Article 113: Entry into Force and Application Dates

The Regulation entered into force on 1 August 2024 (20 days after publication in the Official Journal on 12 July 2024). It then applies in four staged waves:

Wave 1-2 February 2025: - Chapter I, General provisions (definitions, scope) - Chapter II, Prohibited AI practices (Article 5) - Article 4, AI literacy

Wave 2-2 August 2025: - Chapter V, General-purpose AI models (Articles 51-56, Annex XI, Annex XII, Annex XIII) - Chapter III, Section 4, Notifying authorities and notified bodies - Chapter VII, Governance (AI Office, AI Board, national authorities) - Chapter XII, Penalties (except Article 101) - Article 78, Confidentiality

Wave 3-2 August 2026 (the main wave): - Everything else not covered by other waves, including: - Chapter IV, Transparency obligations (Article 50) - Chapter IX, Post-market monitoring and market surveillance - Article 101, Fines for GPAI providers

Deferred wave-2 December 2027 (Digital Omnibus): - Chapter III, High-risk AI systems (Articles 6-27, except Article 6(1)) under Annex III, deferred from 2 August 2026 by the Digital Omnibus (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744) - Deployer obligations, conformity assessment, CE marking, and EU database registration for these high-risk systems

Final wave-2 August 2028 (Digital Omnibus): - Article 6(1) and corresponding obligations, high-risk AI systems that are safety components of products (or are the product themselves) under Annex I Union harmonisation legislation requiring third-party conformity assessment, deferred from 2 August 2027

Always pair these dates with Article 111 transitional provisions (existing systems, already-placed products, ongoing procedures) and the authentic text on EUR-Lex.

| Date | What applies | |---|---| | 1 Aug 2024 | Entry into force | | 2 Feb 2025 | Prohibitions (Art. 5), AI literacy (Art. 4), Chapter I | | 2 Aug 2025 | GPAI (Chapter V), governance (Chapter VII), notifying bodies (Ch. III Sec. 4), penalties (Ch. XII except Art. 101), Art. 78 | | 2 Aug 2026 | Transparency (Ch. IV/Art. 50), post-market (Ch. IX), Art. 101 | | 2 Dec 2027 | High-risk (Ch. III except Art. 6(1)) under Annex III, deployer duties, conformity, CE marking (deferred from 2 Aug 2026 by the Digital Omnibus) | | 2 Aug 2028 | Art. 6(1) product-law path (Annex I safety components with third-party conformity), deferred from 2 Aug 2027 by the Digital Omnibus |

Note: This table is a navigational summary-always confirm paragraph-level detail on EUR-Lex.

• Article 111, Transitional provisions: existing systems on the market, ongoing conformity assessments, and systems lawfully placed before application dates.
• Article 112, Amendments to other Union acts.
• Article 5, Prohibited practices (Wave 1, Feb 2025).
• Article 4, AI literacy (Wave 1, Feb 2025).
• Articles 51-56, GPAI obligations (Wave 2, Aug 2025).
• Article 6, High-risk classification (Annex III/Art. 6(2) from 2 December 2027; Annex I/Art. 6(1) from 2 August 2028, both deferred by the Digital Omnibus).
• Article 50, Transparency (2 August 2026, unchanged).
• Article 26, Deployer obligations (2 December 2027, deferred with high-risk).
• Article 43, Conformity assessment (2 December 2027, deferred with high-risk).
• Article 99, Penalties (Wave 2 for most; Art. 101 from 2 December 2027).

Note (editorial): The Digital Omnibus (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744), in force since 27 July 2026, amended the application dates in Article 113. Standalone high-risk obligations (Annex III) are deferred to 2 December 2027, and embedded high-risk obligations (Annex I safety components) to 2 August 2028. Transparency (Article 50), penalties and post-market obligations still apply from 2 August 2026.

The authoritative wording of Article 113, as enacted and as amended, is published on EUR-Lex and in Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. We do not reproduce the statutory text here, so that nothing on this page can be mistaken for a legal citation. Open EUR-Lex before making a compliance decision.

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