Opinion
Commission Opinion on the assessment of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice
PublishedEuropean Commission1 Aug 2025
On 1 August 2025, the Commission and the AI Board formally confirmed that the general-purpose AI code of practice is an adequate voluntary instrument to demonstrate compliance with the AI Regulation. This decision is the legal link that converts the voluntary code into a usable means of proof towards the AI Office. Without this adequacy confirmation, signature would not carry the same supervisory weight.
What this means for you
Explains why signature of a voluntary code nonetheless carries legal weight towards supervisors.