EU AI Act · after the July 2026 changes

When each part of the AI Act applies

General rules
High-risk rules
2 Feb 2025
Banned uses, AI literacy

No banned AI. Support your staff's AI skills.

2 Aug 2025
General-purpose models

Rules for the companies that build large models.

2 Aug 2026
Transparency

Say when people deal with AI. Mark generated content.

2 Dec 2026
Marking for existing products

Plus two new bans on sexualised images.

2 Dec 2027
High-risk uses

Hiring, credit scoring, education and the rest of Annex III.

2 Aug 2028
High-risk in products

AI built into machinery, medical devices and similar.

Source: AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744