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EU AI Act compliance checklist for deployers: the obligations in order, with their dates

Prohibitions and AI literacy already apply, transparency rules followed in August 2026, and a ninth prohibition arrives in December. Here is the full sequence for organizations deploying AI, through August 2028.

By IAIM Editorial · · Last reviewed · 5 min read

In short: Organizations deploying AI in the EU should work to five dates: 2 February 2025 for prohibited practices and AI literacy, August 2026 for transparency rules and general application, December 2026 for a ninth prohibition, 2 December 2027 for high-risk uses in sensitive areas, and 2 August 2028 for high-risk AI embedded in regulated products. The first two dates have passed, so those duties apply now. The third arrives next month.

The sequence changed this year. The AI Omnibus entered into force on 27 July 2026 and extended the high-risk dates, so any plan written before then may carry the wrong deadlines. This checklist sets out what a deployer should do at each date, using the European Commission’s current summary of the Act, and closes with the steps that belong in this quarter’s plan.

Sources

  1. European Commission, AI Act regulatory framework (opens in a new tab) digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu
  2. NIST AI Risk Management Framework (opens in a new tab) nist.gov
  3. OWASP GenAI Security Project (opens in a new tab) genai.owasp.org

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