§ EU AI Act · Article 41
AI Act Article 41: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 41 of the AI Act imposes 7 obligations on Commission, Member State, provider.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 41
Obligation 1
The Commission shall consult the advisory forum referred to in Article 67 when drafting common specifications.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 41, Article 41
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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consult
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 2
The Commission shall inform the committee referred to in Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 that it considers the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 to be fulfilled before preparing a draft implementing act.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 41, Article 41
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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inform
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 3
The Commission shall assess the harmonised standard in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 when it is adopted by a European standardisation organisation and proposed for publication.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 41, Article 41
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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assess
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 4
The Commission shall repeal the implementing acts establishing common specifications, or parts thereof, when reference to a harmonised standard covering the same requirements is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 41, Article 41
- Obligated entity
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Commission
- Action required
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repeal
- Deadline
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Obligation 5
Providers of high-risk AI systems or general-purpose AI models that do not comply with common specifications shall duly justify that they have adopted technical solutions meeting the requirements to a level at least equivalent thereto.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 41, Article 41
- Obligated entity
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provider
- Action required
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justify
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- Penalty
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Obligation 6
A Member State shall inform the Commission with a detailed explanation if it considers that a common specification does not entirely meet the requirements or comply with obligations.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 41, Article 41
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Member State
- Action required
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inform
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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Obligation 7
The Commission shall assess information provided by a Member State regarding common specifications and, if appropriate, amend the implementing act establishing the common specification concerned.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 41, Article 41
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Commission
- Action required
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assess
- Deadline
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- Penalty
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§ Deadlines
EU AI Act compliance deadlines
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2025-02-02
Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk)
in_force
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2025-02-02
Article 4 AI literacy
in_force
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2025-08-02
GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56)
in_force
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2026-07-27
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI) enters into force — AI Act applies as amended
in_force
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2026-08-02
AI Act general date of application (Art 113) — governance, penalties and remaining provisions without a different date
in_force
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2026-08-02
Article 50 transparency obligations (AI-interaction disclosure, labelling of deepfakes and AI-generated text, emotion-recognition notices)
in_force
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2026-12-02
Article 50(2) machine-readable marking of AI-generated content — transition for generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 August 2026
scheduled
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2026-12-02
NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM
scheduled
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2027-08-02
National AI regulatory sandboxes: at least one operational per Member State (Art 57(1))
scheduled
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2027-12-02
Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations
scheduled
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2028-08-02
Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations
scheduled
§ Frequently asked
Questions about Article 41
Who must comply with Article 41 of the AI Act?
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Commission, Member State, provider.
What does Article 41 of the AI Act require?
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consult inform assess