EU AI Act Art.52: Procedure
Article 52 of the EU AI Act binds the gpai model provider. It requires Where a general-purpose AI model meets the high impact capability condition in Art. This page states what it requires, who it binds and the evidence to keep. Browsing is free; the conformance kit is USD 499.
Specifics
| Instrument | Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the EU AI Act), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 |
|---|---|
| Article | Art.52 |
| Binds | GPAI model provider |
| Group | General-Purpose AI Models |
| Evidence items | 5 |
| Linked NIST AI RMF controls | 0 |
| Linked ISO/IEC 42001 controls | 0 |
| Last updated |
Who does Art.52 bind?
The article binds the gpai model provider. The Act places each duty on a named party in the value chain, so a system can carry a provider duty and a deployer duty at once. Confirm your own position against the text; this page names the party, it does not rule on your facts.
The general-purpose AI model duties apply from 2 August 2025. See the full timeline.
What does Art.52 require?
Where a general-purpose AI model meets the high impact capability condition in Art.51(1)(a), its provider must notify the Commission without delay and in any event within two weeks after that requirement is met or it becomes known that it will be met, including the information necessary to demonstrate that the requirement has been met. With the notification the provider may present sufficiently substantiated arguments that the model exceptionally does not present systemic risks because of its specific characteristics. A provider whose model the Commission has designated as presenting systemic risk may make a reasoned request for reassessment containing objective, detailed and new reasons arisen since the designation, at the earliest six months after the designation decision or after a decision maintaining it.
This is our plain-language statement of the article, not the text of the regulation. Read the article: Art.52 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on EUR-Lex).
What evidence should we keep for Art.52?
| Category | Evidence to keep |
|---|---|
| GPAI | The notification to the Commission, with its date measured against the two week deadline |
| GPAI | The supporting information demonstrating the Art.51(1)(a) condition is met |
| GPAI | Where relied on, the substantiated argument that the model does not present systemic risks, with the evidence behind it |
| GPAI | A monitoring process that detects the moment the condition is met or becomes known that it will be met, so the clock is not started late |
| GPAI | Records of any reassessment request, the new reasons relied on, and the six month eligibility calculation |
What does a linked control mean here?
A linked control is a NIST AI RMF or ISO/IEC 42001 control that the held rule set records as a topical match, with a confidence and a one-line reason. It does not establish that meeting one requirement satisfies the other, it is not legal advice, and it is not certification. Where no control is recorded, the page says so and does not guess. Sources: the NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC 42001.
Which NIST AI RMF controls line up with Art.52?
No NIST AI RMF control is recorded as a match for this obligation in the held rule set. It is left unlinked and marked, never guessed.
Which ISO/IEC 42001 controls line up with Art.52?
No ISO/IEC 42001 control is recorded as a match for this obligation in the held rule set. It is left unlinked and marked, never guessed.
What does the conformance kit add for Art.52?
The kit renders this obligation into your own role checklist with the evidence register, the linked controls and a CSV export, for USD 499 one off. See what is in the kit or open it.