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EU AI Act Deadlines: What Buyers Need to Know

The EU AI Act applies in stages from 2025 to 2030. The Digital Omnibus on AI moved the main high-risk dates to 2 December 2027 and 2 August 2028. Here are the dates, the risk tiers and the fines.

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The EU AI Act is Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. It does not apply all at once. Different rules start on different dates. In 2026 the EU changed some of those dates. This guide gives the current dates for a buyer of AI governance software.

This guide is general information. It is not legal advice.

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EU AI Act Deadlines: What Buyers Need to Know