# Recital (71)

Having comprehensible information on how high-risk AI systems have been developed and how they perform 
throughout their lifetime is essential to enable traceability of those systems, verify compliance with the requirements 
under this Regulation, as well as monitoring of their operations and post market monitoring. This requires keeping 
records and the availability of technical documentation, containing information which is necessary to assess the 
compliance of the AI system with the relevant requirements and facilitate post market monitoring. Such information 
should include the general characteristics, capabilities and limitations of the system, algorithms, data, training, 
testing and validation processes used as well as documentation on the relevant risk-management system and drawn 
in a clear and comprehensive form. The technical documentation should be kept up to date, appropriately 
throughout the lifetime of the AI system. Furthermore, high-risk AI systems should technically allow for the 
automatic recording of events, by means of logs, over the duration of the lifetime of the system.

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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/recital/71