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EU Artificial Intelligence Act
EU AI Act
Summary
The EU's risk-based AI law, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Obligations arrive in phases; the dates below reflect the 2026 Digital Omnibus amendments.
Who it applies to
Role: organizations that build or use AI. Sectors: all. Territory: European Union.
Key dates
Aug 1, 2024Regulation in force (in force)
Feb 2, 2025Prohibited practices (Art. 5) and AI literacy (Art. 4) apply (applies from)
Aug 2, 2025General-purpose AI model obligations apply (applies from)
Aug 2, 2026Article 50 transparency duties apply (chatbot disclosure, deepfake labelling) (applies from)
Dec 2, 2026New Art. 5 bans (nudifier apps, CSAM) and Art. 50(2) marking for generative systems already on the market (deadline)
Dec 2, 2027Annex III high-risk obligations apply (moved from Aug 2, 2026) (applies from)
Aug 2, 2028Annex I product-embedded high-risk obligations apply (applies from)
Aug 2, 2030Public-authority systems must comply (applies from)
Obligations at a glance
Give staff who deal with AI a suitable level of AI literacy (Article 4).
Applies from Feb 2, 2025 · Baseline B3
Applies from Feb 2, 2025 · Baseline B3
Check every AI use against the prohibited practices (Article 5), including the additions that apply from December 2, 2026.
Applies from Feb 2, 2025 · Baseline B4
Applies from Feb 2, 2025 · Baseline B4
Tell people they are interacting with an AI system (Article 50(1)).
Applies from Aug 2, 2026 · Baseline B8
Applies from Aug 2, 2026 · Baseline B8
Mark generated output in a machine-readable way (Article 50(2)); systems already on the market have until December 2, 2026.
Applies from Aug 2, 2026 · Baseline B15
Applies from Aug 2, 2026 · Baseline B15
Prepare for deployer duties for high-risk systems (Article 26): use per instructions, human oversight, monitoring, logs, worker notice, and a fundamental rights impact assessment where Article 27 applies.
Applies from Dec 2, 2027 · Baseline B1, B7, B9, B10, B12
Applies from Dec 2, 2027 · Baseline B1, B7, B9, B10, B12
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Official sources
On the Wire
Oct 31, 2026
EN 18286:2026 on quality management is now in the Official Journal; its Annex D maps to ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A.
European Union
Change log
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Next date
Dec 2, 2026
New Art. 5 bans (nudifier apps, CSAM) and Art. 50(2) marking for generative systems already on the market
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