Where the EU AI Act actually stands.
One current reference: the live deadline countdown, the full application timeline after the Digital Omnibus, how far the member states have got, and the penalties behind it all.
Last updated — · countdowns update live
The timeline
Phased application dates, now fixed after the Omnibus was adopted on 29 June 2026.
Where enforcement stands
Member States had until 2 August 2025 to designate a market-surveillance and a notifying authority. Most missed it — enforcement bites unevenly across the 27.
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The moving parts
GPAI Code of Practice
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Governance bodies
The EU-level AI Office (inside the Commission) oversees general-purpose AI and Union-wide coordination; the AI Board aligns the Member States. Enforcement powers switch on 2 August 2026.
- AI Office powers live
- 2 Aug 2026
- GPAI enforcement begins
- 2 Aug 2026
- National sandboxes due
- 2 Aug 2027
What a breach costs
Maximum administrative fines under Article 99 — the greater of a fixed sum or a percentage of worldwide annual turnover.