Official deadlines · EU

Application calendar

5 official EU AI Act deadlines — each date with its legal effect.

August 1, 2024

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Entry into force

Official Commission materials state that the AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024.

February 2, 2025

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Prohibited practices and AI literacy obligations

Official Commission materials identify 2 February 2025 as an application milestone for prohibited AI practices and AI literacy obligations.

August 2, 2025

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GPAI obligations and governance rules

Official Commission materials identify 2 August 2025 as an application milestone for governance rules and GPAI model obligations.

August 2, 2026

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General application date

Official Commission materials identify 2 August 2026 as the general AI Act application date, subject to exceptions.

August 2, 2027

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Certain high-risk system obligations

Official Commission FAQ materials identify a later application window for certain high-risk systems. The exact category and article pinpoints need manual legal-text review.

Key articles and annexes

Article 1 — Subject matterArticle 4 — AI literacyArticle 5 — Prohibited AI practicesArticle 6 — Classification rules for high-risk AI systemsArticle 50 — Transparency obligations for providers and deployers of certain AI systemsArticle 64 — AI OfficeArticle 113 — Entry into force and applicationANNEX III — High-risk AI systems referred to in Article 6(2)ANNEX XI — Technical documentation referred to in Article 53(1), point (a) — technical documentation for providers of general-purpose AI modelsANNEX XIII — Criteria for the designation of general-purpose AI models with systemic risk referred to in Article 51

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