# What do the Commission's Article 50 guidelines (20 July 2026) and the code's deployer section say about synthetic voice, audio deep fakes, music and audio-only labelling?

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- updated: 2026-10-23T16:25:49.508Z
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For audio-only deep fakes, Section 2 of the EU code (for deployers) asks for a short audible disclaimer at the start in plain language (or an earcon with awareness measures), reminders at intervals for long-form or live audio and after interruptions such as ads, and a visual label when a screen is available. The Commission guidelines' examples count voice cloning of real podcast presenters as a deep fake. They do not count fictional-character voices (with no deception about the narrator) or loudness/noise processing that leaves the words unchanged. Speech in a specific real person's voice needs marking, assistive voices (AAC, customised neural voices) do not, music in an existing artist's style is a creative-work deep fake, and playlists are out of scope. The examples are illustrations, not determinations.

For audio-only deep fakes, Section 2 of the EU code (for deployers) asks for a short audible disclaimer at the start in plain language (or an earcon with awareness measures), reminders at intervals for long-form or live audio and after interruptions such as ads, and a visual label when a screen is available. The Commission guidelines' examples count voice cloning of real podcast presenters as a deep fake. They do not count fictional-character voices (with no deception about the narrator) or loudness/noise processing that leaves the words unchanged. Speech in a specific real person's voice needs marking, assistive voices (AAC, customised neural voices) do not, music in an existing artist's style is a creative-work deep fake, and playlists are out of scope. The examples are illustrations, not determinations.

Curator qualifications: Texts read 2026-10-22; no legal or compliance conclusion; nothing marked or detected. The guidelines PDF is an annex approving the content of a draft Communication; adopted status not re-checked.

Limitations: Texts read 2026-10-22; no legal or compliance conclusion; nothing marked or detected.

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  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/129555",
      "note": "Code final PDF, Section 2 (deployers, Art. 50(4)/(5)) Measures 1.1-1.2; Guidelines C(2026) 5054 final ANNEX (Brussels 20.7.2026), deep-fake and marking example lists"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/131215",
      "note": "Code final PDF, Section 2 (deployers, Art. 50(4)/(5)) Measures 1.1-1.2; Guidelines C(2026) 5054 final ANNEX (Brussels 20.7.2026), deep-fake and marking example lists"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://web.archive.org/web/20261018070903id_/https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/guidelines-transparency-obligations-providers-and-deployers-ai-systems",
      "note": "Code final PDF, Section 2 (deployers, Art. 50(4)/(5)) Measures 1.1-1.2; Guidelines C(2026) 5054 final ANNEX (Brussels 20.7.2026), deep-fake and marking example lists"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] For audio-only deep fakes, Section 2 of the EU code (for deployers) asks for a short audible disclaimer at the start in plain language (or an earcon with awareness measures), reminders at intervals for long-form or live audio and after interruptions such as ads, and a visual label when a screen is available. The Commission guidelines' examples count voice cloning of real podcast presenters as a deep fake. They do not count fictional-character voices (with no deception about the narrator) or loudness/noise processing that leaves the words unchanged. Speech in a specific real person's voice needs marking, assistive voices (AAC, customised neural voices) do not, music in an existing artist's style is a creative-work deep fake, and playlists are out of scope. The examples are illustrations, not determinations. · locator: Code final PDF, Section 2 (deployers, Art. 50(4)/(5)) Measures 1.1-1.2; Guidelines C(2026) 5054 final ANNEX (Brussels 20.7.2026), deep-fake and marking example lists · source: https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/redirection/document/129555

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