Our handbook, The EU AI Act after the Omnibus: a guide for providers and deployers, serves as a practical, structured guide to the EU AI Act.
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The EU AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) establishes a horizontal risk-based regulatory framework for artificial intelligence systems and general-purpose AI (GPAI) models.
The Digital Omnibus on AI (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744), published in the Official Journal on 24 July 2026 and in force since 27 July 2026, amended the EU AI Act to adjust application dates and simplify compliance requirements.
The handbook distinguishes binding statutory law from non-binding Commission guidance and voluntary codes of practice, detailing legal duties according to actual technical functionality and statutory operator roles, such as provider, deployer, importer, or distributor, rather than commercial product labels.
The guide structures compliance around a six-step classification sequence covering technology characterisation, operator jurisdiction, statutory exclusions, Article 5 prohibited practice screening, high-risk and Article 50 transparency determinations, and date-sensitive evidence retention.
Additionally, it covers the updated post-Omnibus implementation timetable, value-chain contractual mandates under Article 25, special-category personal data processing for bias testing under Article 4a, and administrative relief available to SMEs and small mid-cap enterprises (SMCs).
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