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AI Act: all deadlines after the Digital Omnibus
The AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024 and applies in stages. With the Digital Omnibus of summer 2026, the EU postponed the high-risk obligations. The other dates remain.
Already in force
- 2 February 2025: bans under Art. 5 and AI literacy under Art. 4
- 2 August 2025: obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models
- 2 August 2026: Article 50 transparency duties
Still to come
- 2 December 2026: end of the marking transition for existing generative systems
- 2 December 2027: high-risk AI under Annex III, for example HR, education, credit scoring
- 2 August 2028: high-risk AI as a safety component of regulated products under Annex I
What the postponement means for you
If you use AI for candidate screening or credit decisions, you have more time but not fewer duties. The documentation required from December 2027 takes time to prepare. Transparency and AI literacy are mandatory already.
Sources
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act), EUR-Lex (retrieved 4 November 2026)
- Digital Omnibus on AI: adopted dates (iubenda, secondary source) (retrieved 4 November 2026)
- Digital Omnibus on AI: what changes (CMS, secondary source) (retrieved 4 November 2026)
- Art. 50 AI Act (transparency obligations), artificialintelligenceact.eu (retrieved 4 November 2026)
- Art. 4 AI Act (AI literacy), artificialintelligenceact.eu (retrieved 4 November 2026)
Last updated: 4 November 2026