EU AI Act Deadline Tracker
Every enforcement deadline at a glance, with live countdowns, obligation summaries, and free deadline reminders.
Note: Digital Omnibus & deadlines (May 2026)
EU lawmakers are negotiating a **Digital Omnibus** that **shifts some** AI Act application dates. On **7 May 2026** they reached a **provisional agreement**: standalone high‑risk obligations (Annex III) move to **2 December 2027**, embedded high‑risk systems (Annex I) to **2 August 2028**, and transparency/watermarking obligations to **2 December 2026**. **Until** the amending act is published in the **Official Journal** and **EUR‑Lex**, treat these dates as **provisional** and the **current** dates in Regulation **(EU) 2024/1689** remain formally in force. **Planning baseline:** work toward **2 December 2027** for high‑risk obligations; if dates legally land earlier, treat that as **lead time**, not a reason to stop governance work.
Prohibited AI Practices
Article 5, Banned AI systems and practices are now enforceable.
- Social scoring systems for public authorities
- Real-time remote biometric identification (with exceptions)
- Emotion recognition in workplaces and education
- AI exploiting vulnerabilities of specific groups
- Subliminal manipulation causing harm
GPAI Model Obligations
Chapter V, General-purpose AI model providers must comply.
- Technical documentation and training data summaries
- Copyright law compliance obligations
- Systemic risk models: adversarial testing, incident reporting
- Model cards and capability evaluations
High-Risk AI Obligations (Annex III)
Chapter III, standalone high-risk requirements. Provisionally deferred to 2 December 2027 by the Digital Omnibus (agreement 7 May 2026); date is provisional until published in the Official Journal/EUR-Lex.
- Risk management system (Article 9)
- Data governance and quality requirements (Article 10)
- Technical documentation, Annex IV (Article 11)
- Record-keeping and logging (Article 12)
- Transparency and user information (Article 13)
- Human oversight measures (Article 14)
- Accuracy, robustness, and cybersecurity (Article 15)
- Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (Article 27)
Full Enforcement
All remaining provisions of the AI Act are enforceable. Full penalty regime active.
- Fines up to €35M or 7% of global annual turnover
- National market surveillance authorities fully operational
- EU AI Office enforcement actions
- Conformity assessments required for all high-risk systems
- Post-market monitoring obligations
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