How to use infinitelaws

Reading the regulation

Open the Annotated text from the home page. The left-hand contents lists chapters and sections: click to expand or collapse, and the dot next to an article shows the commentary status (gold = published, amber ring = in public review).

Switch language in the header and you stay at the same provision. Light and dark mode and font-size controls are available; every provision also has its own page with a permanent link.

Applicability labels: what applies, and since when

The AI Act enters into application in stages, and the Digital Omnibus amendment moved some of the dates. The label in the top-right corner of each article shows: a green dot = the article applies (since the date shown), a clock = it applies in the future, an amber hourglass = the date was deferred by the amendment.

The layers icon marks multiple temporal regimes (for instance different dates for Annex III and Annex I). The Ω badge marks articles whose text the amendment substantively changes.

Click the label for detail: the original date struck through, the new date, the regime breakdown and the amendment's legal status — it was published in the Official Journal (OJ L 2026/1744) and has been in force since 27 July 2026. The detail links on to the full timeline.

Timeline: What applies when

Need the big picture rather than per-article labels? The What applies when page lays the Act's entire phase-in on a single vertical axis: milestones from entry into force (August 2024) to 2030, a Today marker, deferred dates struck through with the Ω badge, and links to the affected provisions at every milestone.

The page is print-ready too — Ctrl/⌘+P produces a clean light-typeset document you can attach to an internal analysis.

Open What applies when →

Search

Press ⌘K (or click Search in the header). It searches numbers and titles, the full text of the regulation and published commentaries — with a preview and highlighted matches. Accents don't matter and it works in all 8 languages.

Filter and selection

Tick “Filter” in the contents and select chapters, sections or individual articles — you then read only what you need. The selection survives switching languages; clear it with one click.

Above the text there is a second filter — by date of application. The chips (e.g. 2 August 2026 or 2 December 2027) show how many articles apply from that date; clicking one leaves just those in the reader. The two filters combine, and export and print then work with exactly what you see on screen.

Export and print

The right-hand toolbar has three buttons: Print (a print-ready PDF with page numbers), PDF (two-column typesetting) and Word. Export the whole Act or just the articles picked by the filter; expanded commentaries can be included.

One-click citations

Select any passage of the text or of a commentary — a toolbar appears above the selection with two options: Copy text, or Copy with citation. The latter wraps the text in quotation marks and adds the precise provision citation (e.g. “Article 50, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (EU AI Act)”) plus a permanent infinitelaws link — ready to paste into a brief, an analysis or an email.

Commentaries

The commentary sits under the provision text — click the strip to expand it. The analysis has a fixed structure and every statement carries a numbered source (the authentic text, EU guidance, scholarship), one click away.

You can rate published commentaries (👍 Helpful / ⚠ Inaccurate) and discuss them; foreign-language posts translate at the click of a button. In languages without a native commentary, a machine translation (eTranslation) is shown with a visible label and a link to the original.

Where no commentary exists yet, the article's page offers a Request commentary button — reader demand shapes our queue, and we'll email you once it's published.

Sources & context

Every provision's page carries a Sources & context section: related recitals (for mapped articles), cross-references to connected articles and annexes, official materials on the article (Commission guidance, codes of practice, national law) and news items touching the provision. For recitals and annexes the link works in reverse too — you see which articles rely on them.

Join the review

Are you a lawyer or an AI-regulation expert? Sign in with Google, complete a short profile and comment on draft commentaries in the Review tab: add notes on anything and give a verdict — 👍 Recommend publishing / ✋ I have reservations. Once notes are addressed, a new round opens with a clear comparison of changes.

Reviews are anonymous for now; we will only credit you publicly with your separate consent.

Sharing, news and sources

Every provision has a Share button and a permanent link. News tracks regulatory developments (such as the Digital Omnibus) — each item has its own page linking to the official source and the affected article, and you can subscribe via RSS. Sources collects vetted official materials, and the footer offers an e-mail newsletter. More regulations are coming — GDPR, DSA, DMA and the Data Act; join the waiting list in the reader's left panel.

Good to know

The commentary is expert information, not legal advice. If you spot an error, use ⚠ Inaccurate, the discussion, or the contact in the footer — every piece of feedback improves the commentary. Who is behind the project and how the content is made is described on the About page.