EU AI Act and its 1 linked instrument

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	EU AI Act	HMA-EMA AI workplan
Authority	European Union	EMA
Legal weight	Law & regulation	Guidance & Q&A
Status	Effective · phased	Final
Last verified	Not yet	Not yet
Summary	Horizontal EU law on AI systems, applying in phases. AI literacy duties already apply; transparency duties (Art. 50) apply from 2 August 2026. The 2026 digital omnibus moved high-risk obligations to December 2027 (Annex III) and August 2028 (Annex I, e.g. devices).	Joint HMA and EMA workplan for artificial intelligence in medicines regulation, 2023 to 2028. It is a plan, not a requirement.
Lifecycle	1 Aug 2024 Entered into force (obligations phased) 27 Jul 2026 Digital Omnibus on AI, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force (published in the Official Journal 24 Jul 2026); defers high-risk obligations 2 Aug 2026 Article 50 transparency duties apply (Art. 50(2) marking for systems already on the market: 2 Dec 2026, per the Omnibus) Target 2 Dec 2027 Annex III high-risk obligations apply Target 2 Aug 2028 Annex I (product-embedded, e.g. devices) high-risk obligations apply	18 Dec 2023 Published
Source	Official text Source: European Union. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.	Official text Source: EMA.

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