Digital Omnibus: which AI Act dates changed?

Postponing some high-risk requirements does not postpone the whole AI Act. For each system, establish the business’s role, the system’s intended purpose and the particular duty. Only then does a date become a useful plan.

What changed?

Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 was published on 24 July 2026 and entered into force on 27 July 2026. Entry into force is distinct from the application dates of individual amendments.

For the sections covering high-risk classification, requirements and obligations, the amended rule specifies:

2 December 2027 for Annex III systems classified under Article 6(2).
2 August 2028 for Annex I systems classified under Article 6(1).

These are not new general dates for every provision. Express exceptions and transition rules exist for systems already placed on the market. Check intended purpose, classification basis and the relevant transition rather than assigning a deadline from the product name alone.

What should not wait with them?

The main prohibitions have applied since 2 February 2025; the newly specified prohibitions have a separate date, 2 December 2026. The amendment also changes the wording on supporting AI literacy. That does not make preparing people unnecessary.

General Article 50 transparency duties apply from 2 August 2026. Technical output marking for systems already on the market before that date has a special transition until 2 December 2026. This does not postpone every disclosure to people encountering AI.

Standards readiness is not your classification

Changing dates gives time to implement the high-risk regime. It does not establish that a tool is risk-free, that you always need an outside certificate or that failing to find an authority removes a duty.

For conformity evidence, check the particular assessment route, current legal references and required participants. A standards announcement, an old register screenshot and a certificate sales proposal are not interchangeable sources.

How to maintain a useful calendar

For each tool, record its supplier, your use and the provision being checked. Add the source date and why the particular deadline applies to that use. A legal or intended-purpose change can then be examined separately.

Check current powers and national rules in your member state for the case.

What this means for your business

Start with a register of actual uses. Separate preparation for future high-risk requirements from current checks on prohibited practices, transparency and staff use. Assume neither that every use carries every duty nor that an amendment changes dates alone.

EU AI Act Readiness is operational work: a register, assessment of uses and a map of actions and dates. Legal questions are flagged where they arise. It is not a legal opinion or certificate.

Questions

Was the whole AI Act postponed?

No. Identify the provision and system before using “postponed”. The amendment changes specified dates and other rules; it does not pause the regulation as a whole.

Can our chatbot wait for the high-risk deadline?

Do not assume so without checking. Disclosure of interaction with AI is a separate question from high-risk classification. Establish the applicable cases for that chatbot.

Could the date change again?

A future amendment cannot be promised. Plan against the law in force and retain the source, so a subsequent change can be checked without rebuilding every decision from hearsay.

Sources

Find out which deadline applies to your AI uses.

EU AI Act Readiness gives you a tool register and map of dates, including those changed by the Digital Omnibus, while separating questions requiring legal assessment.

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