What are the EU AI Act enforcement deadlines?

Article 50 transparency obligations apply now (machine-readable marking deadline 2 Dec 2026 for pre-existing systems); high-risk system duties apply from 2 Dec 2027; the Act fully applies from 2 Aug 2028.

When does EU AI Act Article 50 apply?

Deployer disclosure duties have applied since 2 August 2026; provider machine-readable marking duties phase in by 2 December 2026.

What happens if I miss an AI compliance deadline?

National regulators can investigate and fine. The ticker above tracks each verified deadline live so teams can plan ahead.

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Which EU AI Act deadlines matter most in cybersecurity news?

The phased rollout: banned practices first, then transparency duties for AI content, then high-risk system obligations with the heaviest fines. Miss a date and you’re operating illegally across the EU. Fines reach €35 million or 7% of global turnover for the worst violations. The ticker above tracks every deadline live — check where your systems fall and work backward from the date.

Regulation is on a schedule whether you're ready or not. Below are the verified enforcement dates of the EU AI Act — counting down live in your browser. Each card explains, in plain language, what you must do by that date.

The deadlines

General-purpose AI model obligations

Applied 2 August 2025

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Providers of general-purpose AI models (foundation models) already had to put documentation, evaluation, and incident-reporting in place.
If you build on top of a foundation model — you're a deployer, not a provider — but check your vendor's compliance posture: their gaps can become your liability.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (the AI Act), application timeline — official legal text on EUR-Lex.

Article 50 transparency obligations

Applies from 2 December 2026

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Users must be told when they're interacting with AI, not a human — chatbots, voice agents, AI support.
AI-generated content (image, audio, video, certain text) must be marked as synthetic — visible to people and machine-detectable.
Emotion-recognition and biometric systems must inform people they're being analyzed; deepfakes must be disclosed as synthetic.

Source: AI Act Art. 50 as amended by the Digital Omnibus — AI Act on EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744.

High-risk AI system obligations

Applies from 2 December 2027

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If your AI is "high-risk" (e.g. hiring, education, law enforcement, safety components), conformity assessments, registration, and risk management must be done.
Deployers must ensure human oversight, log-keeping, and that the system is used as intended.
Map now whether any of your AI tools fall in the high-risk categories — most companies are surprised by what qualifies.

Source: AI Act application timeline as amended by the Digital Omnibus — Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 on EUR-Lex.

Full application of the AI Act

Applies from 2 August 2028

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Every remaining provision of the AI Act is enforceable. No more grace periods, no more phased rollouts.
Treat this as the finish line for a full compliance program — but don't aim at this date; aim at 2 December 2026, the first date that affects most companies.

Source: AI Act application timeline as amended by the Digital Omnibus — Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 on EUR-Lex.

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Honest scope: informational aid, not legal advice. Deadlines follow the AI Act as amended by the Digital Omnibus; legal text can change, and your obligations depend on your role (provider, deployer, distributor) and use case. Confirm with qualified counsel. Timers run client-side in your browser (UTC).

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The deadlines

General-purpose AI model obligations

Article 50 transparency obligations

High-risk AI system obligations

Full application of the AI Act

Don't wait for the deadline

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