Direct answer
When do the AI Act obligations start to apply to the AI value chain?
The obligations for the AI value chain do not all start on the same day. They spread over 2 groups, from 2 August 2025 to 2 December 2027. Below is when each provision starts to apply.
4 obligations under the AI Act bear on this, of which 1 applies today.
First step: Run the four verifications of Article 23(1) before importing.
This applies now
Coming up
- Article 23: obligations of importersfrom 2 December 2027
- Article 24: obligations of distributorsfrom 2 December 2027
- Articles 22-25: value chain and authorised representativefrom 2 December 2027
When it starts to apply
General interpretation, not legal advice. Checked against Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and the Digital Omnibus (EU) 2026/1744; the official source remains authoritative.
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