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EU AI Act Implementation Timeline

Follow the journey of the EU's groundbreaking legislation on artificial intelligence from political agreement to full implementation.
January 2019
12 July 2024
EU AI Act is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Official Publication
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
1 August 2024
EU AI Act enters into force – 20 days after publication in the Journal –commencing the beginning of the implementation timeline.
Article 113
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 November 2024
Member States: Deadline for Member States to identify and publicly list the authorities / bodies responsible for fundamental rights protection, and to notify the Commission and other Member States.
Article 77(2)
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 February 2025
Application: Prohibitions on certain AI systems and requirements on AI literacy start to apply (Chapter 1 and Chapter 2).
Article 113(a)
Recital 179
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 May 2025
Commission: Codes of practice shall be ready by this date.
Article 56(9)
Recital 179
The idea for Holistic AI began

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January 2019
2 August 2025
Application: The following rules start to apply:
Article 113(b)
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2025
Cutoff date: Marks the cutoff date for providers of GPAI models, who must comply with the act by 2 August 2027 if their GPAI models have been placed on the market / put into service before this date.
Article 111(3)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2025 (and Bi-annually thereafter)
Deadline: Deadline for Member States’ reports on the financial and human resources of the national competent authorities to the European Commission.
Article 70(6)
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2025
Deadline: Deadline for the designation of notifying authorities and market surveillance authorities by Member States, including notification to the Commission and public sharing of contact details.
Article 70(2)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2025
Deadline: Deadline for Member States to lay down and notify the Commission on rules for penalties and fines.
Recital 179
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2025
Deadline: Deadline for implementing acts with common rules on obligations for providers of GPAI models in the case that codes of practice are not finalised or deemed adequate by the AI office.
Article 56(9)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2025  (Annually thereafter)
Deadline: Deadline for the European Commission’s assessment for the need to amend high-risk systems listed in Annex III and prohibited practices.
Article 112(1)
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 February 2026
Deadline: Deadline for the European Commission to provide guidelines on the practical implementation of Article 6 (classification rules for high-risk systems) in line with Article 96.
Article 6(5)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 February 2026
Deadline: Deadline for the Commission’s implementing act to provide a template for the post-market monitoring plan in line with Article 98.
Article 72(3)
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2026
Application: AI Act starts to apply, with the exception of Article 6(1).
Article 113
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2026
Cutoff date: Obligations for operators of high-risk AI systems (other than those systems referred to in Article 111(1)) only apply to those that have placed their system on the market or put it into service before this date if the system is subject to significant design changes after this date.
Article 111(2)
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2026
Deadline: Deadline for Member States that ensure that at least one AI regulatory sandbox has been established by competent authorities and it is operational.
Article 57(1)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2027
Application: Application of Article 6(1) and associated obligations for systems used as a (safety component of a) product covered by specific Union harmonisation legislation that are required to undergo a conformity assessment.
Article 113
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2027
Compliance: Providers of GPAI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 must be in compliance.
Article 111(3)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2027
Cutoff date: marks the cutoff data for AI systems that are components of the large-scale IT systems listed in Annex X that were placed on the market / put into service before this date, which must be in compliance by 31 December 2030.
Article 111(1)
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2028
Deadline: Deadline for the European Commission to evaluate the functioning of the AI Office and submit a report to the European Parliament and Council of Europe.
Article 112(5)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2028 (and Tri-annually thereafter)
Deadline: Deadline for the Commission’s evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of voluntary codes of conduct.
Article 112(7)
Recital 174
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2028 (and every four years thereafter)
Deadline: Deadline for the European Commission to evaluate the need to amend:
  • Area headings in Annex III,
  • List of AI systems requiring additional transparency measures in Article 50,
  • The supervision and governance system.
This must be reported to the European Parliament and Council.
Article 112(2)
Recital 174
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 August 2028 (and every four years thereafter)
Deadline: Deadline for the Commission’s report on standardisation deliverables on the energy-efficient development of general-purpose AI models to be submitted to the European Parliament and Council.
Article 112(6)
Recital 174
The idea for Holistic AI began
1 December 2028 (which is 9 months prior to 1 August 2029)
Deadline: 9 months prior to the end of the five-year period from 1 August 2024, the Commission must draw up a report on the delegation of power.
Article 97(2)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
1 August 2029
Expiration: Unless the period is extended, the Commission’s power to adopt delegated acts referred to in the following articles expires:
The delegation of power extends for recurring 5 year periods by default unless opposed by the European Parliament or the Council up to three months before the end of the period.
Article 97(2)
The idea for Holistic AI began
2 August 2029 (and every four years thereafter)
Deadline: Deadline for the Commission to submit a report on the evaluation and review of the AI Act to the European Parliament and Council, which must include an assessment of the structure of enforcement and the need for a Union agency.
Article 112(3)
Recital 174
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 AUgust 2030
Compliance: Providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems intended to be used by public authorities must be in compliance.
Article 111(2)
The idea for Holistic AI began
31 december 2030
Compliance:  AI systems that are components of the large-scale IT systems listed in Annex X and that were placed on the market or put into service before the 2 August 2027 deadline must be in compliance.
Article 111(2)
January 2019
The idea for Holistic AI began
January 2019
2 AUGUST 2031
Deadline: Deadline for the Commission to submit a report on its assessment of the enforcement to the AI Act to the European Parliament, Council, and the European Economic and Social Committee.
Article 112(13)
The idea for Holistic AI began
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