Instrument and legal status
Jurisdiction: European Union
Issuer: European Commission
Publication / adoption date: 2026-07-20
Status: Binding implementing regulation — in force and directly applicable from 2026-08-10
Effective / applicability date: 2026-08-10
Reviewed: 2026-10-03
FACT — official development
Published in the Official Journal on 2026-07-21, the regulation establishes detailed arrangements for certain Commission proceedings under the AI Act, including procedures connected to Articles 92 and 101 and general-purpose AI evaluation and enforcement. It is legislation, not guidance.
INTERPRETATION — governance relationship
This development should be read within the existing European Union governance architecture. Its legal force is binding implementing regulation — in force and directly applicable from 2026-08-10; the Observatory does not infer broader obligations from its title.
IMPLICATION — enterprise relevance
Prepare for the Commission’s procedural evaluation and enforcement framework alongside substantive AI Act duties.