The Digital Omnibus explained: what the EU actually changed in the AI Act
2026-07-25 · RapidAct team
When the Digital Omnibus passed in mid-2026, the headline everywhere was "EU delays AI Act". As with most regulation headlines, the truth is a table.
What the Omnibus actually did
| Area | Change |
|---|---|
| Annex III high-risk obligations (recruitment, credit, etc.) | Moved to 2 December 2027 |
| Annex I high-risk obligations (products) | Moved to 2 August 2028 |
| Registration and conformity machinery | Simplified timelines |
| Article 50 transparency | Unchanged: 2 August 2026 |
| GPAI obligations | Already live since August 2025 |
Why Article 50 survived
Transparency is the AI Act's least burdensome chapter: no risk assessments, no conformity assessments, no registration — just "tell people it's AI". Delaying it would have been politically indefensible: it's the consumer-protection core.
What this means for a normal business
If you read "delayed" and relaxed, you're in the two-clock trap: the rules that moved were never yours; the rules that are yours never moved. Your chatbot, your AI images, your AI text — all still on for 2 August 2026.
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