Regulations and Standards

Which AI compliance duties take effect when.

The EU's Digital Omnibus moved standalone high-risk duties to December 2, 2027, but transparency duties under Article 50 still applied from August 2, 2026. China's agent rules and Korea's AI Basic Act both took effect earlier in 2026.

Maximum fine per violation: EU AI Act, prohibited practices €35M or 7%; China Cybersecurity Law RMB 10M; California SB 53 $1M; Texas TRAIGA $200,000; Korea AI Basic Act KRW 30M MAXIMUM FINE PER VIOLATION EU AI Act, prohibited practices €35M or 7% China Cybersecurity Law RMB 10M California SB 53 $1M Texas TRAIGA $200,000 Korea AI Basic Act KRW 30M US DOLLARS EQUIVALENT, LOG SCALE
Annex III delay
16 months
EU Parliament Omnibus vote
423-57-174
China agent priority sectors
19
SB 53 compute threshold
10^26 ops

Evidence

The compliance calendar runs from 2025 to 2028

Developments: regulations and Standards
DateDevelopmentCountryWhat happenedSource
Feb 2 and Aug 2, 2025EU AI Act bans and general-purpose dutiesEUProhibitions applied in February, general-purpose model duties in AugustSource
Jan 22, 2026Korea AI Basic ActSouth KoreaHigh-impact duties with a one-year grace before finesSource
May 8, 2026China agent Implementation OpinionsChinaFiling, testing and recall in sensitive sectors; enforceable Jul 15, 2026Source
May 18, 2026Colorado SB 26-189United StatesEffective date moved to Jan 1, 2027; notice duties replace auditsSource
Jul 27, 2026EU Digital Omnibus in forceEUNew Annex I and III dates; nudifier and CSAM ban from Dec 2, 2026Source

Rules

Dates to track through 2028

Key rules and standards: compliance deadlines
RuleJurisdictionWhat it requiresStatus
EU AI Act Article 50EUDisclose AI interaction; mark synthetic contentAug 2, 2026; watermark grace to Dec 2, 2026
EU AI Act Annex III high-riskEUConformity, QMS, documentation, oversightDec 2, 2027
EU AI Act Annex I high-riskEUAI in regulated productsAug 2, 2028
Anthropomorphic AI interaction measuresChinaFiling; assessment at 1M usersEffective Jul 15, 2026
Texas TRAIGATexasBans certain harmful AI uses; AG enforcementEffective Jan 1, 2026
NYC Local Law 144New York CityBias audits and notice for hiring toolsIn force since Jul 2023

Status colors: green in force, blue voluntary standard or framework, amber adopted and phasing in, gray draft or pending, red withdrawn.

Record

Page Record

Datasets
ai_compliance_evidence.csv (5 rows)
Key sources
EU AI Act bans and general-purpose duties
Korea AI Basic Act
China agent Implementation Opinions
Colorado SB 26-189
EU Digital Omnibus in force
Last verified
October 2026