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Article 50 transparency duties entered into application

The Commission states that Article 50 applies from 2 August 2026.

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What this establishes

This establishes the operative date for EU duties covering disclosure of AI interaction and specified synthetic content.

Why it matters: It separates current legal obligations from future AI Act deadlines that were moved by later amendments.

Limits and context: The date alone does not describe every duty or identify the limited transition available to certain pre-existing systems.

Commission FAQ · application date

Article 50 of the AI Act applies as from 2 August 2026.

Governments require disclosure in different forms. Technical duties, responsible actors and enforcement models still diverge.

Require people encountering covered synthetic media to receive a clear, visible disclosure rather than relying only on hidden metadata.

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

The EU’s Article 50 transparency duties became applicable as enforcement powers expanded.