Understanding your situation
A regulator, partner, or customer has asked how your AI system meets the Article 50 transparency obligations of the EU AI Act.
What you need to prepare
- ✓The request and which Article 50 obligation it concerns
- ✓How you disclose AI interaction to users
- ✓How AI-generated or synthetic content is marked
- ✓Your user-facing notices and where they appear
- ✓Any gaps and a remediation timeline
- ✓A named contact
Related templates & guides
⏰ Deadline
Most Article 50 obligations apply from 2 August 2026. The Article 50(2) provider marking duty is proposed to apply from 2 December 2026 under the Digital Omnibus (conditional on adoption).
🏛️ Authority
National market surveillance authorities; the requesting partner or customer.
⚖️ Legal basis
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Article 50 (transparency); Article 50(2) marking of AI-generated/synthetic content; Article 99 penalties.
Expert tips
- 1Be concrete about how and where you disclose AI use.
- 2Describe your content-marking method (e.g., labels, metadata).
- 3Distinguish your provider vs deployer transparency duties.
- 4Note the proposed 2 December 2026 date for provider marking, marked as conditional.
- 5Provide screenshots or examples of the user notice if helpful.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do Article 50 transparency obligations apply?
Most Article 50 obligations apply from 2 August 2026. The Article 50(2) provider obligation to mark AI-generated and synthetic content is proposed to apply from 2 December 2026 under the Digital Omnibus, conditional on its formal adoption.