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Your EU AI Act obligations, by role
The Act assigns different duties to providers, deployers, importers, distributors, GPAI model providers and authorities. Pick the role you hold; every obligation links to the article it comes from, so you can read the source in one click.
Pick the role you hold and the checklist shows every obligation that attaches to it, each one linked to the article it comes from.
When each obligation lands
Prohibited practices and AI literacy
Articles 4 and 5 apply: banned practices are off the market and the AI literacy duty covers every provider and deployer.
GPAI, governance and penalties
General-purpose AI model obligations, the notified-body machinery, governance structures and the penalty regime apply.
Enforcement powers and transparency
National market surveillance authorities gain formal enforcement powers, and Article 50 transparency obligations for AI-generated content apply.
New prohibitions and watermarking grace period ends
The Digital Omnibus's new Article 5 prohibitions on non-consensual intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material apply, and the Article 50(2) marking grace period for systems placed on the market before August 2, 2026 ends.
Standalone high-risk systems (moved by the Digital Omnibus)
The Digital Omnibus deferred the high-risk obligations: standalone Annex III systems must comply by this date.
AI embedded in regulated products
High-risk obligations for AI embedded in products under Annex I harmonisation law.
Public-sector legacy systems
Pre-existing high-risk AI systems used by public authorities must comply by this date.
Dates reflect Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force 27 July 2026. Study aid, not legal advice; the official texts on EUR-Lex are authoritative.
A checklist tells you what. The program teaches you how.
The EU AI Act Implementation Expert program turns every box above into working practice, from classification calls to an assembled technical file.
Not sure which of these lists is yours, or whether the Act reaches your system at all? Ten questions settle it on the EU AI Act Scope Wizard, with the provisions quoted underneath the answer.