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23 dated obligations across 7 EU frameworks — the AI Act, NIS2, the Data Act, CBAM, customs and ICS2, eFTI and maritime reporting. Every single one links to its primary source, and the calendar updates itself when the law moves, so a subscription does not go stale the way a published list does.

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2026-09-12
in 26 daysData ActThe Article 3(1) design obligation (data accessible by design) applies to connected products and related services placed on the…
2026-12-02
in 107 daysEU AI ActTwo new prohibited practices apply from 2 December 2026: AI systems generating or manipulating non-consensual intimate imagery of…
2027-02-01
in 168 daysCBAMMember States start selling CBAM certificates — the financial side of the carbon border levy begins.

2024

2024-06-03Customs · ICS2
Complete entry summary declaration (ENS) filing through ICS2 opened for maritime and inland-waterway carriers.
Sea and inland-waterway carriers · Confirm who files the ENS for your consignments — mode and contract decide the duty.
Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2879 — ICS2 deployment windows. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force

2025

2025-02-02EU AI Act
Prohibited AI practices under Article 5 have applied since 2 February 2025.
Provider, Deployer
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force
2025-02-02EU AI Act
The duty to take measures supporting AI literacy among staff who operate or use AI systems has applied since 2 February 2025. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 replaced Article 4 and states expressly that the obligation does not require providers or deployers to guarantee any specific level of AI literacy of any individual.
Provider, Deployer
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 — CELEX 32026R1744 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force
2025-04-01Customs · ICS2
ICS2 complete-ENS obligation extended to road and rail carriers.
Road and rail carriers · Check your filing set-up per transport mode; house-level filers can also be obligated.
Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2879 — ICS2 deployment windows. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force
2025-08-02EU AI Act
Obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models have applied since 2 August 2025.
GPAI provider
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force
2025-08-15Maritime · EMSWe
The European Maritime Single Window environment applies: ship reporting formalities submitted once per port call through harmonised national interfaces.
Ship operators and port reporting parties · Route port-call reporting through the harmonised national single window.
Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 (EMSWe) — applies from 15 August 2025. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force
2025-09-12Data Act
The Data Act applies: users of connected products get the right to access the data those products generate and to share it with third parties.
Users, data holders and providers of connected products and related services · Determine your role per data flow — user, data holder or recipient — because the duties differ per role.
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act) — general application 12 September 2025. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force

2026

2026-01-01CBAM
Only authorised CBAM declarants may import CBAM goods (iron and steel, aluminium, cement, fertilisers, electricity, hydrogen) into the EU — unless total imports stay under the 50-tonne yearly de minimis threshold, which exempts an importer from CBAM reporting, declaration and certificate obligations. The threshold does not apply to hydrogen and electricity: those need authorisation at any volume.
EU importers of CBAM goods and their indirect customs representatives · Verify your declarant authorisation status before importing CBAM goods.
Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM) — definitive regime from 2026. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force
2026-03-31CBAM
Applying for CBAM declarant status by this date lets an importer keep importing while the competent authority decides.
Importers of CBAM goods without declarant status yet · File the declarant application before 31 March 2026 to preserve import continuity.
European Commission — Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (transitional arrangements). ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2026-06-01Customs · ICS2
Consignments entering the EU by any mode of transport are expected to be covered by a valid entry summary declaration (ENS).
All carriers and filers bringing goods into the EU · Close any remaining ENS gaps across modes; risk analysis can stop consignments at the border.
European Commission — Import Control System 2 (ICS2), full-scope ENS coverage. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
In force
2026-08-02EU AI Act
The AI Office's power to enforce the general-purpose AI model obligations applies from 2 August 2026.
GPAI provider
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — CELEX 32024R1689 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2026-08-02EU AI Act
The AI Act's general application date was 2 August 2026, subject to the earlier and postponed dates listed separately in this register, including the high-risk dates set by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744.
Provider, Deployer
Consolidated Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as at 27 July 2026 — CELEX 02024R1689-20260727 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2026-08-02EU AI Act
Article 50 transparency duties apply from 2 August 2026. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 postpones only the Article 50(2) machine-readable content-marking duty to 2 December 2026 for systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026.
Provider, Deployer
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 — CELEX 32026R1744 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2026-08-15NIS2 / Cyberbeveiligingswet
The Dutch Cybersecurity Act (Cyberbeveiligingswet), which implements NIS2, enters into force with no transition period. Registration in the NCSC entity register, the duty of care and the reporting duty all apply immediately; transport is a designated sector, and scope widens from roughly 1,000 organisations under the previous Wbni to roughly 8,000.
Essential and important entities in designated sectors, transport among them; directors are personally accountable for the duty of care · Determine whether you qualify as essential or important, document your risk measures including supply-chain risk, and set up incident reporting: an early warning to the CSIRT within 24 hours. There is no transition period in which to arrange this later.
NCSC: the Dutch Cybersecurity Act (Cbw) enters into force on 15 August 2026; incidents must be reported within 24 hours. ↗ wat je moet regelen (Nederlands) → + add to my calendar
dated
2026-09-12Data Act
The Article 3(1) design obligation (data accessible by design) applies to connected products and related services placed on the market after this date.
Manufacturers of connected products; providers of related services · Bake data access into new product designs — the duty bites on newly designed equipment, not the existing fleet.
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Art. 3(1). ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2026-12-02EU AI Act
Two new prohibited practices apply from 2 December 2026: AI systems generating or manipulating non-consensual intimate imagery of an identifiable person, and AI systems generating material within the meaning of Article 2, points (c) and (e), of Directive 2011/93/EU. Article 5(1a) narrows this: placing on the market or putting into service is prohibited only where that generation is the intended purpose, or is a reasonably foreseeable and reproducible outcome without adequate safeguards; use is prohibited only where the deployer uses the system for that purpose.
Provider, Deployer
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 — CELEX 32026R1744 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from

