Article 113: Entry into Force and Application Dates

The Regulation entered into force on 1 August 2024 (20 days after publication in the Official Journal on 12 July 2024). It then applies in four staged waves:

Wave 1 — 2 February 2025: - Chapter I — General provisions (definitions, scope) - Chapter II — Prohibited AI practices (Article 5) - Article 4 — AI literacy

Wave 2 — 2 August 2025: - Chapter V — General-purpose AI models (Articles 51–56, Annex XI, Annex XII, Annex XIII) - Chapter III, Section 4 — Notifying authorities and notified bodies - Chapter VII — Governance (AI Office, AI Board, national authorities) - Chapter XII — Penalties (except Article 101) - Article 78 — Confidentiality

Wave 3 — 2 August 2026 (the main wave): - Everything else not covered by Waves 1, 2, or 4 — including: - Chapter III — High-risk AI systems (Articles 6–27, except Article 6(1)) - Chapter IV — Transparency obligations (Article 50) - Chapter IX — Post-market monitoring and market surveillance - Article 101 — Fines for GPAI providers - Deployer obligations, conformity assessment, CE marking, EU database

Wave 4 — 2 August 2027: - Article 6(1) and corresponding obligations — high-risk AI systems that are safety components of products (or are the product themselves) under Annex I Union harmonisation legislation requiring third-party conformity assessment

Always pair these dates with Article 111 transitional provisions (existing systems, already-placed products, ongoing procedures) and the authentic text on EUR-Lex.

| Date | What applies | |---|---| | 1 Aug 2024 | Entry into force | | 2 Feb 2025 | Prohibitions (Art. 5), AI literacy (Art. 4), Chapter I | | 2 Aug 2025 | GPAI (Chapter V), governance (Chapter VII), notifying bodies (Ch. III Sec. 4), penalties (Ch. XII except Art. 101), Art. 78 | | 2 Aug 2026 | High-risk (Ch. III except Art. 6(1)), transparency (Ch. IV/Art. 50), post-market (Ch. IX), Art. 101, deployer duties, conformity, CE marking | | 2 Aug 2027 | Art. 6(1) product-law path (Annex I safety components with third-party conformity) |

Note: This table is a navigational summary—always confirm paragraph-level detail on EUR-Lex.

• Article 111 — Transitional provisions: existing systems on the market, ongoing conformity assessments, and systems lawfully placed before application dates.
• Article 112 — Amendments to other Union acts.
• Article 5 — Prohibited practices (Wave 1 — Feb 2025).
• Article 4 — AI literacy (Wave 1 — Feb 2025).
• Articles 51–56 — GPAI obligations (Wave 2 — Aug 2025).
• Article 6 — High-risk classification (Wave 3 for Art. 6(2)/Annex III; Wave 4 for Art. 6(1)/Annex I).
• Article 50 — Transparency (Wave 3 — Aug 2026).
• Article 26 — Deployer obligations (Wave 3 — Aug 2026).
• Article 43 — Conformity assessment (Wave 3 — Aug 2026).
• Article 99 — Penalties (Wave 2 for most; Art. 101 in Wave 3).

Article 113

Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 2 August 2026.

However:

(a) Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025;

(b) Chapter III Section 4, Chapter V, Chapter VII and Chapter XII and Article 78 shall apply from 2 August 2025, with the exception of Article 101;

(c) Article 6(1) and the corresponding obligations in this Regulation shall apply from 2 August 2027.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 June 2024.

For the European Parliament The President R. METSOLA

For the Council The President M. MICHEL

The recitals in the same consolidated AI Act on EUR-Lex contextualise the staged application, proportionality of phasing, and transition arrangements. Use the official preamble on EUR-Lex—do not rely on unofficial recital lists without checking sequence and wording against the authentic text.