EU AI Act deadlines — live countdown
The Act applies in stages through 2028. Pick your situation to highlight the deadlines that apply to you and see how many days remain.
- Prohibited practices + AI literacy2 February 2025
Article 5 bans and the Article 4 AI-literacy duty apply.
Calculating… - GPAI model provider obligations2 August 2025
Articles 53–55 for general-purpose AI models apply, plus governance and national penalty regimes.
Calculating… - Transparency (Art. 50) + GPAI enforcement2 August 2026
Article 50 transparency duties apply, and the Commission's GPAI enforcement powers (fines up to €15M / 3%) activate.
Calculating… - Content-marking grace period ends2 December 2026
Machine-readable marking of AI-generated content (Art. 50(2)) becomes mandatory for systems already on the market.
Calculating… - Pre-2025 GPAI models + sandboxes2 August 2027
GPAI models placed on the market before Aug 2025 must comply; national regulatory sandboxes must be operational.
Calculating… - High-risk (Annex III) obligations2 December 2027
Full obligations for Annex III high-risk systems apply — moved from Aug 2026 by the 2026 Digital Omnibus.
Calculating… - High-risk product-safety components2 August 2028
High-risk systems that are safety components of regulated products (Annex I) — moved from Aug 2027 by the Digital Omnibus.
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