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European Commission released guidelines on the implementation of the transparency obligations for certain AI systems under Article 50 of AI Act

On 20 July 2026, the European Commission released guidelines on the implementation of the transparency obligations for certain AI systems under Article 50 of the AI Act. The guidelines outline four separate transparency duties. First, providers of …

  • Guidelines on transparency obligations for providers and deployers of AI systems, European Commission (Official)

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Concerns
Transparency
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-09-04
in consultation

On 4 September 2025, the European Commission opened a consultation on the development of guidelines…

2025-10-02
processing consultation

On 2 October 2025, the European Commission closes the consultation on the development of guidelines…

2026-05-08
in consultation

On 8 May 2026, the European Commission opened a consultation on the draft guidelines on the impleme…

2026-06-03
processing consultation

On 3 June 2026, the European Commission closes the consultation on the draft guidelines on the impl…

2026-07-20
adopted

On 20 July 2026, the European Commission released guidelines on the implementation of the transpare…