The EU’s Digital Omnibus package, which entered into force July 27, pushed high-risk AI compliance obligations from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2027, while transparency rules remained on the original schedule.
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EU AI Act Delays High-Risk System Enforcement to December 2027
The EU AI Act’s most consequential enforcement provisions were postponed to December 2027 even as the August 2 deadline formally took effect.
EU AI Act Enforcement Reaches GPAI Providers August 2, Exposing AI Giants to Billion-Dollar Fines
The European Commission’s AI Office gains formal enforcement powers over general-purpose AI model providers on August 2, 2026, with fines of up to 3% of global annual turnover and four separate violation routes that could apply simultaneously.
EU AI Act’s GPAI penalty powers take effect August 2 — what changes in 33 days
On August 2 the EU AI Act activates penalty enforcement powers over AI model providers — up to €15m or 3% of global turnover — alongside new chatbot transparency rules and revised high-risk system deadlines.
EU Parliament delays AI Act high-risk rules to December 2027
EU Parliament voted to delay AI Act high-risk system rules until December 2027, while backing a ban on nudifier AI systems in a broader simplification package.
Meta refuses to sign the EU’s AI Code of Practice as August enforcement approaches
Meta’s Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan publicly declined to sign the voluntary Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models, calling it legally uncertain and beyond the AI Act’s scope — a position that puts the company on a collision course with the European AI Office ahead of the August 2 enforcement date.