CLAIM-2026-08-01-08

The European Commission announced on 31 July 2026 that the AI Office and national authorities begin enforcing the AI Act on 2 August 2026, alongside the new transparency requirements taking effect the same day, and that more than 180 organisations have signed the Code of Practice on transparency of AI-generated content.

Why it matters

Confirms the enforcement start from the Commission's own channel one day ahead, and separates the two things that land together: transparency duties on deployers and enforcement capability against providers.

Sources

• europeancom2026commissio