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European Union: Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation extending real-world testing and AI regulatory sandbox access becomes applicable

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Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation extending real-world testing and AI regulatory sandbox access becomes applicable

On 2 August 2026, 3 new provisions inserted by the Regulation on the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI Regulation) become applicable. The real-world testing framework under Art…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Testing requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
supranational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2025-11-19
under deliberation

On 19 November 2025, the European Commission proposed targeted simplification measures to amend the…

2026-05-07
under deliberation

On 7 May 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU reached a provisional agreement on…

2026-05-13
under deliberation

On 13 May 2026, the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) of the Council of the European Un…

2026-06-16
under deliberation

On 16 June 2026, the European Parliament passed a Regulation on the simplification of the implement…

2026-06-29
adopted

On 29 June 2026, the Council of the European Union adopted the Regulation on the simplification of …

2026-07-27
in grace period

On 27 July 2026, the Regulation on the simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on …

2026-08-02
in force

On 2 August 2026, 3 new provisions inserted by the Regulation on the simplification of the implemen…