EU AI Act after the omnibus: high-risk rules slip, transparency obligations do not
Analyses published in late September say the Digital Omnibus postpones the rules for high-risk systems to December 2027 and August 2028. Most transparency obligations remain, and according to the sources GPAI oversight and Article 50 already apply.
Who is affected and how
- compliance specialist
- The focus now should be on Article 50 labelling and GPAI obligations, not on the slipping high-risk deadlines.
- corporate lawyer
- AI labelling and transparency obligations should already be built into contracts and product descriptions.
- lawyer
- Clients' AI Act classifications and the map of new deadlines should be updated.
Sources
- EU AI Act After the Omnibus: What Moved, What Didn't, and a Developer Checklistblog.ajithjoseph.com · Sep 29, 2026
- EU AI Act after the digital omnibus: what applied in August 2026 and what movedprolyz.com · Oct 3, 2026
- EU AI Act After the Digital Omnibus: Outsourcing AI to Indiajktechhub.com · Oct 3, 2026
- EU AI Act Delay 2026: What Changed and What to Do Nownavelosoftware.com · Sep 29, 2026
- EU AI Act Delay: What Changed, What Applies | SearchSynthsearchsynth.io · Oct 3, 2026
- EU AI Act Omnibus: Deferred Deadlines, Real Exposureblog.thecgaigroup.com · Sep 28, 2026
- Digital Omnibus AI Act: what changes in 2026? · Hello Growthhellogrowth.ai · Sep 28, 2026
- Where the EU AI Act Actually Stands in 2026 | Airiaairia.com · Sep 28, 2026
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