Skip to main content
NOPE
Proposed Regulation AI Safety

EU Digital Omnibus (AI)

Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal

Proposed amendments to the EU AI Act that would delay high-risk AI system obligations by up to 16 months, making compliance conditional on availability of harmonised standards and support tools.

Jurisdiction

European Union

Enacted

Pending

Effective

TBD

Enforcement

European Commission, Member State authorities

Adopted by Commission November 19, 2025; pending Parliament and Council approval

European Commission Digital Strategy

Why It Matters

If adopted, would provide additional time for AI Act compliance preparation, particularly for high-risk AI systems. Creates uncertainty about enforcement timeline.

Recent Developments

Eight-week feedback period extended until all EU languages available (currently until Jan 29, 2026). Unlikely to enter into force before mid-2026.

At a Glance

Requires

Transparency

Who Must Comply

  • Providers of high-risk AI systems
  • Deployers of high-risk AI systems
  • Providers of AI systems generating synthetic content

Obligations fall on:

Safety Provisions

  • High-risk AI system requirements (Annex III) delayed to December 2, 2027 (long-stop date)
  • High-risk systems in regulated products delayed to August 2, 2028 (long-stop date)
  • AI-generated content labeling (Art. 50) deadline extended to February 2, 2027 for existing systems
  • Earlier compliance if Commission confirms sufficient support measures are available
  • Removes mandatory AI literacy obligation for providers/deployers (shifts to member states)

View on map

European Union

Focus Areas

Algorithmic accountability

Cite This

APA

European Union. (n.d.). Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation Proposal.

Related Regulations

In Effect EU

EU AI Act

World's first comprehensive risk-based regulatory framework for AI systems. Classifies AI by risk level with escalating requirements from prohibited practices to high-risk obligations.

In Effect EU

DSA

Comprehensive platform regulation with tiered obligations. VLOPs (45M+ EU users) face systemic risk assessments, algorithmic transparency, and independent audits.

In Effect FI

Finland AI Act

Finland's EU AI Act implementation using decentralized supervision model. Traficom serves as single point of contact and coordination authority. Ten market surveillance authorities share enforcement across sectors. New Sanctions Board handles fines over EUR 100,000.

In Effect HU

Hungary AI Act

Hungary's comprehensive AI law implementing the EU AI Act. Designates the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) as the primary supervisory authority, with sectoral regulators for specific domains.

In Effect FR

FR SREN

France's 2024 "digital space" law strengthening national digital regulation and enforcement levers via ARCOM across platform safety and integrity issues.

In Effect DE

DE JuSchG §24a (KidD)

Requires providers of certain telemedia services to implement provider-side precautionary measures ("Vorsorgemaßnahmen") with regulator-facing evaluability via published BzKJ criteria.

All regulations Check if this applies to you

Last updated January 27, 2026. Verify against primary sources before relying on this information.