EU AI Act Becomes Generally Applicable
Era: The LLM Era · 2020s–Present
On August 2, 2026 the EU AI Act became generally applicable, and the AI Office together with national authorities took up implementation, supervision, and enforcement. The same revision deferred the heaviest high-risk duties: stand-alone Annex III systems apply from December 2, 2027, and AI embedded in regulated products from August 2, 2028. Prohibited practices had already applied since February 2, 2025, and general-purpose model obligations since August 2, 2025.
OECD / G7
Sources and support
Regulatory framework for AI
European Commission · Source type: regulator
Official page records general application on 2 August 2026 and the deferred high-risk dates of 2 December 2027 and 2 August 2028.
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