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European Commission publishes the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

Concerns EU AI Act

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

European Commission publishes the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice. Recorded for the European Union on 10 July 2025. It concerns the EU AI Act. 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.

Date
10 July 2025
Jurisdiction
European Union
Instrument
EU AI Act
Impact
High
Status afterwards
Partially applicable
Official source
European Commission

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 does it mean in practice?

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

Official source

General-Purpose AI Code of PracticeEuropean Commission · 10 Jul 2025

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AIPolicyTracker (2026). “European Commission publishes the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice” [AIPT-CHG-0070, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0070 (accessed 8 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Cite the official text alongside it: General-Purpose AI Code of Practice, European Commission, https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai.

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  title        = {{European Commission publishes the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice}},
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  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2025-07-10-eu-gpai-code-of-practice},
  urldate      = {2026-11-08},
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