In the European Union: 8 AI policy changes recorded across 1 jurisdiction, of which 6 instruments entered into force, 7 concerned binding law, 7 were rated urgent or high impact. Each is dated, links to its official source, and shows what it means in practice.
The general application date in Article 113 arrived. Chatbot disclosure, synthetic-content marking and deepfake labelling under Article 50 now apply; the high-risk obligations do not, having been deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. Recorded from secondary reporting; confirm against the Official Journal text.
Practical impact: Label AI interactions and synthetic content now; high-risk conformity work runs to the deferred dates.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, published in the Official Journal on 24 July 2026, entered into force on 27 July 2026. It amends Article 113 of the AI Act so that the Chapter III high-risk obligations apply from 2 December 2027 for stand-alone Annex III systems and from 2 August 2028 for AI embedded in Annex I products, adds two Article 5 prohibitions applying from 2 December 2026, and leaves the 2 August 2026 general application and Article 50 transparency dates in place. Recorded from concordant secondary reporting; confirm against the Official Journal text.
Practical impact: Re-plan high-risk conformity work to the December 2027 and August 2028 dates; transparency duties under Article 50 still applied from 2 August 2026.
The Commission proposed a "Digital Omnibus" package that would, among other changes, link the application of certain high-risk obligations to the availability of standards and support tools, with later backstop dates. This is a proposal and requires adoption by the European Parliament and Council.
Practical impact: High-risk timelines may move; organisations should keep planning against Article 113 dates until an amendment is adopted.
Milestone recorded for Apply AI Strategy (European Union): Commission presents the Apply AI Strategy and AI in Science Strategy. Recorded from the official source listed.
Chapter V obligations for general-purpose AI model providers, the governance chapter, notified-body provisions and most penalty provisions became applicable.
Practical impact: Providers placing general-purpose models on the EU market must now hold documentation, a copyright policy and a training-content summary.
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.
Practical impact: Model providers can sign the Code to demonstrate compliance with Articles 53 and 55.
Chapters I and II of the AI Act became applicable, banning the Article 5 practices and requiring providers and deployers to ensure AI literacy under Article 4. The Commission published guidelines on prohibited practices on 4 February 2025.
Practical impact: Prohibited-use screening and staff AI training are now legal requirements for anyone using AI in the EU.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 was published in the Official Journal, fixing its entry into force for 1 August 2024 and starting the phased application clock under Article 113.
Practical impact: Every organisation supplying or using AI in the EU can now plan against fixed dates.
