# European Commission publishes the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

- **Record type**: Change log entry
- **Occurred on**: 2025-07-10
- **Jurisdiction**: European Union
- **Instrument**: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — Artificial Intelligence Act
- **Impact level**: High
- **Status after the change**: Partially applicable

## What changed

The final Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models was published, with chapters on transparency, copyright, and safety and security for models with systemic risk, ahead of the 2 August 2025 application date.

## What it means in practice

Model providers can sign the Code to demonstrate compliance with Articles 53 and 55.

## Provenance

- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-07-10-eu-gpai-code-of-practice
- **Official source**: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai
- **Source document**: General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
- **Published by**: European Commission
- **Review status**: pending review
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: never confirmed against the official source
- **Retrieved**: 2026-09-24
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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