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Implementation Timeline
This page lists all of the key dates you need to be aware of relating to the implementation of the EU AI Act.
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Timeline of key dates
Last updated: 1 August 2024
Items in blue relate to the Application of the Act.
2024
Date
12 July 2024
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1 August 2024
Application: Date of entry into force of the AI Act. At this stage, none of the Act’s requirements apply—they will begin to apply gradually over time.
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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.
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2025
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2 February 2025
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2 May 2025
Commission: Codes of practice shall be ready by this date.
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2 August 2025
Application: The following rules start to apply:
- Notified bodies (Chapter III, Section 4),
- GPAI models (Chapter V),
- Governance (Chapter VII),
- Confidentiality (Article 78)
- Penalties (Articles99 and100)
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2 August 2025
Providers: Providers of GPAI models that have been placed on the market / put into servicebefore this date need to be compliant with the AI Act by 2 August 2027.
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2 August 2025(and every two years thereafter)
Member States: Deadline for Member States to report to the Commission on the status of the financial and human resources of the national competent authorities.
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2 August 2025
Member States: Deadline for Member States to designate national competent authorities(notifying authorities and market surveillance authorities), communicate them to the Commission, and make their contact details publicly available.
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2 August 2025(based on date of application of Articles on‘Penalties’)
Member States: Deadline for Member States to lay down rules for penalties and fines, notify them to the Commission, and ensure that they are properly implemented.
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2 August 2025
Commission:(If code of practice cannot be finalised, or if the AI Office deems it is not adequate) Commission may provide common rules for the implementation of the obligations for providers of GPAI models via implementing acts.
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2 August 2025(and every year thereafter)
Commission: Deadline for annual Commission review and possible amendments on prohibitions.
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2026
Date
2 February 2026
Commission: Deadline for Commission to provide guidelines specifying the practical implementation ofArticle 6, including post-market monitoring plan.
Date
2 August 2026
Application: The remainder of the AI Act starts to apply, exceptArticle 6(1).
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2 August 2026
Operators: This Regulation shall apply to operators of high-risk AI systems(other than those systems referred to inArticle 111(1)), placed on the market / put into servicebefore this date. However, this only applies to systems which are subject to significant changes in their designs fromthis date onwards.
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2 August 2026
Member States: Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities have established at least one AI regulatory sandbox at national level. It should be operational by this date.
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2027
Date
2 August 2027
Application:Article 6(1) and the corresponding obligations in the Regulation start to apply.
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2 August 2027
Providers: Providers of GPAI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 must have taken the necessary steps to comply with the obligations laid down in this Regulation by this date.
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2 August 2027
Large-scale IT Systems: AI systems which are components of the large-scale IT systems listed in Annex X and that were placed on the market / put into servicebefore this date shall be brought into compliance with this Regulation by 31 December 2030.
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2028
Date
2 August 2028
Commission: Commission shall evaluate the functioning of the AI Office.
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2 August 2028(and every three years thereafter)
Commission: Commission shall evaluate the impact and effectiveness of voluntary codes of conduct.
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2 August 2028(and every four years thereafter)
Commission: Commission shall evaluate and report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the need for amendments to:
- Area headings inAnnex III,
- List of AI systems requiring additional transparency measures inArticle 50,
- The supervision and governance system.
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2 August 2028(and every four years thereafter)
Commission: Commission shall submit a progress report on ‘standardisation deliverables’ which cover the topic of energy-efficient development of general-purpose AI models. This report must be submitted to the European Parliament and Council, and made public.
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1 December 2028(which is 9 months prior to 1 August 2029)
Commission: Commission must draw up a report on the delegation of power outlined inArticle 97.
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2029
Date
1 August 2029
Commission: The Commission’s power to adopt delegated acts referred to in the following articles expires—unless this period is extended:
- Article 6 (6) and (7),
- Article 7 (1) and (3),
- Article 11 (3),
- Article 43 (5) and (6),
- Article 47 (5),
- Article 51 (3),
- Article 52 (4),
- Article 53 (5) and (6)
The delegation of power will, by default, be extended for recurring 5-year periodsunless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extensionthree months or more before the end of each period.
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2 August 2029(and every four years thereafter)
Commission: Commission shall submit a report on the evaluation and review of this Regulation to the European Parliament and to the Council.
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2030
Date
2 August 2030
Providers & Deployers: Providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems intended to be used by public authorities must have taken the necessary steps to comply with the requirements and obligations of this Regulation by this date.
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31 December 2030
Large-scale IT Systems: Deadline for AI systems which are components of the large-scale IT systems listed in Annex X and that were placed on the market or put into service before 2 August 2027 to be brought into compliance with this Regulation.
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2031
Date
2 August 2031
Commission: Commission shall carry out an assessment of the enforcement of this Regulation and shall report on it to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee.
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This timeline will be updated with any new key dates announced by official European Union bodies. Please submit feedback and corrections to Taylor Jones attaylor@futureoflife.org