What changed in EU-level Art. 6(2) · Annex III, and who does it affect?

Deferred deadline pushed later

EU-level AI Act — Art. 6(2) · Annex III: high-risk value changed 2 Aug 2026 → 2 Dec 2027

The full obligations for high-risk AI in the Annex III use cases — employment, creditworthiness, education, biometrics, essential public and private services and more — cover risk management, data governance, technical documentation, logging, human oversight, accuracy and cybersecurity, plus a conformity assessment and EU-database registration before going to market. The deadline, originally 2 August 2026, was deferred to 2 December 2027 by the Digital Omnibus on AI (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, in force since 27 July 2026).

What changed2 Aug 2026 → 2 Dec 2027
Who this affectsProvider, Deployer, Importer, Distributor · risk tier: high
Effective date2027-12-02
Official sourceView on eur-lex.europa.eu → (opens in a new tab)

Human-verified on 2026-07-23 · Jurisdiction: EU-level

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