When the AI Act applies.

1. August 1, 2024In force

   Entry into force

   The AI Act enters into force twenty days after publication in the Official Journal.

   • Article 113

   Verified September 17, 2026

2. February 2, 2025In force

   Prohibitions and AI literacy apply

   Chapters I and II apply: general provisions, the AI literacy duty (Article 4) and the prohibited practices (Article 5).

   • Article 1
   • Article 2
   • Article 3
   • Article 4
   • Article 5

   Verified September 17, 2026

3. August 2, 2025In force

   GPAI, governance and penalties apply

   Obligations for general-purpose AI models (Chapter V), notifying authorities (Chapter III Section 4), governance (Chapter VII), confidentiality (Article 78) and penalties (Chapter XII, except Article 101) apply.

   • Article 51
   • Article 52
   • Article 53
   • Article 54
   • Article 55
   • Article 56
   • Article 78
   • Article 99
   • Article 100

   Verified September 17, 2026

4. July 27, 2026In force

   Digital Omnibus amends the AI Act

   Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 enters into force. It moves the high-risk deadlines, rewords the AI literacy duty in Article 4, adds two prohibitions to Article 5 and caps fines for small mid-caps (Article 99(6a)). The transparency duties in Article 50 keep their date.

   • Article 4
   • Article 5
   • Article 99
   • Article 113

   Verified September 17, 2026

5. August 2, 2026In force

   General application

   The Regulation applies in general, including the transparency obligations for providers and deployers (Article 50). The high-risk requirements of Chapter III, Sections 1 to 3, do not: the Digital Omnibus moved them to December 2027 and August 2028.

   • Article 50

   Verified September 17, 2026

6. December 2, 2026UpcomingNext up

   Marking deadline for existing generative AI, new prohibitions

   Generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026 must mark their output in a machine-readable way (Article 50(2), per Article 111(4)). The new prohibitions on generating non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material (Article 5(1)(ba) and (bb)) apply.

   • Article 5
   • Article 50
   • Article 111

   Verified September 17, 2026

7. August 2, 2027Upcoming

   Legacy GPAI models must comply

   Providers of general-purpose AI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 must comply with the Regulation (Article 111(3)).

   • Article 111

   Verified September 17, 2026

8. December 2, 2027Upcoming

   Annex III high-risk systems apply

   Chapter III, Sections 1 to 3, apply to high-risk AI systems under Article 6(2) and Annex III, such as hiring, credit scoring, education and biometrics: risk management, data governance, documentation, human oversight and the duties of deployers (Article 26).

   • Article 6
   • Article 9
   • Article 10
   • Article 14
   • Article 26
   • Article 27

   Verified September 17, 2026

9. August 2, 2028Upcoming

   Annex I high-risk systems apply

   Chapter III, Sections 1 to 3, apply to AI systems that are safety components of products covered by the Union harmonisation legislation in Annex I (Article 6(1)), such as machinery, medical devices and toys.

   • Article 6

   Verified September 17, 2026

10. August 2, 2030Upcoming

    Legacy public-sector high-risk systems

    High-risk AI systems intended for use by public authorities that were placed on the market before 2 August 2026 must comply (Article 111(2)).

    • Article 111

    Verified September 17, 2026

The Digital Omnibus, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, changed these dates on 27 July 2026: the high-risk rules moved to 2 December 2027 (Annex III) and 2 August 2028 (Annex I), and the transparency duties kept 2 August 2026. The explorer shows the articles as published in 2024, so amended articles such as Article 4 carry a note.