Updated for the Digital Omnibus · Reg. (EU) 2026/1744
EU AI Act timeline and deadlines
Next date: 2 December 2026, in 59 days. Machine-readable marking for generative systems already on the market. Put every date in your calendar and get a heads-up 90 and 30 days before each one.
- In application
AI Act enters into force
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 becomes law. Obligations then phase in over several years.
Who: Everyone · Legal basis: Art. 113 · Next step
- In application
Prohibited practices banned and AI literacy applies
The Article 5 bans (social scoring, manipulative techniques, emotion recognition at work and in education, untargeted face scraping and others) apply, together with the Article 4 AI literacy duty.
Who: All providers and deployers · Legal basis: Art. 5, Art. 4 · Next step
- In application
General-purpose AI model obligations, governance and penalties
Documentation, copyright policy and training-data summary duties apply to new general-purpose AI models. National authorities and the penalty regime are in place.
Who: Providers of general-purpose AI models; Member States · Legal basis: Art. 53-55, Art. 99 · Next step
- In application
Digital Omnibus on AI enters into force
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 postpones the high-risk regime, rewrites Article 4 and adjusts Article 50 timing.
Who: Everyone · Legal basis: Reg. (EU) 2026/1744 · Next step
- In application
Article 50 transparency obligations apply
People must be told they are interacting with AI, and deepfakes and certain AI-generated text must be disclosed. Machine-readable marking applies to generation systems launched from this date.
Who: Providers and deployers of chatbots, voice agents, generative AI, emotion recognition and deepfakes · Legal basis: Art. 50 · Next step
- In 59 days
Machine-readable marking for generative systems already on the market
End of the four-month grace period for Article 50(2): output of existing image, audio, video and text generators must be marked as AI-generated in a machine-readable way. The transitional period for the new prohibition on AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material also ends.
Who: Providers of generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026 · Legal basis: Art. 50(2), Art. 5 · Next step
- In 302 days
Older general-purpose AI models must comply
End of the transition period for models that were already on the market. Member States must also have an AI regulatory sandbox running.
Who: Providers of general-purpose AI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 · Legal basis: Art. 111(3), Art. 57 · Next step
- In 424 days
High-risk obligations apply (Annex III)
Risk management, data governance, technical documentation, logging, human oversight, conformity assessment, EU declaration of conformity and registration in the EU database.
Who: Providers and deployers of AI in employment, credit, education, essential services, biometrics, critical infrastructure, law enforcement, migration and justice · Legal basis: Art. 6(2), Art. 8-49, Annex III · Next step
- In 668 days
High-risk obligations apply (Annex I products)
The high-risk requirements apply to AI embedded in products covered by EU harmonisation legislation.
Who: Providers of AI that is a safety component of regulated products such as medical devices, machinery, toys and vehicles · Legal basis: Art. 6(1), Annex I · Next step
Which of these dates are yours?
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
When does the EU AI Act apply?
In phases. Prohibited practices and AI literacy have applied since 2 February 2025, general-purpose AI model duties since 2 August 2025 and Article 50 transparency since 2 August 2026. High-risk obligations apply from 2 December 2027 for Annex III systems and from 2 August 2028 for AI embedded in Annex I products.
What did the Digital Omnibus change?
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force since 27 July 2026, moved the Annex III high-risk date from 2 August 2026 to 2 December 2027 and the Annex I date to 2 August 2028. It also gave generative systems already on the market until 2 December 2026 to add machine-readable marking, and rewrote the AI literacy duty in Article 4.
Is the high-risk deadline still 2 August 2026?
No. That was the original date. After the Digital Omnibus the Annex III obligations apply from 2 December 2027.
How does the calendar work?
It is a standard iCalendar feed. Subscribing adds each date as an all-day event, plus a heads-up 90 and 30 days before upcoming deadlines. If the law changes, the feed is updated and your calendar follows. No account and no email address are needed.
Is this legal advice?
No. It is general information. Which dates matter to you depends on your role and on the risk tier of each system.
General information about Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, updated 4 October 2026. Not legal advice. Calendar feed: eurogpsr.com/ai-act/deadlines.ics