AI Act · Article 113
What applies on 2 August 2026 under the AI Act?
The AI Act does not land all at once. Article 113 is the provision that says what applies when: the Regulation applies from 2 August 2026, with earlier dates for some chapters and a later one for Article 6(1). Read it before you plan a deadline around it.
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AI Act, 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, with the exception of Article 5(1), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026; (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) Chapter III, Sections 1, 2, and 3, with the exception of Article 6(5), shall apply from: (i)2 December 2027 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(2) and Annex III; and (ii)2 August 2028 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(1) and Annex I; (d) Articles 102 to 110 shall apply from 27 July 2026. 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.
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