EU AI Act enforcement timeline

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 entered into force on the twentieth day after publication in the Official Journal (Art. 113 first sentence). Most operative provisions apply later under the staggered calendar below.

Chapter I (general provisions including Art. 4 AI literacy) and Chapter II (prohibited AI practices, Art. 5) become applicable. Per Art. 113(a).

Chapter V (general-purpose AI models, Art. 53), Chapter III Section 4 (notifying authorities and notified bodies), Chapter VII (governance and AI Office), most of Chapter XII (penalties — Articles 99 and 100; Article 101 has its own application logic for GPAI fines), and Art. 78 confidentiality. Per Art. 113(b).

Most remaining provisions apply — including Articles 8–15 (high-risk system requirements: risk management, data governance, technical documentation, record-keeping, transparency, human oversight, accuracy and robustness), Articles 16–27 (provider, importer, distributor, deployer obligations), and Article 19 log retention. The default Art. 113 application date.

Article 6(1) and Annex I — high-risk AI systems that are safety components of, or themselves are, products covered by sector-specific Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I (medical devices, machinery, in vitro diagnostics, civil aviation, marine equipment, toys, etc.). Per Art. 113(c).