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Article 89
Monitoring actions

Chapter IX — Post-market monitoring by providers and post-market monitoring plan for high-risk AI systems, Section 5 — Enforcement of the obligations of providers of general-purpose AI models. 2 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2026-08-02.

official text: EUR-Lex (consolidated 27 Jul 2026) · text © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) · coding CC BY 4.0 · data: obligations.json · Hugging Face · GitHub

The text

1. For the purpose of carrying out the tasks assigned to it under this Section, the AI Office may take the necessary actions to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with this Regulation by providers of general-purpose AI models, including their adherence to approved codes of practice.

2. Downstream providers shall have the right to lodge a complaint alleging an infringement of this Regulation. A complaint shall be duly reasoned and indicate at least:

  1. (a)the point of contact of the provider of the general-purpose AI model concerned;
  2. (b)a description of the relevant facts, the provisions of this Regulation concerned, and the reason why the downstream provider considers that the provider of the general-purpose AI model concerned infringed this Regulation;
  3. (c)any other information that the downstream provider that sent the request considers relevant, including, where appropriate, information gathered on its own initiative.

What it requires, coded

SafeLegalAI's reading of each duty in this article: who, what, from when, under which fine tier, and whether it reaches a firm, chambers, court or legal-AI vendor. Descriptive, not advice; the quoted words are the Regulation's.

  1. Art. 89(1)Enforcement powerGeneral-purpose AI

    The AI Office may take necessary monitoring actions for effective implementation and compliance by GPAI model providers, including adherence to approved codes of practice.

    "the AI Office may take the necessary actions to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with this Regulation by providers of general-purpose AI models"
    Who
    AI Office
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Monitoring of GPAI model providers can affect models incorporated into legal AI products.
    See
    Art. 56

  2. Art. 89(2)Right of personGeneral-purpose AI

    Downstream providers have the right to lodge a reasoned complaint alleging GPAI-provider infringement, with contact, facts, provisions and relevant supporting information.

    "Downstream providers shall have the right to lodge a complaint alleging an infringement of this Regulation."
    Who
    Downstream provider
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — A legal-AI vendor integrating a GPAI model may complain about the model provider.
    See
    Art. 89(2)(a)-(c)

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 89 (Monitoring actions), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng#art_89 — text © European Union; only the Official Journal is authentic. Coding: SafeLegalAI (published by Cognesio LLP), "EU AI Act, structured", safelegalai.com/regulation/eu-ai-act/article-89, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.