Official announcement

Commission starts enforcing AI Act rules and new transparency requirements

European Commission2026-07-31EnglishOpen original

The Commission’s account of the enforcement phase beginning on 2 August 2026.

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EU rules require detectable machine-readable marks

The Commission describes a technical marking duty for covered AI-generated or altered content.

AI-generated or altered content will also have to carry machine-readable marks so it can be detected more easily.

European Commission · Commission enforcement announcement · paragraph 3

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regulation · Applicable

EU AI Act · Article 50 transparency obligations

Article 50 establishes transparency duties for specified AI interactions and synthetic or manipulated content.

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EU · Enforcement shift

EU AI Act Article 50 duties enter the enforcement phase

The AI Office and national authorities can enforce the Act as Article 50 transparency duties apply from 2 August 2026. Immediate compliance work covers machine-readable marking and the remaining high-risk timetable.