AI Act to apply generally from 2 August 2026
“This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 2 August 2026.”
Context: EU AI Act, Article 113. The fetched consolidated text also shows amendments moving some high-risk obligations to 2 Dec 2027 and 2 Aug 2028.
How we judge it
The Regulation's general provisions, including Annex III high-risk obligations, apply from 2 Aug 2026 as originally enacted.
Resolution criteria are our interpretation of the claim, written before grading. Methodology
- Said
- Resolve by
- Verdict
- Partly kept ()
- Stated probability
- None stated
- Specificity
- 3 of 3 (precise and measurable)
- Score
- 0.5 points × weight 3
Evidence & grader’s note
- Article 113 (consolidated, showing amendments)
- Digital Omnibus on AI, text signed 8 Jul 2026 (PE-CONS 30/1/26 REV 1)
- Publications Office: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 8 July 2026 (Digital Omnibus on AI)
- European Commission: AI Omnibus enters into force (Jul 27, 2026)
- lawandtechnology.eu: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 published in the Official Journal on 24 Jul 2026
Proposed: partly kept (editor review pending). Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), signed 8 Jul 2026 and in force from 27 Jul 2026, left the general application date of 2 Aug 2026 unchanged but moved the high-risk obligations in Chapter III, Sections 1-3 to 2 Dec 2027 for Annex III systems and to 2 Aug 2028 for Annex I systems (originally 2 Aug 2027).
Evidence timeline
- Statement European Union (AI Act) makes the claim (quoted above).
- Verdict Graded: Partly kept.
- Article 113 (consolidated, showing amendments)
- Digital Omnibus on AI, text signed 8 Jul 2026 (PE-CONS 30/1/26 REV 1)
- Publications Office: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 8 July 2026 (Digital Omnibus on AI)
- European Commission: AI Omnibus enters into force (Jul 27, 2026)
- lawandtechnology.eu: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 published in the Official Journal on 24 Jul 2026
Dated entries from the claim’s own record (statement, verdict, later developments) and sourced entries added by editors. Each links to its source; none changes the verdict.
- What changes for
- Government & policy
- Readiness milestone
- Part of Binding AI-specific law in a major economy (says it happens)
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