Article 11 — Technical Documentation
Article 11 requires that technical documentation is prepared before market placement, kept up to date, and demonstrates compliance with Section 2 requirements. The documentation must contain the elements specified in Annex IV.
Art. 11(1)
Technical documentation prepared before market placement, kept up to date
The entire AI Attest artifact set constitutes the technical documentation. The pipeline enforces all artifacts are submitted before the DONE phase. Cascade invalidation keeps documentation current — any upstream change forces downstream updates. Every version is immutably recorded with content hashes.
Art. 11(1) SME
SMEs may provide Annex IV elements in simplified form
AI Attest templates are compatible with both full and simplified reporting. The Commission will publish simplified form guidelines — templates can be adapted without engine changes.
Art. Annex IV
Technical documentation must contain specific elements
Every Annex IV requirement maps to specific AI Attest artifacts: general description (PRD, DEPLOYER_GUIDE), development process (ARCH, DATA_GOVERNANCE), validation procedures (TEST_PLAN, QA_REPORT, MODEL_EVALUATION), cybersecurity measures (SECURITY_REVIEW), and monitoring (MONITORING_PLAN).