Regulatory deadline
EU AI Act — NCII/CSAM ban + end of marking grace period
EU AI Act (Digital Omnibus) · EU
Date
2026-12-02
Status
100 days away
Type
Deadline
Authority
EU AI Act (Digital Omnibus)
What changes
The Digital Omnibus adds a prohibition on AI systems for non-consensual intimate imagery/CSAM and ends the synthetic-content marking grace period for pre-existing systems.
What to do
Confirm generation guardrails block NCII/CSAM and that legacy systems mark synthetic content.
Who it applies to
systems involving generative AI
What you must be able to show
From the obligation clock the Workbench runs against your own systems.
- Generation guardrails blocking NCII/CSAM (verified)
- Synthetic-content marking retrofitted on systems already on the market
Other dates under EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Reg. 2024/1689)
EU AI Act — prohibited practices in force
EU AI Act — GPAI Code of Practice published
EU AI Act — governance bodies & penalties live
EU AI Act — general-purpose AI (GPAI) obligations apply
EU AI Act — Art. 50 transparency obligations in force
EU AI Act — serious-incident reporting (Art. 73)
EU AI Act — Annex III high-risk obligations apply
EU AI Act — Annex I embedded high-risk obligations apply