AI Act Article 88: Obligations, Deadlines & Penalties

All obligations under Article 88

Obligation 1

The Commission shall have exclusive powers to supervise and enforce Chapter V, taking into account the procedural guarantees under Article 94. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 88, Article 88

Obligated entity

Commission

Action required

supervise

Deadline

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Penalty

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Obligation 2

The Commission shall entrust the implementation of these tasks to the AI Office, without prejudice to the powers of organisation of the Commission and the division of competences between Member States and the Union based on the Treaties. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 88, Article 88

Obligated entity

Commission

Action required

entrust

Deadline

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Penalty

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Obligation 3

Market surveillance authorities may request the Commission to exercise the powers laid down in this Section, where that is necessary and proportionate to assist with the fulfilment of their tasks under this Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 88, Article 88

Obligated entity

market surveillance authorities

Action required

request

Deadline

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Penalty

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EU AI Act compliance deadlines

• 2025-02-02 Article 5 prohibitions (unacceptable risk) in_force
• 2025-02-02 Article 4 AI literacy in_force
• 2025-08-02 GPAI model obligations (Articles 51 to 56) in_force
• 2026-07-27 Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI) enters into force — AI Act applies as amended in_force
• 2026-08-02 AI Act general date of application (Art 113) — governance, penalties and remaining provisions without a different date in_force
• 2026-08-02 Article 50 transparency obligations (AI-interaction disclosure, labelling of deepfakes and AI-generated text, emotion-recognition notices) in_force
• 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
• 2026-12-02 NEW Article 5 prohibition: AI generation of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) and CSAM scheduled
• 2027-08-02 National AI regulatory sandboxes: at least one operational per Member State (Art 57(1)) scheduled
• 2027-12-02 Annex III stand-alone high-risk obligations scheduled
• 2028-08-02 Annex I embedded (regulated-product) high-risk obligations scheduled

Questions about Article 88

Who must comply with Article 88 of the AI Act? +

Commission, market surveillance authorities.

What does Article 88 of the AI Act require? +

supervise entrust request