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European Union — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Artificial Intelligence Act

In force12 July 2024

Issued by European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.

Summary

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 formally enacted the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act. Published in July 2024 and entering into force in August 2024, it codified the risk-based structure agreed in 2023. The Act set implementation timelines for prohibited systems, general-purpose AI obligations, copyright-related rules, and high-risk AI requirements. It also established the EU AI Office as a central enforcement and oversight body for systemic risks associated with very large, multi-use foundation models. The regulation marked a shift from political agreement to binding law.

Why it matters

Risk-based AI regulation; bans on prohibited systems from February 2025; GPAI and copyright rules from August 2025; high-risk obligations from August 2026; EU AI Office oversight; systemic risk governance for foundation models.

Topics

Record metadata

Country
European Union
Region
Europe
Organisation
European Parliament and the Council of the European Union
Document type
Regulation
Status
In force
Publication date
12 July 2024
Last updated
27 June 2026
Language
English
Original source
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Plain citation

European Parliament and Council of the European Union, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence, published 12 July 2024.

BibTeX

@misc{eu_regulation_2024_1689_artificial_intelligence_act,
  title        = {European Union — Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 Artificial Intelligence Act},
  author       = {European Parliament and the Council of the European Union},
  year         = {2024},
  howpublished = {Global AI Governance Archive},
  url          = {https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689}
}

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Recorded cross-references

  • EU Artificial Intelligence Act Political Agreement
  • Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI
  • Council of Europe Framework Convention

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