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EU AI Act Omnibus Regulation 2026/1744 enters into force, delays high-risk rules

Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, adopted 8 July and in force from 27 July 2026, delays AI Act high-risk obligations to December 2027 and August 2028, eases SME and AI-literacy duties, and bans non-consensual "nudification" and CSAM generation tools.

Verified EUR-Lex, Official Journal of the European Union, 24 July 2026

What it does not test. This does not establish that any specific AI system's risk classification has changed, or that AI Office enforcement resources have grown.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. EU-wide regulation delays/eases AI Act duties; governing law and ownership unchanged.. European Sovereignty Index

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