EU AI Act · Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
The regulation, as reference pages.
Timeline, roles, risk tiers, the obligation matrix and the glossary, from the consolidated text as amended by the Digital Omnibus on AI in force since 27 July 2026. In English and German, with the official terminology.
Timeline
Every application date from 2 February 2025 to 2 August 2028, with countdowns.
Roles
Provider, deployer, importer, distributor, authorised representative, GPAI provider: definitions and duties.
Risk tiers
Prohibited, high-risk Annex I and III, transparency, GPAI, minimal, with the Art. 6(3) derogation and the profiling rule.
Obligation matrix
Role x tier: which articles apply, from when, and what you would document.
Glossary
The Act's terms in English and German, with the article where each is defined.
Penalties (Art. 99)
Administrative fines are set by the Member States within these ceilings. For SMEs and small mid-caps the lower of the two amounts applies.
- Prohibited practices (Art. 5)
- up to EUR 35 million or 7 % of worldwide annual turnover
- Art. 16, 22 to 24, 25(2) and (4), 26, 31, 33, 34, 50
- up to EUR 15 million or 3 %
- Incorrect, incomplete or misleading information to authorities
- up to EUR 7.5 million or 1 %
Art. 4 is a duty to take measures: no guaranteed level, no direct fine.
Germany
The KI-Marktüberwachungs- und Innovationsförderungsgesetz (KI-MIG) is in force since 29 July 2026. The Bundesnetzagentur is the market surveillance authority and single point of contact; sector authorities keep their remit (for example BaFin for finance).
Secondary instruments the pages cite
- Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated Content, final 10 June 2026: two marking layers, free EU-hosted detection, interoperable detection by 2 February 2027, EU icons, audible disclaimer for audio-only deep fakes
- Commission guidelines on Art. 50, C(2026) 5054 of 20 July 2026
- Harmonised standard EN 18286:2026 (quality management, Art. 17), cited in the Official Journal on 14 October 2026
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744; dates per Art. 113 and Art. 111. Corpus snapshot 02024R1689-20260727. Information, not legal advice.
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