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AI Act compliance timeline: every key date from 2 February 2025 to 31 December 2030, with the exact article that triggers each one.

Application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 is staged. Article 113 sets four key dates: 2 February 2025 (Chapters I and II — general provisions and prohibited practices), 2 August 2025 (Chapters V, VII, XII — GPAI, governance, penalties), 2 August 2026 (general application — Annex III high-risk, Art. 50 transparency, Art. 27 FRIA), and 2 August 2027 (Art. 6(1) — AI as safety component of Annex I products). Article 111 adds transitional provisions for AI systems already on the market before those dates. AICheck's Compliance Calendar tracks each date against your specific system.

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The numbers

2 Feb 2025
Chapters I and II: general provisions, Art. 4 AI literacy, Art. 5 prohibitions. Art. 113(a).
2 Aug 2025
Chapter V (GPAI), Chapter VII (governance), Chapter XII (penalties), Art. 78. Art. 113(b).
2 Aug 2026
General application — Annex III high-risk, Art. 50 transparency, Art. 27 FRIA, Art. 26 deployer obligations.

Every date in Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, with the article that sets it

The timeline is built from Article 113 (Entry into force and application) and Article 111 (Transitional provisions for pre-existing systems). The Regulation entered into force on 1 August 2024, twenty days after publication in the Official Journal on 12 July 2024.

1 August 2024 — Entry into force
Twenty days after publication in the OJ on 12 July 2024. Art. 113, first paragraph: "This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union."
2 February 2025 — Chapters I and II apply
Art. 113(a). Chapter I = General provisions (Articles 1–4, including Art. 4 AI literacy). Chapter II = Prohibited AI practices (Article 5, with 8 banned practices). From this date, providers and deployers must ensure sufficient AI literacy of staff, and the Art. 5 prohibitions are enforceable.
2 August 2025 — Chapters V, VII, XII + Article 78 apply
Art. 113(b). Chapter V = General-purpose AI models (Arts. 51–56). Chapter VII = Governance (AI Office, AI Board, scientific panel, advisory forum). Chapter XII = Penalties (Art. 99 fines, Art. 100 Union institutions, Art. 101 GPAI fines is the exception). Art. 78 = Confidentiality. From this date, GPAI provider obligations apply, and fines can be levied for any obligation already in force.
2 February 2026 — Commission guidance and templates
Art. 6(5): Commission guidelines on the practical implementation of Art. 6 with examples of high-risk and non-high-risk systems. Art. 72(3): Commission implementing act with the post-market monitoring plan template.
2 August 2026 — General application
Art. 113, second paragraph: "It shall apply from 2 August 2026." From this date, the bulk of the regulation applies — Chapter III, Section 2 (requirements for high-risk AI systems), Chapter III, Section 3 (provider and deployer obligations including Art. 16 and Art. 26), Chapter IV (transparency under Art. 50), Annex III high-risk classification, Art. 27 fundamental rights impact assessment, Art. 43 conformity assessment, Art. 49 EU database registration.
2 August 2027 — Article 6(1) and pre-existing GPAI
Art. 113(c): Art. 6(1) and the corresponding obligations — high-risk AI as safety component of products covered by Annex I harmonisation legislation requiring third-party conformity assessment. Art. 111(3): GPAI models placed on the market before 2 August 2025 must comply by 2 August 2027.
2 August 2028 — First Commission evaluation
Art. 112(2): every four years thereafter, evaluation of Annex III updates, Art. 50 transparency updates, governance effectiveness. Art. 112(5): evaluation of AI Office functioning. Art. 112(7): voluntary codes of conduct review.
2 August 2030 — Public-authority transitional
Art. 111(2), second sentence: providers and deployers of high-risk AI systems intended to be used by public authorities — placed on the market before 2 August 2026 — must take the necessary steps to comply by 2 August 2030.
31 December 2030 — Annex X large-scale IT systems
Art. 111(1): AI systems that are components of the large-scale IT systems established by the legal acts listed in Annex X (SIS, VIS, ETIAS, Eurodac, Entry/Exit System, ECRIS-TCN) — placed on the market or put into service before 2 August 2027 — must be brought into compliance by 31 December 2030.

Three common mistakes

COMMON MISTAKE

"The AI Act is fully applicable from August 2027"

The general application date is 2 August 2026 under Art. 113, second paragraph. Only Art. 6(1) (AI as safety component of Annex I products) is deferred to 2 August 2027 under Art. 113(c). The Annex III high-risk obligations, transparency under Art. 50, deployer obligations under Art. 26, and FRIA under Art. 27 all apply from 2 August 2026.

