Instrument and legal status
Jurisdiction: European Union
Issuer: European Commission
Publication / adoption date: 2026-07-20
Status: Binding AI Act obligations + final non-binding Commission guidance
Effective / applicability date: General application 2026-08-02; limited Article 50(2) legacy-system transition 2026-12-02
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
FACT — official development
Article 50 generally applies from 2026-08-02. For systems placed on the market before that date, only the Article 50(2) marking/detection obligation has the limited transition to 2026-12-02.
INTERPRETATION — governance relationship
This development should be read within the existing European Union governance architecture. Its legal force is binding ai act obligations + final non-binding commission guidance; the Observatory does not infer broader obligations from its title.
IMPLICATION — enterprise relevance
Apply current duties; do not extend the narrow legacy marking/detection transition to all transparency requirements.