REGULATION (EU) 2024/1689 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (

What it is, what happened, who decided, what is being done, where to act. · updated 2026-09-02 · Ask about this act →

What it is

Subject matter` 1. The purpose of this Regulation is to improve the functioning of the internal market and promote the uptake of human-centric and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI), while ensuring a high level of protection of health, safety, fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter, including democracy, the rule of law and environmental protection, against the harmful effects of AI systems in the Union and supporting innovation. 2. This Regulation lays down: (a) harmonised rules for the placing on the market, the putting into service, and the use of AI systems in the Union; (b) prohibitions of certain AI practices; […]

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Who decided what, and when

2021-04-21
European Commission
Tabled the proposal — 52021PC0206
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2021-04-21
European Commission services
Published the impact assessment — 52021SC0084
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2021-04-21
European Commission services
Published the impact assessment — 52021SC0085
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2024-06-13
Parliament and Council
The act was adopted and published in the Official Journal.
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — CULT-AD-719637
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — CULT-PA-719637
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — ENVI-AD-699056
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — ENVI-PA-699056
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — ITRE-AD-719801
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — ITRE-PA-719801
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — JURI-AD-719827
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — JURI-PA-719827
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — TRAN-AD-730085
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European Parliament committee
Delivered a committee opinion — TRAN-PA-730085
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European Parliament committee
Tabled the committee report — A-9-2023-0188
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European Parliament committee
Tabled the committee report — CJ40-PR-731563
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European Parliament
Adopted Parliament's position — TA-9-2023-0236
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European Parliament
Adopted Parliament's position — TA-9-2024-0138
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Parliament and Council
Reached a provisional agreement — CJ40-AG-758862
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How the act has already been changed

Amendments that became law, and how long each took from the Commission's proposal to adoption. This is the answer to "can this be changed at all" — from the EU's own register.

What changedProposedBecame lawTook
as regards the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) (Text with EEA relevance)
32026R1744		2025-11-192026-07-08231 days

What is being done now

2025-12-16pending
A proposal to amend this act has been tabled — as regards simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/123 as regards the support of the European Medicines Agency for the expert panels on medical devices and Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as regards the list of Union harmonisation legislation referred to in its Annex I. Not yet law.
The proposal (EUR-Lex)
2027-08-02expected
From this date 2 provisions of the act start to apply (articles Article 111, Article 113).
The act's text
2028-08-02expected
From this date 1 provision of the act starts to apply (article Article 112).
The act's text
2029-08-02expected
From this date 1 provision of the act starts to apply (article Article 112).
The act's text
2030-08-02expected
From this date 1 provision of the act starts to apply (article Article 111).
The act's text
2030-12-31expected
From this date 1 provision of the act starts to apply (article Article 111).
The act's text
2031-08-02expected
From this date 1 provision of the act starts to apply (article Article 112).
The act's text

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