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THE HACK: AI Act enforcement is a go - euractiv.com
EU AI Act, enforcement, high-risk AI, market surveillance
Enforcement of the EU AI Act began on August 2, 2024, with binding rules for high-risk AI systems. National market surveillance authorities are now empowered to conduct audits, request documentation, and impose penalties. The Act applies immediately to high-risk AI systems placed on the EU market, while general-purpose AI rules follow a phased timeline.
Emphasizes harmonization and global leadership while minimizing the Act’s operational burdens, enforcement uncertainty, and divergent national implementation risks.
Responsible stewardship through coordinated regulation
The EU AI Act entered enforcement on August 2, 2024, making compliance mandatory for high-risk AI systems.
Variability in national enforcement capacity and legal interpretation across 27 member states; Absence of centralized EU-level enforcement body or unified penalty guidelines
It combines official sourcing (Commission press release), precise legal citations (OJ L-2024-1689), and global framing ('setting the standard') to make enforcement feel administratively settled and internationally authoritative — even though the article offers no evidence of actual audit activity, cross-border coordination mechanisms, or capacity assessments at the national level.
The EU AI Act enforcement officially began on August 2, 2024, for high-risk AI systems.
‘As of 2 August 2024, the provisions on high-risk AI systems (Articles 16–33) enter into force,’ reads the Commission’s official notice.
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Date when Articles 16–33 (high-risk AI provisions) became legally enforceable