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Draft of the guidelines on the implementation of the transparency obligations for certain AI systems under Article 50 of the AI Act

  • POLICY AND LEGISLATION
  • Publication 08 May 2026

These guidelines aim to be practical guidance to assist competent authorities, as well as providers and deployers of AI systems, in ensuring compliance with the transparency obligations under Article 50 AI Act in a consistent, effective and uniform manner.

Drawing of a humanoid robot. One of its arms interacts with holographic documents, while the other holds a tablet. This represents transparency and labelling of AI content

The Commission prepared these guidelines in parallel to the Code of Practice on marking and labelling of AI-generated content. The guidelines clarify the scope of the legal obligations and addressing aspects not covered by the code.

You can download the draft guidelines below. We invite stakeholders to participate in a targeted consultation on these draft guidelines until June 3.

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Guidelines on the implementation of the transparency obligations for certain AI systems under Article 50 of the AI Act (PDF)
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