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The EU AI Act timeline

Updated for the Digital Omnibus on AI, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, which moved the high-risk deadlines and added a new prohibition.

12 July 2024Published in the Official Journal (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689).

1 August 2024Entered into force.

2 February 2025Prohibited practices (Article 5) and AI literacy (Article 4) apply.

2 August 2025General-purpose AI model obligations, governance, notified bodies, confidentiality and penalties apply.

6 August 2025EIOPA publishes its Opinion on AI governance for insurers (related guidance).

27 July 2026Digital Omnibus on AI, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, enters into force and amends the Act.

2 August 2026Transparency obligations (Article 50), sandboxes, market surveillance and Commission fines for general-purpose AI providers apply.

14 October 2026EN 18286:2026 (quality management) cited in the Official Journal: the first harmonised standard, presumption of conformity for Article 17.

2 December 2026New ban on AI generating non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material applies. Systems on the market before 2 August 2026 must mark AI-generated content (Article 50(2)).

2 August 2027General-purpose AI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 must comply.

2 December 2027High-risk obligations apply to Annex III systems (biometrics, employment, credit, education, essential services, law enforcement, migration, justice).

2 August 2028High-risk obligations apply to AI in Annex I regulated products (machinery, medical devices, toys, vehicles and others).

31 December 2030Large-scale EU IT systems (Annex X) must comply.

Plain-English summary by sebbi.pro of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The official text is the only authoritative version: EUR-Lex.