COMMON MISTAKE

"Penalties only start in 2026 with general application"

Chapter XII (Penalties) applies from 2 August 2025 under Art. 113(b). Once a penalty article is in force, any breach of an obligation that is itself already in force can be fined. Since the Art. 5 prohibitions apply from 2 February 2025, breaches of Art. 5 can attract Art. 99(3) fines from 2 August 2025.

COMMON MISTAKE

"Systems already on the market before 2026 are grandfathered forever"

Art. 111(2): operators of high-risk AI systems (other than Annex X large-scale IT systems) placed on the market or put into service before 2 August 2026 must comply with this Regulation if, as from that date, the system is subject to significant changes in its design. Public-authority deployments have a separate deadline of 2 August 2030. There is no permanent grandfathering.

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What the ZIP contains

12 PDF documents generated from your inputs. Each cites the article of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 it fulfils.

1

Risk Classification Report

Identifies whether your system is prohibited (Art. 5), high-risk (Art. 6 + Annex III) or subject to transparency obligations (Art. 50).

2

Technical Documentation

The 9 blocks of Annex IV in full: system description, training data, validation, performance metrics, risk management, human oversight. Art. 11 + Annex IV.

3

EU Declaration of Conformity

Signable document conforming to Art. 47 and Annex V.

4

Compliance Calendar

Key application dates: 2 Feb 2025, 2 Aug 2025, 2 Aug 2026, 2 Aug 2027. Art. 113.

5

Conformity Sheet

Executive summary of compliance status for authorities or commercial buyers. Art. 43 procedure.

6

Quality Management System (QMS)

QMS structure covering the 13 aspects required by Art. 17.

7

Deployer Instructions

Document for the entity deploying your system, conforming to Art. 13.

8

Evidence Checklist

Verifiable evidence list, cross-referenced to every Annex IV block.

9

Incident Report Template

Notification protocol conforming to Art. 73 (15 days general / 10 days death / 2 days widespread).

10

AI Literacy Programme

Training plan conforming to Art. 4, in force since 2 February 2025.

11

Post-Market Monitoring Plan

Plan structure required by Art. 72 and integrated into the technical documentation under Annex IV(9).

12

Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA)

Template under Art. 27 for public bodies, private entities providing public services, and Annex III 5(b)(c) deployers.

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What you pay

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Conformity assessment by notified body

If your system falls under Art. 43(1) (Annex III point 1 biometrics with notified-body route, or Annex I products), you will need third-party conformity assessment. That is a separate process. AICheck does not replace it.

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Penalty regime

Article 99 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689. Chapter XII (Penalties) applies from 2 August 2025.

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Non-compliance with prohibited practices (Art. 5)
€35M / 7%

Art. 99(3). Up to €35 million or 7% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher. For SMEs and start-ups: whichever is lower (Art. 99(6)).

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Non-compliance with operator obligations (high-risk, transparency, deployer)
€15M / 3%

Art. 99(4). Includes failure to draw up technical documentation under Art. 11 + Annex IV. Covers obligations of providers (Art. 16), deployers (Art. 26), authorised representatives (Art. 22), importers (Art. 23), distributors (Art. 24), notified bodies (Art. 31, 33, 34) and transparency under Art. 50.

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Supply of incorrect, incomplete or misleading information
€7.5M / 1%

Art. 99(5). Applies when information provided to notified bodies or national competent authorities is wrong or misleading.

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AICheck produces a document structured under Article 11 and Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 from the information you provide. The accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of that information is your responsibility as provider of the AI system.

We guarantee that the document structure follows Article 11 and Annex IV of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and that the legal references cited are correct as of the last verification date. We do not guarantee that a specific document will be accepted by a market surveillance authority in a given case, nor by a commercial buyer in a procurement process.

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Frequently asked questions

When does Article 5 (prohibited practices) apply?
From 2 February 2025 under Art. 113(a) — six months after entry into force. Chapter I (general provisions including AI literacy under Art. 4) and Chapter II (prohibited practices under Art. 5) apply from the same date. Member States have until 2 August 2025 to notify their rules on penalties for these provisions under Art. 99(2).
When does Article 99 (penalties) apply?
Chapter XII (Penalties) applies from 2 August 2025 under Art. 113(b), with the exception of Art. 101 (penalties for GPAI providers). From that date, the three penalty tiers under Art. 99 — €35M/7%, €15M/3%, €7.5M/1% — can be applied to any infringement of an obligation that is already in force at the time of the breach.
What is the transitional period for pre-existing systems?
Article 111 sets three transitional regimes. (1) Large-scale IT systems listed in Annex X placed before 2 August 2027: comply by 31 December 2030 (Art. 111(1)). (2) Other high-risk systems on the market before 2 August 2026: must comply only if subject to significant design changes from that date; public-authority deployments have a hard deadline of 2 August 2030 (Art. 111(2)). (3) GPAI models on the market before 2 August 2025: must comply by 2 August 2027 (Art. 111(3)).
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