Commission & AI Office guidance
Article 50 transparency guidelines (July 2026)
Guidelines interpreting the transparency obligations for AI systems (Art. 50) — adopted by the Commission on 20 July 2026, shortly before Art. 50 becomes applicable on 2 August 2026.
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Other sources in this group
- Prohibited AI practices guidelines (Feb 2025)Commission guidelines interpreting the Article 5 prohibitions.
- AI system definition guidelines (Feb 2025)Commission guidelines on when software meets the definition of an AI system.
- General-purpose AI obligations guidelines (July 2025)Guidelines on the scope of obligations for providers of GPAI models.
- High-risk AI systems guidelines (draft, May 2026)Draft guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems.
- General-purpose AI Code of Practice (July 2025)Voluntary tool for providers of general-purpose AI models.
- Code of Practice on AI-generated content (June 2026)Voluntary code on marking and labelling AI-generated content and deepfakes under Art. 50(2) and (4).
- Article 112 report (May 2026)Commission report (COM(2026) 234) under Art. 112(1) assessing the need to revise the prohibited practices (Art. 5) and the Annex III high-risk list.