Article 113: Entry into force and application

Article 113, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744

Governance and enforcement

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744

The text below is the consolidated version, with the Digital Omnibus changes applied. Each change is listed under Amendments further down this page.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 2 August 2026.

However:

(a) Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025, with the exception of Article 5(1), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026;

(b) Chapter III Section 4, Chapter V, Chapter VII and Chapter XII and Article 78 shall apply from 2 August 2025, with the exception of Article 101;

(i) 2 December 2027 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(2) and Annex III; and

(ii) 2 August 2028 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(1) and Annex I;

(d) Articles 102 to 110 shall apply from 27 July 2026.

Amendments under Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (3)

replaceapplies from 2026-12-02

Keeps Chapters I and II applicable from 2 February 2025 but carves out the new Article 5(1)(ba)/(bb) prohibitions and Article 5(1a)/(1b) (non-consensual intimate imagery and CSAM), which apply from 2 December 2026.

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‘(a)

Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025, with the exception of Article 5(1), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026;’

replaceapplies from 2027-12-02

Postpones application of Chapter III Sections 1-3 (high-risk obligations, except Article 6(5)): to 2 December 2027 for Annex III / Article 6(2) stand-alone high-risk systems, and to 2 August 2028 for Annex I / Article 6(1) embedded-in-product systems.

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‘(c)

Chapter III, Sections 1, 2, and 3, with the exception of Article 6(5), shall apply from:

(i)

2 December 2027 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(2) and Annex III; and

(ii)

2 August 2028 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(1) and Annex I;’

insertapplies from 2026-07-27

Provides that Articles 102 to 110 (the AI Act's own amending provisions on other Union legislation) apply from 27 July 2026.

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‘(d)

Articles 102 to 110 shall apply from 27 July 2026.’

Cites

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Article 111

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Recital 179

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Chapter XIII

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Mechanically consolidated from the official OJ texts of Regulations (EU) 2024/1689 and 2026/1744 (the Digital Omnibus, in force 27 July 2026); unofficial pending the official EUR-Lex consolidation. Study aid, not legal advice; the official texts on EUR-Lex are authoritative.