, opening. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Read the full text on EUR-Lex
EUR-Lex text is reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU. Guidance is stored as an interpretation, not as a statute.
What evidence usually supports this
- General description, intended purpose and version
- Design, data, evaluation and monitoring details
Maps to the TECHNICAL_DOCUMENTATION control in the Assurance OS catalog.
How Assurance OS gates it
When a system is classified high-risk, the release gate requires cited evidence for this control before it returns PASS. Missing or stale evidence shows up as a named blocker in CI.
This page shows an excerpt of the law and the evidence teams commonly keep for it. It is not legal advice and does not say whether your system complies. Read the full text and take legal advice for your case.
Gate Annex IV evidence in CI.
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