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AI Omnibus enters into force
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
The EU AI Omnibus regulatory framework enters into force on 27 July 2026, extending compliance timelines for high-risk AI systems to December 2027 and AI-embedded products to August 2028, while reducing administrative burdens for SMEs and small mid-cap companies through simplified obligations and expanded regulatory sandboxes.
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You have 16 months to ship high-risk AI systems in Europe before December 2027 rules bite, and the sandbox just opened—test now under regulatory cover rather than fight compliance later. Physical product AI gets a full extra year, but your documentation burden just dropped: no mandatory database registration, no harmonised monitoring plans, and AI literacy is now optional encouragement instead of a legal requirement.
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