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AI Act high-risk rules: postponed by law to 2 Dec 2027. 95 days since the original date. Last checked 5 Nov 2026.

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AI Act high-risk rules

Postponed by law to 2 Dec 2027

Day 95.

days since the original date

Who it affectsNot a block. Requirements and obligations for high-risk AI systems start later across the EU: Annex III uses on 2 Dec 2027, AI in regulated products (Annex I) on 2 Aug 2028, moved from 2 Aug 2027. The AI Act's general application date stayed 2 Aug 2026.

Clock started2 Aug 2026. 2 Aug 2026 was the original date for the AI Act's high-risk rules on AI used in sensitive areas such as employment, education and border control (Annex III). Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 moved them to 2 Dec 2027. It entered into force on 27 Jul 2026, before the original date came.

Next milestone100 days since the original date on 10 Nov 2026

Last checked5 Nov 2026 · 5 sources

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Where it stands

Where it standsRegulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI. Parliament voted on 16 Jun 2026, the Council decided on 29 Jun, it was signed on 8 Jul and published in the Official Journal on 24 Jul.
The EU saysThe regulation gives its reason: "the delayed availability of standards, common specifications, and alternative guidance and the delayed establishment of national competent authorities".

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Sources
  1. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, Official Journal L, 24 Jul 2026
  2. European Commission: AI Omnibus enters into force (27 Jul 2026)
  3. European Commission: AI Act policy page
  4. Legislative Observatory: procedure file 2025/0359(COD)
  5. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the AI Act as first published (Article 113)
Start date2 Aug 2026. 2 Aug 2026 was the original date for the AI Act's high-risk rules on AI used in sensitive areas such as employment, education and border control (Annex III). Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 moved them to 2 Dec 2027. It entered into force on 27 Jul 2026, before the original date came.
Stops whenStops on 2 Dec 2027, when the Annex III rules start to apply. The date moves if the law is changed again.
Last checked5 Nov 2026
Wording"Europe" means the UK is left out too. "The EU" means the company's exclusion does not name the UK; other countries left out are named above.
MistakesFixed in public on the corrections page.

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  • 5 Nov 2026 New timer. Date and wording from Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (recital and Article 113 as amended), Commission news of 27 Jul 2026 and Legislative Observatory 2025/0359(COD). Counts days since the original date, not days overdue: the law moved the date before it came.

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