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The EU AI Act simplification amendment (Digital Omnibus) is published in the EU Official Journal by August 2, 2026

Hit ✦ AI-generated prediction Published on 11. July 2026 · Predicted for 2. August 2026 · Based on: Historical Cycle

Probability

84%

EU Council adopted the Digital Omnibus on June 29, 2026 (Parliament: June 16). OJ publication is the final step. The amendment postpones Annex III high-risk AI obligations from August 2, 2026 to December 2, 2027 — requiring OJ publication BEFORE August 2. Historical OJ timeline: 2–4 weeks post-Council → publication by ~July 27, well ahead of the deadline. Strong institutional incentive. Probability: 84%.

Data basis for this prediction

EU-Rat: Formale Billigung AI Act Digital Omnibus, 29.06.2026 (Consilium.europa.eu)
EU-Parlament: Formale Bestätigung AI Act Novelle, 16.06.2026
Annex-III-HRAIS Deadline 2. August 2026 → durch Novelle auf 2. Dez 2027 verschoben (DLA Piper GENIE, Mai 2026)
OJ-Publikations-Zeitlinie: typisch 2–4 Wochen nach Rats-Verabschiedung (EU-Institutionenpraxis)

Verdict: Hit

Die EU AI Act-Novelle (Digital Omnibus) wurde als Verordnung (EU) 2026/1744 am 24. Juli 2026 im Amtsblatt der EU veröffentlicht und trat am 27. Juli 2026 in Kraft – beides deutlich vor der Deadline 2. August 2026. Die Annex-III-Hochrisiko-Pflichten wurden damit wie vorhergesehen auf den 2. Dezember 2027 verschoben. Der Zeitplan entsprach exakt dem historischen Muster: Rats-Billigung 29. Juni + ~25 Tage = OJ-Publikation 24. Juli. Quellen: lewissilkin.com ('The Digital Omnibus on AI enters into force today', 27. Juli 2026), nicfab.eu (Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 published in OJ), hunton.com ('EU Digital Omnibus on AI Enters Into Force').

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