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Compliance deadline

EU transparency duties are live while high-risk rules wait: the two-track reality

The date

2026-12-02

What becomes true that day

Marking grace ends December 2, 2026. High-risk obligations: December 2, 2027.

Who should care

Any organization with customer-facing AI serving EU users, and anyone generating synthetic content for EU audiences.

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