§ EU AI Act · Article 7
AI Act Article 7: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties
At a glance
Article 7 of the AI Act imposes 1 obligation on Commission.
§ Obligations
All obligations under Article 7
Obligation 1
The Commission shall take into account specific criteria, including intended purpose, extent of use, data nature, autonomy, past harm, potential harm, dependency, power imbalance, corrigibility, benefits, and existing Union law measures, when assessing whether AI systems pose risks equivalent to or greater than existing high-risk systems.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 7, Article 7
- Obligated entity
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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 7
Who must comply with Article 7 of the AI Act?
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Commission.
What does Article 7 of the AI Act require?
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assess