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The Article 50 compliance checklist

One page, all four dutiesFree — no email requiredLast reviewed July 2026

Everything in our full Article 50 guide, condensed into a checklist you can actually run through and print. Use your browser's print function (Ctrl/Cmd+P → Save as PDF) to keep a copy.

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EU AI Act — Article 50 Checklist

disclosureproof.com/eu-ai-act/checklist/ · applies from 2 August 2026 · reviewed July 2026

1. Chatbot & AI-interaction disclosure — Art. 50(1)

Open your site in a private window as a first-time EU visitor and start a chat. Is it explicit you're talking to AI, before or in the very first exchange?
Check the mobile view separately — disclosures configured on desktop can vanish in compact layouts.
Check every channel you deploy to (web widget, WhatsApp, voice, app) — a disclosure verified on one doesn't confirm the others.
Check human-handoff moments make the participant change clear, in both directions.
Confirm the AI persona's name/avatar doesn't read as human with no accompanying AI indicator.

2. Machine-readable marking — Art. 50(2)

Download a few published images and inspect their metadata for C2PA / Content Credentials or IPTC provenance fields.
Test your actual publishing pipeline (CMS, CDN, image optimizer) — marking present at generation is often stripped before it reaches your live page.
Note: the marking duty for generative systems already on the market before 2 Aug 2026 is deferred to 2 Dec 2026 — everything else on this page still applies from 2 Aug.

3. Deepfake & AI-text labels — Art. 50(4)

Open your latest AI-assisted or AI-generated article. Is there a visible label a reader would actually notice — not just in a footer or metadata?
Check any AI-generated or AI-manipulated image/audio/video that resembles a real person, place, or event for a clear label.
Consider using the official EU icons (AI / AI GENERATED / AI MODIFIED) — free, and a stronger signal than an improvised badge.

4. Keep evidence

Screenshot everything you verified above, with dates.
Save your chatbot/widget configuration export alongside the screenshots.
Re-run this checklist after any platform update, redesign, or vendor migration — settings drift is the most common way a compliant setup quietly stops being compliant.

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