When should high-risk AI obligations start to bind?
The EU AI Act set application dates; industry asked to postpone them, civil society asked to hold the line. The question covers 'stop the clock' asks, transition periods, and the Digital Omnibus, which moved high-risk obligations to December 2027 (Annex III) and August 2028 (Annex I).
status: partially-settled · opened 2025-03-01
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Defer EU high-risk obligations to December 2027
Postpone the AI Act's high-risk regime (originally binding from August 2026) until standards and guidance exist, operationalised in the Digital Omnibus as a delay to December 2027.
For · 3
Computer & Communications Industry Association · EU AI Champions Initiative · DigitalEurope
Against · 0
Nobody on the record yet.
latest · 2026-07-08 · Final act signed; OJ publication due by 30 Jul 2026, entry into force on the third day after publication
Full record · 4 claimsHold the AI Act application timeline
Apply the AI Act as scheduled; treat reopening the text as deregulation under a simplification label and a reward for non-readiness.
For · 7
BEUC — The European Consumer Organisation · Corporate Europe Observatory · noyb — European Center for Digital Rights · European Digital Rights · Access Now · Amnesty International European Institutions Office · AlgorithmWatch
Against · 0
Nobody on the record yet.
latest · 2026-06-29 · Council final adoption of the omnibus delaying high-risk obligations
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