EU AI Act: New bans on sexual deepfakes and CSAM generation; Art 50(2) grace period ends

Name: EU AI Act: New bans on sexual deepfakes and CSAM generation; Art 50(2) grace period ends
Start: 2026-12-02
Location: European Union

Tech · Compliance deadlines · Wed, December 2, 2026 · European Union

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New Art 5(1)(ba)/(bb) prohibitions on AI systems that generate non-consensual intimate imagery of identifiable persons or child sexual abuse material apply. Generative AI systems placed on the market before 2 Aug 2026 mu Not legal advice.

Every year

Date	Event	When
Thu, Aug 1, 2024	EU AI Act: AI Act enters into force	2 yr ago
Sun, Feb 2, 2025	EU AI Act: Prohibited practices and AI literacy apply	2 yr ago
Sat, Aug 2, 2025	EU AI Act: GPAI, governance, notified bodies and penalties apply	14 mo ago
Mon, Jul 27, 2026	EU AI Act: Digital Omnibus on AI enters into force	2 mo ago
Sun, Aug 2, 2026	EU AI Act: General application: transparency obligations, GPAI fines, most other rules	2 mo ago
Wed, Dec 2, 2026	EU AI Act: New bans on sexual deepfakes and CSAM generation; Art 50(2) grace period ends	in 2 mo
Mon, Aug 2, 2027	EU AI Act: Legacy GPAI models must comply; national AI sandboxes operational	in 10 mo
Thu, Dec 2, 2027	EU AI Act: High-risk obligations apply to Annex III systems	in 14 mo
Wed, Aug 2, 2028	EU AI Act: High-risk obligations apply to Annex I product-embedded systems	in 2 yr
Fri, Aug 2, 2030	EU AI Act: Public-authority high-risk systems must comply	in 4 yr
Tue, Dec 31, 2030	EU AI Act: Large-scale EU IT systems must comply	in 4 yr

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