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EU AI Act — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on artificial intelligence
Seven chapters to understand the European Artificial Intelligence Act as it stands after the 2026 Digital Omnibus: who it applies to, what it bans, what counts as high-risk and when each part applies.
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- 1 Scope and key definitions What the Regulation considers an AI system, and when a company is a provider or a deployer. Arts. 2, 3 and 25
- 2 Prohibited AI practices The uses of AI banned in the Union since 2 February 2025, and the two prohibitions added by the Omnibus. Art. 5
- 3 High-risk systems: Annexes I and III The two routes by which an AI system is classified as high-risk, and the exceptions allowed by Article 6(3). Arts. 6 and 7, Annexes I and III
- 4 Obligations for high-risk systems What the developer of a high-risk system must comply with and what the company using it must do, with the deadlines. Arts. 9 to 27
- 5 Transparency and general-purpose AI models When you must disclose that someone is talking to an AI or that content is synthetic, and what general-purpose models must comply with. Arts. 50 to 55
- 6 AI literacy, governance and ISO/IEC 42001 What Article 4 currently requires on AI training, and how to organise internal governance with the help of ISO/IEC 42001. Arts. 4, 4a and 17
- 7 Timetable and penalties The dates on which each part of the Regulation applies after the Digital Omnibus, and the maximum fines by type of infringement. Arts. 99, 101, 111 and 113
The AI Act, chapter by chapter
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 governs artificial intelligence systems and models placed on the market or used in the European Union according to the risk they pose: it bans a handful of practices, subjects high-risk uses to strict requirements and demands transparency when AI interacts with people and in synthetic content. It has been in force since 1 August 2024 and applies in stages.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, known as the Digital Omnibus on AI, amended the text in July 2026: it postponed the high-risk obligations to 2 December 2027 (Annex III) and 2 August 2028 (Annex I), added two prohibitions and softened the AI literacy duty. This path uses the consolidated version that results from both and cites the article at each point.
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References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) EUR-Lex · OJ L 2024/1689 · 12 July 2024
- Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 EUR-Lex · OJ L 2026/1744 · 24 July 2026
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, consolidated text EUR-Lex · CELEX 02024R1689-20260727 · Version of 27 July 2026