EU agrees to delay AI Act's high-risk obligations
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- Digital Omnibus: political agreement to postpone the high-risk obligations of the AI Act
The compliance deadlines for high-risk AI systems are being postponed: Annex III systems from 2 August 2026 to 2 December 2027, Annex I systems to 2 August 2028. Companies gain 12-16 months more time; transparency obligations (Art. 50) remain in place from 2 August 2026. New from 2 December 2026: a ban on AI for non-consensual intimate images ('nudifiers') and CSAM.
Provisional trilogue agreement on 6 May 2026, confirmed by the Council on 13 May; formal adoption by the EU Parliament on 16 June and the Council on 29 June 2026.
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