EU AI Act Timeline: Compliance Deadlines to 2028
The EU AI Act does not arrive on a single date. It applies in stages between 2024 and 2028, and each stage switches on a different set of obligations for the organizations that build or use AI systems in Europe.
The schedule also moved. The Digital Omnibus on AI, in force since 27 July 2026, pushed the high-risk regime for Annex III systems back to 2 December 2027, which gives most compliance teams extra runway while the obligations themselves still arrive.