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European Union: Council Regulation on amending Council Regulation 2021/1173 as regards Artificial Intelligence gigafactories enters into force

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Council Regulation on amending Council Regulation 2021/1173 as regards Artificial Intelligence gigafactories enters into force

On 20 January 2026, the Council Regulation on amending Council Regulation 2021/1173 as regards Artificial Intelligence gigafactories enters into force, one day following its publication in the Official Journal. The Council Regulation sets the framew…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Quality of Service requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-07-15
under deliberation

On 15 July 2025, the European Commission introduced a proposal for a Council Regulation on amending…

2025-12-09
under deliberation

On 9 December 2025, the Council adopted a position on the proposal for a regulation amending Regula…

2026-01-16
adopted

On 16 January 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted the Council Regulation on amending Co…

2026-01-20
in force

On 20 January 2026, the Council Regulation on amending Council Regulation 2021/1173 as regards Arti…