Regulation 2024/1689 · Operational tracker
EU AI Act Tracker
Enforcement timeline and regulatory status — maintained by a security architect, updated as events happen.
Enforcement timeline
- In force
AI Act enters into force
Regulation 2024/1689 published in Official Journal, 20-day entry into force.
- In force
Prohibited practices + AI literacy
Art. 5 prohibitions (social scoring, subliminal manipulation, real-time biometric ID) and Art. 4 AI literacy obligation take effect.
- In force
GPAI model obligations + governance
Art. 51-56 GPAI provider obligations (technical docs, copyright, downstream info). AI Office and governance structure operational.
- You are here · 2 Jun 2026
- Upcoming 61d
Transparency obligations (Art. 50)
Chatbot disclosure, emotion recognition notification, biometric categorization transparency. GPAI enforcement powers active.
- Upcoming 183d
Watermarking + nudifier ban
AI-generated content labeling for systems already on market (3-month grace). New prohibition on non-consensual intimate imagery and CSAM generation.
- Upcoming 426d
Regulatory sandboxes
Deadline for national competent authorities to establish AI regulatory sandboxes.
- Pending adoption 548d
High-risk AI systems — Annex III
Full Art. 8-15 requirements for standalone high-risk AI systems: employment, credit scoring, law enforcement, education, critical infrastructure, biometrics, migration, justice.
Postponed from 2 Aug 2026 by AI Omnibus (political agreement 7 May 2026). Formal adoption pending — expected July 2026.
- Pending adoption 792d
High-risk AI in regulated products — Annex I
AI systems as products or safety components under EU product safety rules: medical devices, toys, machinery, vehicles, lifts, marine equipment.
Postponed from 2 Aug 2027 by AI Omnibus. Machinery Regulation AI carved out entirely.
- Upcoming 1673d
Large-scale IT systems (Annex X)
Legacy AI systems in large-scale EU IT systems (SIS, VIS, Eurodac, etc.) must be brought into compliance.