# Article 18 - Documentation keeping

1.
The provider shall, for a period ending 10 years after the high-risk AI system has been placed on the market or put 
into service, keep at the disposal of the national competent authorities:
(a) the technical documentation referred to in Article 11;
(b) the documentation concerning the quality management system referred to in Article 17;
(c) the documentation concerning the changes approved by notified bodies, where applicable;
(d) the decisions and other documents issued by the notified bodies, where applicable;
(e) the EU declaration of conformity referred to in Article 47.

2.
Each Member State shall determine conditions under which the documentation referred to in paragraph 1 remains at 
the disposal of the national competent authorities for the period indicated in that paragraph for the cases when a provider 
or its authorised representative established on its territory goes bankrupt or ceases its activity prior to the end of that 
period.
3.
Providers that are financial institutions subject to requirements regarding their internal governance, arrangements or 
processes under Union financial services law shall maintain the technical documentation as part of the documentation kept 
under the relevant Union financial services law.

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Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act) as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026 (Official Journal of the EU). This page is AI-generated legal information, not legal advice. Verify against the Official Journal.
Canonical: https://euaiactlaw.com/article/18