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Article 113
Entry into force and application

Chapter XIII — Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 300/2008. 8 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2024-08-01 and 2025-02-02 and 2025-08-02 and 2026-07-27 and 2026-08-02 and 2026-12-02 and 2027-12-02 and 2028-08-02. 5 reach legal practice directly.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 83 words changed. The text below is the consolidated version of 27 July 2026; the 2024 text and the amending regulation are on EUR-Lex. 3 of the duties below now apply later than Article 113 originally provided; each shows both dates.

official text: EUR-Lex (consolidated 27 Jul 2026) · text © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) · coding CC BY 4.0 · data: obligations.json · Hugging Face · GitHub

The text

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

  1. (a)Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025, with the exception of Article 5(1), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026;
  2. (b)Chapter III Section 4, Chapter V, Chapter VII and Chapter XII and Article 78 shall apply from 2 August 2025, with the exception of Article 101;
  3. (c)Chapter III, Sections 1, 2, and 3, with the exception of Article 6(5), shall apply from: (i) 2 December 2027 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(2) and Annex III; and (ii) 2 August 2028 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(1) and Annex I;
  4. (d)Articles 102 to 110 shall apply from 27 July 2026.

It shall apply from 2 August 2026. However:

What it requires, coded

SafeLegalAI's reading of each duty in this article: who, what, from when, under which fine tier, and whether it reaches a firm, chambers, court or legal-AI vendor. Descriptive, not advice; the quoted words are the Regulation's.

  1. Art. 113Entry into forceNot tier-specific

    The AI Act enters into force on the twentieth day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    "This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union."
    Who
    Other
    From
    (Art. 113 first paragraph)
    Legal practice
    Institutional — This sets the legal entry-into-force date.

  2. Art. 113Entry into forceNot tier-specificlegal practice

    Unless a specific amended Article 113 exception applies, the AI Act applies from 2 August 2026.

    "It shall apply from 2 August 2026. However:"
    Who
    Any operator
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph (general application))
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — This is the default application date for most legal-sector AI obligations.

  3. Art. 113 (Art. 113(a))Entry into forceProhibited practicelegal practice

    Chapters I and II apply from 2 February 2025, except the newly specified Article 5(1) points and Article 5(1a) and (1b) later date.

    "Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025"
    Who
    Any operator
    From
    (Art. 113(a) as amended)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — This brings Article 5 prohibited-practice rules into early application for legal-sector AI, except the new Omnibus items.
    See
    Chapter I · Chapter II · Art. 5

  4. Art. 113 (Art. 113(a) exception)Entry into forceProhibited practicelegal practice

    Article 5(1) first-subparagraph points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b), apply from 2 December 2026 under amended Article 113(a).

    "Article 5(1), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026;"
    Who
    Any operator
    From
    (Art. 113(a) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — These newly staged prohibited-practice provisions may affect legal-sector AI from 2 December 2026.
    See
    Art. 5(1)(ba) · Art. 5(1)(bb) · Art. 5(1a) · Art. 5(1b)

  5. Art. 113 (Art. 113(b))Entry into forceNot tier-specificlegal practice

    Chapter III Section 4, Chapter V, Chapter VII, Chapter XII and Article 78 apply from 2 August 2025, except Article 101.

    "Chapter III Section 4, Chapter V, Chapter VII and Chapter XII and Article 78 shall apply from 2 August 2025, with the exception of Article 101;"
    Who
    Any operator
    From
    (Art. 113(b))
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Penalties, confidentiality and GPAI governance timelines begin early, while Article 101 remains on the default date.
    See
    Chapter III Section 4 · Chapter V · Chapter VII · Chapter XII · Art. 78 · Art. 101

  6. Art. 113 (Art. 113(c)(i))Entry into forceHigh-risklegal practice

    Chapter III Sections 1 to 3, except Article 6(5), apply from 2 December 2027 for AI systems classified as high-risk under Article 6(2) and Annex III.

    "2 December 2027 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(2) and Annex III;"
    Who
    Provider, Deployer, Public-authority deployer
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(i) as amended)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — This sets the deferred date for Annex III legal and justice high-risk AI.
    See
    Chapter III Sections 1-3 · Art. 6(2) · Annex III

  7. Art. 113 (Art. 113(c)(ii))Entry into forceHigh-risk

    Chapter III Sections 1 to 3, except Article 6(5), apply from 2 August 2028 for AI systems classified as high-risk under Article 6(1) and Annex I.

    "2 August 2028 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to Article 6(1) and Annex I;"
    Who
    Provider, Any operator
    From
    (Art. 113(c)(ii) as amended)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113(c)); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — This later date mainly concerns product-safety high-risk systems rather than Annex III legal AI.
    See
    Chapter III Sections 1-3 · Art. 6(1) · Annex I

  8. Art. 113 (Art. 113(d))Entry into forceNot tier-specific

    Articles 102 to 110 apply from 27 July 2026 under amended Article 113(d).

    "Articles 102 to 110 shall apply from 27 July 2026."
    Who
    Any operator
    From
    (Art. 113(d) as amended by Reg. (EU) 2026/1744)As enacted in 2024: (Art. 113 second subparagraph); deferred by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI).
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — This accelerates amendments to other acts and related provisions, including representative actions relevance.
    See
    Art. 102 · Art. 110

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 113 (Entry into force and application), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, consolidated text of 27 July 2026, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/2026-07-27/eng#art_113 — text © European Union; only the Official Journal is authentic. Coding: SafeLegalAI (published by Cognesio LLP), "EU AI Act, structured", safelegalai.com/regulation/eu-ai-act/article-113, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.