AI Act digital omnibus pushes high-risk rules back to December 2027
Regulation 2026/1744 (the digital omnibus) amended the AI Act in July 2026: the strictest high-risk AI rules were pushed back to December 2027, and the deadlines for some obligations by 16 months. New prohibitions and relief for SMEs were also added, while other obligations remain unchanged.
Who is affected and how
- compliance specialist
- Compliance timelines must be redrawn: high-risk deadlines have slipped, but transparency obligations remain.
- corporate lawyer
- Clients need a map of which obligation takes effect when after the omnibus.
Sources
- EU AI Act: More Time for Companies on High-Risk AI | i6eali6eal.de · Oct 12, 2026
- EU AI Act’s High-Risk Rules Reach a Major Compliance Milestone – MindStickmindstick.com · Oct 13, 2026
- EU AI Act Digital Omnibus: What Changed | Opsioopsiocloud.com · Oct 12, 2026
- The EU AI Act dates, after the Digital Omnibus | Datum Zerodatumzerollc.com · Oct 12, 2026
- EU AI Act after the Omnibus: what applies to your business now · ITAN Labsitanlabs.com · Oct 12, 2026
- EU AI Act Deadlines After the Digital Omnibus: What Applies From December 2026 to August 2028technology org · Oct 13, 2026
- EU AI Act Digital Omnibus Deadlines: A DevOps Team Calendarmatthewswong.com · Oct 17, 2026
- AI Act After the Digital Omnibus: New Deadlines, AI Literacy and Labelling Duties - ISMS Liteismslite.de · Oct 18, 2026
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