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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.

  1. Prohibited practices + AI literacy
    2 February 2025

    Article 5 bans and the Article 4 AI-literacy duty apply.

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  2. GPAI model provider obligations
    2 August 2025

    Articles 53–55 for general-purpose AI models apply, plus governance and national penalty regimes.

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  3. Transparency (Art. 50) + GPAI enforcement
    2 August 2026

    Article 50 transparency duties apply, and the Commission's GPAI enforcement powers (fines up to €15M / 3%) activate.

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  4. Content-marking grace period ends
    2 December 2026

    Machine-readable marking of AI-generated content (Art. 50(2)) becomes mandatory for systems already on the market.

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  5. Pre-2025 GPAI models + sandboxes
    2 August 2027

    GPAI models placed on the market before Aug 2025 must comply; national regulatory sandboxes must be operational.

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  6. High-risk (Annex III) obligations
    2 December 2027

    Full obligations for Annex III high-risk systems apply — moved from Aug 2026 by the 2026 Digital Omnibus.

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  7. High-risk product-safety components
    2 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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