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AI Act deadlines — verified against the source

Last verified against primary sources: 4 Jul 2026. 8 deadlines tracked, 3 currently moving.

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2 Feb 2025
Prohibited AI practices under Article 5 have applied since 2 February 2025.
In forceProviderDeployerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex · Art. 5 ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
2 Feb 2025
The duty to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy among staff who operate or use AI systems has applied since 2 February 2025.
In forceProviderDeployerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex · Art. 4 ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
2 Aug 2025
Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models have applied since 2 August 2025.
In forceGPAI providerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex · Chapter V ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
2 Aug 2026
The AI Office's power to enforce the general-purpose AI model obligations applies from 2 August 2026.
Applies fromGPAI providerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex · Chapter V ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
2 Aug 2026
The AI Act's remaining provisions enter into general application on 2 August 2026.
Applies fromProviderDeployerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
2 Aug 2026
Transparency duties under Article 50 (disclosing AI interaction, marking synthetic content, labelling deepfakes) formally apply from 2 August 2026; a provisional agreement would postpone the content-marking duty to 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.

Proposed change; until formal adoption the published text applies.

Proposed — pending adoptionNot yet formally adoptedProviderDeployerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex · Art. 50 ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
Changelog (2)
7 May 2026 — 2 August 2026 → 2 December 2026, for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026 (provisional agreement between Parliament and Council, not yet formally adopted) (source ↗)provisional agreement pending adoption
19 Nov 2025 — 2 August 2026 → Commission proposes adjusting the timing of AI Act requirements (digital omnibus on AI, COM(2025) 836) (source ↗)proposed

See the full walk-through: From change to action — the omnibus deadline shift →

2 Aug 2026
High-risk obligations for stand-alone AI systems (Annex III — risk management, data governance, documentation, human oversight, conformity assessment) formally apply from 2 August 2026; a provisional agreement would defer this to 2 December 2027.

Proposed change; until formal adoption the published text applies.

Proposed — pending adoptionNot yet formally adoptedProviderDeployerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex · Annex III ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
Changelog (2)
7 May 2026 — 2 August 2026 → 2 December 2027 (provisional agreement between Parliament and Council, not yet formally adopted or published in the Official Journal) (source ↗)provisional agreement pending adoption
19 Nov 2025 — 2 August 2026 → Commission proposes adjusting the timing of the high-risk requirements (digital omnibus on AI, COM(2025) 836) (source ↗)proposed

See the full walk-through: From change to action — the omnibus deadline shift →

2 Aug 2026
High-risk obligations for AI embedded in regulated products (Annex I) formally apply from 2 August 2026; a provisional agreement would defer this to 2 August 2028.

Proposed change; until formal adoption the published text applies.

Proposed — pending adoptionNot yet formally adoptedProviderDeployerReviewed 4 Jul 2026
Source: EUR-Lex · Annex I ↗ · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689
Changelog (2)
7 May 2026 — 2 August 2026 → 2 August 2028 (provisional agreement between Parliament and Council, not yet formally adopted or published in the Official Journal) (source ↗)provisional agreement pending adoption
19 Nov 2025 — 2 August 2026 → Commission proposes adjusting the timing of the high-risk requirements (digital omnibus on AI, COM(2025) 836) (source ↗)proposed

See the full walk-through: From change to action — the omnibus deadline shift →

Full changelog

7 May 2026transparency art50: 2 August 2026 → 2 December 2026, for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026 (provisional agreement between Parliament and Council, not yet formally adopted) (source ↗)
7 May 2026high risk annex iii obligations: 2 August 2026 → 2 December 2027 (provisional agreement between Parliament and Council, not yet formally adopted or published in the Official Journal) (source ↗)
7 May 2026high risk annex i embedded obligations: 2 August 2026 → 2 August 2028 (provisional agreement between Parliament and Council, not yet formally adopted or published in the Official Journal) (source ↗)
19 Nov 2025transparency art50: 2 August 2026 → Commission proposes adjusting the timing of AI Act requirements (digital omnibus on AI, COM(2025) 836) (source ↗)
19 Nov 2025high risk annex iii obligations: 2 August 2026 → Commission proposes adjusting the timing of the high-risk requirements (digital omnibus on AI, COM(2025) 836) (source ↗)
19 Nov 2025high risk annex i embedded obligations: 2 August 2026 → Commission proposes adjusting the timing of the high-risk requirements (digital omnibus on AI, COM(2025) 836) (source ↗)
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