# Article 19 - Automatically generated logs

1.
Providers of high-risk AI systems shall keep the logs referred to in Article 12(1), automatically generated by their 
high-risk AI systems, to the extent such logs are under their control. Without prejudice to applicable Union or national law, 
the logs shall be kept for a period appropriate to the intended purpose of the high-risk AI system, of at least six months, 
unless provided otherwise in the applicable Union or national law, in particular in Union law on the protection of personal 
data.
2.
Providers that are financial institutions subject to requirements regarding their internal governance, arrangements or 
processes under Union financial services law shall maintain the logs automatically generated by their high-risk AI systems 
as part of the documentation kept under the relevant 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.
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