Provider
For certain systems, information about AI interaction and machine-readable marking or detectability may be required where applicable.
Validator does not replace the provider’s technical marking.
Transparency and AI regulation
The AI Act establishes transparency obligations for certain providers and deployers. Validator does not replace those obligations: it provides an open layer of verifiable traceability that can complement them.
What Article 50 requires
Deployer
In certain cases, information duties apply to specific systems or to the disclosure of deepfakes and certain AI-generated or manipulated texts.
DCL-03 can bind a notice artefact, but it does not decide whether a legal duty exists or prove actual exposure.
Article 50 applies from 2 August 2026. A limited transitional period applies until 2 December 2026 to certain pre-existing systems only for the Article 50(2) marking/detectability obligation.
Three layers that should not be confused
Technically detectable marking
Supports technical identification of certain outputs.
Primarily a provider obligation; Validator does not replace it.
Public notice
Informs people perceptibly when applicable.
DCL-03 can prepare and bind a verifiable notice.
Verifiable traceability
Records declared conditions and their relation to the protected object.
This is the function of PTC + Validator.
Where Validator fits
Validator verifies separate axes and does not turn them into a single legal verdict.
PTC declaration
Source file
Package structure
Public disclosure
Human review and editorial responsibility
European guidance distinguishes certain public-interest texts subject to substantive human review or editorial control. PTC can record a declared human review; Validator does not prove that the review occurred or that it satisfies a legal exception.
What Validator does not do
Validator does not determine the material truth of a declaration, content quality, operator good faith or full legal compliance in a specific case.
Situation in Spain
As of 7 August 2026, Spain’s draft Organic Law on the proper use and governance of artificial intelligence (121/000096) remains under parliamentary consideration and is not yet in force.