Updated 6 October 2026 · Scope depends on your actual use case.
Start with your role and intended use
The AI Act does not apply identically to every company or AI feature. Map whether you provide, deploy, import or distribute a system and what the system is intended to do. Assess prohibited practices, risk classification and transparency requirements before selecting a compliance workstream.
Use the current timeline
According to the European Commission’s current implementation page, AI literacy and prohibited-practice provisions apply from 2 February 2025, and general-purpose AI provisions from 2 August 2025. Transparency obligations apply from 2 August 2026. Following the AI Omnibus, Annex III high-risk rules apply from 2 December 2027 and product-integrated Annex I high-risk rules from 2 August 2028. European Commission: AI regulatory framework.
For systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026, the specific Article 50(2) output marking and detection duty has a transition to 2 December 2026. This does not postpone every transparency obligation. Commission transparency guidance.
Prepare evidence your specialists can use
- Inventory systems, intended use and accountable owners.
- Map data sources, providers and processing locations.
- Document human oversight, disclosures and quality review.
- Plan remediation and team training for applicable obligations.
We support technical readiness and implementation. Legal classification and the applicability of obligations require a case-specific review.
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