Art. 50(2) — Mark outputs in a machine-readable format, detectable as artificially generated or manipulated
Applicable à partir du: 2 août 2026.
Ce qui la déclenche
AI systems generating synthetic audio, image, video or text content
Ce qu’il faut faire
Mark outputs in a machine-readable format, detectable as artificially generated or manipulated
L’exception
Does not apply to the extent the AI system performs an assistive function for standard editing or does not substantially alter the input data provided by the deployer or the semantics thereof
Période transitoire
Providers of AI systems, including general-purpose AI systems, generating synthetic audio, image, video or text content placed on the market BEFORE 2026-08-02 shall take the necessary steps to comply with Art. 50(2) by 2026-12-02 (Art. 111(4), inserted by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744). No transition for systems placed on the market from 2026-08-02, and none for Art. 50(1), 50(3) or 50(4).
Exception répressive
Marking duty does not apply where authorised by law to detect, prevent, investigate or prosecute criminal offences.
Les dates applicables
| Art. 50 applicable à partir du | 2 août 2026 |
| Art. 50(2) marking transition (systems already on the market) | 2 décembre 2026 |
| Annex III high-risk | 2 décembre 2027 |
| High-risk embedded in regulated products | 2 août 2028 |
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI) of 8 July 2026, OJ 24 July 2026, in force 27 July 2026 (ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2026/1744/oj), moved the high-risk dates to 2027-12-02 (Annex III) and 2028-08-02 (Annex I); it did NOT delay Article 50's application date, which remains 2026-08-02.
Comment cela apparaît dans un questionnaire
L’acheteur cite rarement le numéro de paragraphe. Il le pose comme un contrôle : l’utilisateur est-il informé qu’il s’adresse à un système d’IA, la sortie générée est-elle marquée, l’information apparaît-elle avant la première interaction. Une réponse qui nomme le paragraphe, le rôle et la date se lit comme du travail préparé. Un « nous respectons le règlement IA » se lit comme un remplissage et appelle un nouveau tour de questions.
Les cinq obligations de l’article 50
- Art. 50(1) — Inform the persons concerned that they are interacting with an AI system
- Art. 50(2) — Mark outputs in a machine-readable format, detectable as artificially generated or manipulated
- Art. 50(3) — Inform the natural persons exposed to the operation of the system
- Art. 50(4) — Disclose that the content has been artificially generated or manipulated
- Art. 50(5) — Information must be provided in a clear and distinguishable manner at the latest at the time of the first interaction or exposure, conforming to accessibility requirements