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EU AI Act: High-risk AI obligations (Art. 9–17, 26) take effect on August 2, 2026 as scheduled — Digital AI Omnibus deferral to December 2027 not formally enacted before that date

Miss ✦ AI-generated prediction Published on 21. July 2026 · Predicted for 2. August 2026 · Based on: Speculative

Probability

83%

Articles 9–17 and 26 of the EU AI Act (high-risk AI: medical, employment, critical infrastructure, etc.) become enforceable on August 2, 2026. The European Parliament voted for deferral to December 2027 (Digital AI Omnibus), but this has not been formally enacted into EU law. Completing trilogue, Parliamentary vote and Official Journal publication within ~12 days is historically impossible. Only 37% of organizations have AI governance policies (CSA study, June 2026). Fines: up to €15M or 3% of global annual turnover.

Data basis for this prediction

EU-KI-Gesetz Art. 9–17 und 26: Durchsetzungsdatum 2. August 2026 (Holland & Knight, April 2026; legiscope.com)
Digital-AI-Omnibus: EP-Votum für Verschiebung, nicht formal verabschiedet (DLA Piper GENIE, Juli 2026)
Nur 37 % mit KI-Governance-Richtlinien (Cloud Security Alliance, Juni 2026)
Bußgelder: 15 Mio. EUR oder 3 % Jahresumsatz (EU AI Act Art. 99, in Kraft 2024)

Verdict: Miss

Die Vorhersage ist falsch eingetreten. Der Digital-AI-Omnibus wurde entgegen der Erwartung doch noch vor dem 2. August 2026 formal verabschiedet: Am 7. Mai 2026 einigten sich Rat und Parlament im Trilog, am 16. Juni 2026 stimmte das Europäische Parlament formal zu, am 24. Juli 2026 erfolgte die Veröffentlichung im EU-Amtsblatt, und am 27. Juli 2026 – also sechs Tage vor dem Stichtag – trat die Verordnung in Kraft. Damit wurden die Hochrisiko-KI-Pflichten (Annex III, eigenständige Systeme) auf den 2. Dezember 2027 verschoben, für KI in regulierten Produkten (Annex I) sogar auf den 2. August 2028. Die Articles 9–17 und 26 gelten somit am 2. August 2026 NICHT vollumfänglich als vollstreckbar. Quelle: Gibson Dunn (https://www.gibsondunn.com/eu-ai-act-omnibus-agreement-postponed-high-risk-deadlines-and-other-key-changes/), EU-Parlament Legislative Train (https://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/package-digital-package/file-digital-omnibus-on-ai), ComplianceHub.Wiki (https://compliancehub.wiki/eu-digital-omnibus-ai-act-deadline-deferral-annex-iii-2027/).

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