AI and data laws

311 moving · 704 enacted

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General-Purpose AI Code of Practice

Voluntary code drawn up by independent experts that gives general-purpose AI model providers a way to show compliance with AI Act transparency, copyright and safety and security obligations.

AdoptedIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawAdopted

Commission opinion and AI Board adequacy assessment confirm the code is an adequate voluntary tool to demonstrate complianceAug 1, 2025 1 year ago

Body
European Commission (AI Office)

Timeline

  1. Aug 1, 2025 1 year ago

    Commission opinion and AI Board adequacy assessment confirm the code is an adequate voluntary tool to demonstrate compliance

  2. Jul 10, 2025 1 year ago

    Final code (Transparency, Copyright, and Safety and Security chapters) published and received by the Commission

European Union
European UnionCOM(2026) 502 (2026/0138(COD))

Cloud and AI Development Act

Proposed regulation to speed up permitting and deployment of data centres, aim to at least triple EU data centre capacity, and create an EU-wide four-level cloud and AI sovereignty framework with a public sector procurement mechanism.

Proposed
European Union
European UnionRegulation (EU) 2024/1689

AI Act

Sets EU-wide risk-based rules for AI systems, banning certain practices, imposing requirements on high-risk systems, transparency duties for some AI, and obligations for general-purpose AI model providers.

In force
European Union
European UnionCouncil Regulation (EU) 2026/150

EuroHPC AI Gigafactories amendment

Amends the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking regulation to provide a legal basis for AI Gigafactories of more than 100,000 advanced AI processors and to expand quantum computing activities.

In force
European Union
European UnionRegulation (EU) 2026/1744 (COM(2025) 836, 2025/0359(COD))

Digital Omnibus on AI

Amends the AI Act to delay high-risk obligations to 2 December 2027 and 2 August 2028, extend SME relief to small mid-caps, simplify AI literacy and registration duties, widen AI Office oversight, and ban AI nudification and CSAM generation.

In force

Change log

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Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.