The Coun­cil of the Euro­pean Uni­on adopted the final ver­si­on of the AI Act on May 21, 2024:

The latest chan­ges are limi­t­ed to cor­rec­tions to the foot­no­tes, lower case in the chap­ter hea­dings and a few cor­rec­tions to typos. Our Online and print ver­si­ons are updated accordingly.

The AI Act will soon be published in the Offi­ci­al Gazet­te and will then enter into force twen­ty days later. In prin­ci­ple, the AI Act will beco­me appli­ca­ble two years after its ent­ry into force, sub­ject to stag­ge­red ent­ry into force: