# Article 21 - Cooperation with competent authorities

1.
Providers of high-risk AI systems shall, upon a reasoned request by a competent authority, provide that authority all 
the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the high-risk AI system with the 
requirements set out in Section 2, in a language which can be easily understood by the authority in one of the official 
languages of the institutions of the Union as indicated by the Member State concerned.
2.
Upon a reasoned request by a competent authority, providers shall also give the requesting competent authority, as 
applicable, access to the automatically generated logs of the high-risk AI system referred to in Article 12(1), to the extent 
such logs are under their control.
3.
Any information obtained by a competent authority pursuant to this Article shall be treated in accordance with the 
confidentiality obligations set out in Article 78.

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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/21