2027

2027-01-12Data Act
Cloud switching charges are withdrawn entirely; providers of data-processing services must remove obstacles to switching.
Cloud/data-processing providers and their business customers · Review cloud contracts for switching terms and charge clauses ahead of the cut-off.
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Arts 23 & 29. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2027-02-01CBAM
Member States start selling CBAM certificates — the financial side of the carbon border levy begins.
Authorised CBAM declarants · Budget for certificate costs against your 2026 import volumes.
Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM) — certificate sales from 1 February 2027. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2027-07-09eFTI
Authorities must accept regulatory freight information made available electronically — the acceptance duty that demotes paper.
Competent authorities; carriers and forwarders presenting transport data · The clock is running: the first eFTI implementing acts entered into force in January 2025. From 9 July 2027 authorities in every member state must accept electronic freight information through certified eFTI platforms. Decide now which platform you will use and whether your transport documents are already structured to eFTI requirements.
Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 (eFTI), Arts 5, 7–8. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
dated
2027-09-12Data Act
The unfair-terms rules reach contracts concluded on or before 12 September 2025, where of indefinite duration or running at least ten years from 11 January 2024.
Parties to long-running data-sharing contracts · Inventory pre-existing long-term contracts and review terms against Chapter IV.
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (Data Act), Ch. IV transition. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2027-09-30CBAM
First annual CBAM declaration and certificate surrender, covering 2026 imports, falls due.
Authorised CBAM declarants (importers above the 50-tonne exemption) · Keep 2026 embedded-emissions records declaration-ready.
Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM) — first declaration due 30 September 2027. ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from
2027-12-02EU AI Act
High-risk obligations for stand-alone Annex III AI systems apply from 2 December 2027 under Regulation (EU) 2026/1744.
Provider, Deployer
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 — CELEX 32026R1744 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from

2028

2028-08-02EU AI Act
High-risk obligations for AI embedded in Annex I regulated products apply from 2 August 2028 under Regulation (EU) 2026/1744.
Provider, Deployer
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 — CELEX 32026R1744 ↗ related → + add to my calendar
Applies from

Timeline pending

2028 → 2031 → 2034 (staged; political agreement 26 March 2026)Customs reform
EU Customs Data Hub opens for e-commerce in 2028, voluntary for other importers from 2031, mandatory for all goods from 2034 — pending formal adoption.
All EU importers; e-commerce platforms first · Treat as confirmed direction of travel: align system and data investments to the staged timeline.
European Commission — EU customs reform (political agreement 26 March 2026). ↗ related →
Political agreement

Sector-specific context per milestone: see Transport & logistics and the AI Act deadline register.

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