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About AIActGuide.net: An Independent Reference on the EU AI Act
AIActGuide.net is an independent reference on the EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended in 2026: who publishes it, what it covers, its sources.
AIActGuide.net is an independent reference on the EU AI Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, in its version as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The act entered into force on 1 August 2024, and Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 of 8 July 2026, the Digital Omnibus on AI, amends it with effect from 27 July 2026. The guide explains what the act requires, for whom and by when.
The publisher is the brand AIActGuide.net, not a named expert. Every page of this guide to the EU AI Act starts from the Official Journal text and names the instrument and article behind each statement. Funding, sources and limits are stated openly.
Compiled by the AIActGuide.net Editorial Team from the Official Journal text; how we check every statement: methodology.
Who Publishes AIActGuide.net
AIActGuide.net is published under its own brand, and its pages are written by the AIActGuide.net Editorial Team. The brand is the publisher: no named individual expert signs a page, and the byline names no person or company. Each statement names its source in the sentence that carries it.
AIActGuide.net is not affiliated with the European Commission, the AI Office or any other EU institution. The AI Office is a function of the Commission under Article 3(47) of the AI Act, established by Commission Decision C(2024) 390 of 24 January 2024, and not an EU agency. Official EU texts and pages, such as EUR-Lex and the Commission's AI Act pages, are published on europa.eu domains.
What the Guide Covers: The Act as Amended in 2026
The guide covers the whole AI Act in its current text: 119 numbered articles, 14 annexes and 180 recitals as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 with effect from 27 July 2026. The amending act inserted Articles 4a, 60a, 75a, 75b, 75c and 75d and added Annex XIV; the 13 chapters remain. Statements follow the consolidated version 02024R1689-20260727, which EUR-Lex publishes as a documentation tool without legal effect, and the guide groups the act in nine areas:
| Group | What it answers | Start here |
|---|---|---|
| The Act | Full text, summary, guidelines, timeline, Digital Omnibus on AI | EU AI Act full text |
| Scope and definitions | Who and what the act covers; Article 3 terms (AI Act definitions) | who the AI Act applies to |
| Risk categories | Prohibited practices, high-risk AI systems, transparency, general-purpose AI models (EU AI Act risk categories) | high-risk AI systems |
| Roles and obligations | The six operator roles and their duties (EU AI Act obligations) | AI Act roles |
| Conformity assessment and standards | Internal control, notified bodies, CE marking, harmonised standards for the AI Act | AI Act conformity assessment |
| AI literacy | Article 4 in its 2026 wording | AI literacy under Article 4 |
| Governance, national authorities and penalties | AI Office, authorities of the 27 Member States and the EEA, fines (AI Act governance) | national competent authorities |
| Compliance | Programme, checklist, checker | EU AI Act compliance |
| Sectors and comparisons | Sector duties (the AI Act by sector); GDPR, ISO/IEC 42001, NIST AI RMF and US AI laws as comparison | the AI Act compared |
Coverage of AIActGuide.net; Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744.
AI laws of other jurisdictions, such as the US AI laws, appear only as comparison context and never as topics of their own.
Who the Guide Is Written For
The guide is written for providers, deployers, importers and distributors of AI systems and for the compliance and legal staff who advise them, inside and outside the EU. Article 3(8) of the AI Act counts six operators, adding product manufacturers and authorised representatives to these four roles, and the guide uses each term exactly as the act defines it. The guide is published in English at the root of the site, and German and French versions follow at /de/ and /fr/ after the launch phase.
Where the Facts Come From
Every statement on AIActGuide.net rests on a primary source, checked in a fixed order that starts with the Official Journal. The guide consults five source types in this order:
- Official Journal and EUR-Lex, for the authentic text.
- Commission and AI Office pages, including the AI Act Service Desk.
- Legislative Observatory and Council records, for procedure status.
- CEN-CENELEC records and Official Journal citations, for standards.
- National gazettes and competent authorities, for national law.
Law-firm and blog pages serve only to discover a topic and never supply a value. Commission guidelines are non-binding, and the authoritative interpretation of the act rests with the Court of Justice of the European Union. The methodology page describes each check.
Independence and How the Site Is Funded
AIActGuide.net is independent of every company that sells AI Act services, just as it is independent of the EU institutions. The site carries no paid placements. No company is recommended, ranked or called a partner anywhere on the site.
The site is funded through a provider match: requests are passed to independent providers of AI Act compliance support, such as compliance advisers, conformity-assessment and notified-body support, AI literacy training providers and counsel. The editorial policy on independence sets out the rules for sources, provider partners and corrections. Provider partners are not yet chosen, so the site names no provider.
The explanation of the act stays the same whether or not a reader asks for support. The provider match never changes which provisions, dates or fines a page reports.
How the Guide Stays Current
Each value on the site carries its instrument and an as-of date, and amended provisions are quoted in their version since 27 July 2026. The 2024 wording and the original dates appear only as dated history. The high-risk rules of Chapter III, Sections 1 to 3, for example, apply to Annex III systems from 2 December 2027 and to Annex I systems from 2 August 2028 (Article 113, third paragraph, point (c), as replaced by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744); before 27 July 2026 these dates were 2 August 2026 and 2 August 2027.
Four events trigger a review of the affected pages: an amendment of the act with a new consolidated version, a new or updated Commission guideline, a national implementation law and the citation of a harmonised standard in the Official Journal. Proposals and drafts stay "proposed", "pending" or "draft" with their stage and date until adoption.
What the Guide Does Not Do
The guide explains what the AI Act requires, for whom and by when, and it does not decide individual cases. Four limits apply to every page:
- Legal advice: no assessment of an individual case.
- Prices: no current price, only dated official cost estimates.
- Official status: no official EU text or interpretation.
- Other topics: no generic AI governance, AI tools or AI literacy as a school subject.
The compliance checker and the checklist give an orientation, not a legal assessment.
Contact, Corrections and Privacy
Questions about a page and reports of an error reach the editorial team at editorial@aiactguide.net. Readers who want to contact AIActGuide.net find the same address on the contact page, for questions and corrections alike.
Corrections follow the editorial policy and are checked against the primary source the page names.
AIActGuide.net uses no analytics, no ad vendors and no tracking cookies. The privacy policy states what AIActGuide.net collects and your choices. This page holds no form.
AIActGuide.net: Related Questions
AIActGuide.net is an independent reference without official status, written by its editorial team in English and funded without paid placements.
Frequently Asked Questions about AIActGuide.net
Is AIActGuide.net an official EU website?
No. AIActGuide.net is not affiliated with the European Commission, the AI Office or any EU institution. The official text of the AI Act is published on EUR-Lex.
Who writes the content of AIActGuide.net?
The AIActGuide.net Editorial Team. No named expert signs a page, and each statement rests on a primary source.
In which languages is AIActGuide.net available?
English, at the root of the site. German at /de/ and French at /fr/ follow after the launch phase.
Does AIActGuide.net recommend compliance providers?
No company is recommended. Requests for support go to independent providers of AI Act compliance support; the site ranks no provider, calls no company a partner and has not yet chosen provider partners.