General application: 2 August 2026

The EU AI Act, obligation by obligation

124 duties extracted directly from Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 — who must act, what they must do, any deadline, any penalty — each cited to the exact article on EUR-Lex. Free to browse. No account required.

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Applicability timeline

  1. 2 Feb 2025
    Prohibited practices

    Banned AI practices (Article 5) take effect.

  2. 2 Aug 2025
    GPAI & governance

    General-purpose AI model obligations and the governance/enforcement structure (Articles 53–55, Chapter VII) take effect.

  3. 2 Aug 2026 Now
    General application

    Most remaining obligations become directly applicable across the Act.

  4. 2 Aug 2027
    High-risk Annex I systems

    High-risk AI systems already regulated as products (Annex I, Article 6(1)) come fully into scope.

Article 14

Human oversight

1 obligation
Article 17

Quality management system

1 obligation
Article 22

Authorised representatives of providers of high-risk AI systems

8 obligations
Article 25

Responsibilities along the AI value chain

3 obligations
Article 26

Obligations of deployers of high-risk AI systems

10 obligations
Article 29

Application of a conformity assessment body for notification

4 obligations
Article 30

Notification procedure

6 obligations
Article 31

Requirements relating to notified bodies

7 obligations
Article 45

Information obligations of notified bodies

4 obligations
Article 49

Registration

3 obligations
Article 57

AI regulatory sandboxes

13 obligations
Article 58

Detailed arrangements for, and functioning of, AI regulatory sandboxes

7 obligations
Article 60

Testing of high-risk AI systems in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes

5 obligations
Article 61

Informed consent to participate in testing in real world conditions outside AI regulatory sandboxes

2 obligations
Article 62

Measures for providers and deployers, in particular SMEs, including start-ups

5 obligations
Article 70

Designation of national competent authorities and single points of contact

9 obligations
Article 73

Reporting of serious incidents

3 obligations
Article 77

Powers of authorities protecting fundamental rights

5 obligations
Article 79

Procedure at national level for dealing with AI systems presenting a risk

9 obligations
Article 80

Procedure for dealing with AI systems classified by the provider as non-high-risk in application of Annex III

4 obligations
Article 91

Power to request documentation and information

3 obligations
Article 92

Power to conduct evaluations

2 obligations
Annex VII
10 obligations

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