What changed, and what affects you?

What changed

The Commission adopted final guidelines on Article 50 on 20 July 2026 and updated the related questions and answers on 24 July.

Possible next step

Inventory chatbots, generative features, deepfakes, emotion recognition and biometric categorisation separately.

What changed

Since 2 August 2026, the Commission can enforce the obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models. The substantive obligations have applied to new models since 2 August 2025.

Possible next step

Record whether the organisation is a general-purpose AI provider, a downstream provider or only a deployer.

What changed

The Commission updated its questions and answers on AI literacy on 27 July 2026 after Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 entered into force.

Possible next step

Remove claims about a mandatory individual certificate, test result or minimum number of training hours.

What changed

Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 was published on 24 July 2026 and entered into force on 27 July 2026. It directly amends the AI Act.

Possible next step

Replace the former high-risk dates in policies, registers and project plans.

What changed

EN 18286:2026 has been published as a European quality management system standard for regulatory purposes under the AI Act. NEN has adopted the standard nationally.

Possible next step

Compare the existing quality management system with EN 18286:2026.

What changed

The final Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated Content was published on 10 June 2026. It has a separate section for providers and a separate section for deployers.

Possible next step

Determine which section matches the organisation's role.

What changed

On 19 May 2026, the Commission published three draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI. The consultation has closed, but the guidelines have not yet been finally adopted.

Possible next step

Provisionally test existing classifications against the Annex I and Annex III examples.