EU AI Labelling Code: Key Dates

As highlighted in our previous update, the European Commission’s voluntary Draft Code on AI Labelling was published on 17 December 2025 to advance transparency and accountability in AI-generated content. This publication marks a significant milestone within the Commission’s following timeline:

• 17-18 November 2025 – 1st Working groups meetings
• 17 December 2025 – Publication of the first draft
• 12 & 14 January 2026 – Working groups meetings. Start of the second drafting round.
• 21-22 January 2026 – Workshops – working groups 1 & 2.
• March 2026 (TBC) – Publication of the second draft. Start of the final drafting round.
• April 2026 (TBC) – Working groups meetings.
• May-June 2026 – Closing Plenary. Publication of the final Code of Practice.

The EU Commission has stated that “The full exercise is expected to last for 7 months. This timeline allows sufficient time for providers and deployers to prepare for compliance before the rules take effect in August 2026. The transparency obligations in Article 50 AI Act will complement other rules like those for high-risk AI systems or general-purpose AI models”.

Stay tuned as we continue to follow these developments closely.

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