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European Economic Area
EU AI Act: what applies now and what applies later
The application dates of the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), as the European Economic Area record holds them, together with the instruments the record says amend it. 12 dated rows; status as at .
Amending instruments in the record:
- Digital Omnibus on AI (DO-AI)
Applies now (5)
Dates the record marks as met.
Entry into force of the AI Act
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · General-Purpose AI · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Safety & Incident Reporting · Authorities & Enforcement · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief
MetChapters I and II (definitions, prohibitions) apply
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · General-Purpose AI · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Safety & Incident Reporting · Authorities & Enforcement · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief
MetGovernance, GPAI obligations and penalties apply; Member States designate authorities
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · General-Purpose AI · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Safety & Incident Reporting · Authorities & Enforcement · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief
MetOmnibus enters into force
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief · Authorities & Enforcement · Sectoral & Public-Sector AI
MetGeneral application; Article 50 transparency rules and enforcement start
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · General-Purpose AI · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Safety & Incident Reporting · Authorities & Enforcement · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief
Met
Applies later (7)
Dates on or after , earliest first. A moved row names the date it replaced and the instrument that moved it.
Article 5(1)(ba), (bb), (1a), (1b) prohibitions begin to apply
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief · Authorities & Enforcement · Sectoral & Public-Sector AI
UpcomingArticle 50(2) compliance deadline for generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief · Authorities & Enforcement · Sectoral & Public-Sector AI
UpcomingNational AI regulatory sandbox operational in each Member State
Moved from 2 Aug 2026 by Digital Omnibus on AI.
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief · Authorities & Enforcement · Sectoral & Public-Sector AI
Moved from 2 Aug 2026Providers of GPAI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 must comply
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · General-Purpose AI · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Safety & Incident Reporting · Authorities & Enforcement · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief
UpcomingChapter III Sections 1-3 apply to Annex III high-risk systems
Moved from 2 Aug 2026 by Digital Omnibus on AI.
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief · Authorities & Enforcement · Sectoral & Public-Sector AI
Moved from 2 Aug 2026Chapter III Sections 1-3 apply to Annex I (product-embedded) high-risk systems
Moved from 2 Aug 2027 by Digital Omnibus on AI.
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief · Authorities & Enforcement · Sectoral & Public-Sector AI
Moved from 2 Aug 2027Delegated acts adding AI health and safety requirements to the Machinery Regulation apply
Modules: AI Framework Law · Prohibited Practices · High-Risk Systems · Transparency & Synthetic Content · Sandboxes & Transitional Relief · Authorities & Enforcement · Sectoral & Public-Sector AI
Upcoming
Not in the record yet
- Artificial Intelligence Act: No lifecycle events are recorded; its dates are held only as milestones.
- Digital Omnibus on AI: No lifecycle events are recorded; its dates are held only as milestones.
- Milestones carry no structured chapter or article field; the chapter or article group appears only in the milestone label.
- Classification of a use case as high-risk (Article 6 and Annex III) is not held as structured, sourced claims, so this site does not answer whether a particular system is high-risk.
How a status is decided
- Upcoming: the record gives a date on or after the page's build date, and for a milestone the record's own status is upcoming.
- Met: the record marks the milestone met, or holds the lifecycle event as having happened by the research date.
- Missed: the record marks the milestone missed.
- Moved: the record marks the milestone moved; the row shows the prior date and, where recorded, the instrument that moved it.
- Date passed, outcome not recorded: the date fell after the research date, so the record cannot say whether it happened. It is never shown as upcoming.
- Due in this period, outcome not recorded: the record gives a month, quarter or year that is still running at the build date.
- Status not recorded: the record gives a date but no status.
All dated rows for every jurisdiction are on the regulatory calendar. The full European Economic Area record is on its jurisdiction page.