--- title: "Annex XII" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727" source_retrieved: 2026-10-02 shortTitle: "Annex XII" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1689" instrument: aiact celex: "32024R1689" regulation: AI Act regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2024/1689" annex: XII status: in_force object_id: eu.aiact.legal_text.annex.xii text_version: "Consolidated version of 27 July 2026" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · Consolidated version of 27 July 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727)* ### Transparency information referred to in Article 53(1), point (b) — technical documentation for providers of general-purpose AI models to downstream providers that integrate the model into their AI system The information referred to in Article 53(1), point (b) shall contain at least the following: **1.** A general description of the general-purpose AI model including: **(a)** the tasks that the model is intended to perform and the type and nature of AI systems into which it can be integrated; **(b)** the acceptable use policies applicable; **(c)** the date of release and methods of distribution; **(d)** how the model interacts, or can be used to interact, with hardware or software that is not part of the model itself, where applicable; **(e)** the versions of relevant software related to the use of the general-purpose AI model, where applicable; **(f)** the architecture and number of parameters; **(g)** the modality (e.g. text, image) and format of inputs and outputs; **(h)** the licence for the model. **2.** A description of the elements of the model and of the process for its development, including: **(a)** the technical means (e.g. instructions for use, infrastructure, tools) required for the general-purpose AI model to be integrated into AI systems; **(b)** the modality (e.g. text, image, etc.) and format of the inputs and outputs and their maximum size (e.g. context window length, etc.); **(c)** information on the data used for training, testing and validation, where applicable, including the type and provenance of data and curation methodologies.