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EU AI Act Enforcement Powers and Penalty Regime Went Live August 2, While High-Risk Rules Slipped to 2027-2028
As of yesterday, August 2, 2026, the EU AI Act's Article 50 transparency rules, the penalty regime, and the Commission's actual enforcement powers over general-purpose AI model providers are in force — the AI Office can now demand documentation, run evaluations, order recalls or market restrictions, and levy fines, powers it lacked even though GPAI obligations nominally began in August 2025. Critically, the Digital Omnibus amendment deferred the high-risk obligations that were originally set for this same date: stand-alone Annex III systems now fall due December 2, 2027, and AI embedded in Annex I regulated products August 2, 2028.
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