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Article 96
Guidelines from the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation

Chapter X — Codes of conduct for voluntary application of specific requirements. 3 distinct duties, powers or definitions are coded from this article, applying from 2026-08-02. 1 reaches legal practice directly.

Amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (Digital Omnibus on AI), in force 2026-07-27 — about 136 words changed. The text below is the consolidated version of 27 July 2026; the 2024 text and the amending regulation are on EUR-Lex.

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

1. The Commission shall develop guidelines on the practical implementation of this Regulation, and in particular on:

  1. (a)the application of the requirements and obligations referred to in Articles 8 to 15 and in Articles 25 and 26;
  2. (b)the prohibited practices referred to in Article 5;
  3. (c)the practical implementation of the provisions related to substantial modification;
  4. (d)the practical implementation of transparency obligations laid down in Article 50;
  5. (e)detailed information on the relationship of this Regulation with the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Annex I, as well as with other relevant Union law, including as regards consistency in their enforcement;
  6. (f)the application of the definition of an AI system as set out in Article 3, point (1);
  7. (g)the practical implementation of Article 8(2), Article 9(10) and Article 17(3) in accordance with the principle of complementarity and proportionality, with a view to ensuring consistency, avoiding duplication and minimising additional burdens when complying with the requirements of this Regulation and the requirements of the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I; such guidelines shall be published by 1 August 2027.

2. At the request of the Member States or the AI Office, or on its own initiative, the Commission shall update guidelines previously adopted when deemed necessary.

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. 96(1)Support measureNot tier-specificlegal practice

    The Commission must develop guidelines on practical implementation of the Regulation, including high-risk requirements and obligations, prohibited practices, substantial modification, transparency duties, legal relationships and the AI-system definition.

    "The Commission shall develop guidelines on the practical implementation of this Regulation"
    Who
    Commission
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph (general application))
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal practice directly — Guidance on prohibited practices, high-risk duties, transparency and AI-system definition is directly relevant to legal-AI providers and deployers.
    See
    Art. 5 · Art. 8 · Art. 15 · Art. 25 · Art. 26 · Art. 50

  2. Art. 96(1) (g)Support measureHigh-risk

    The Commission must publish by 1 August 2027 guidelines on implementing Articles 8(2), 9(10) and 17(3) consistently with Annex I Section A Union harmonisation legislation while avoiding duplication and additional burdens.

    "such guidelines shall be published by 1 August 2027."
    Who
    Commission
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph (general application))Publication deadline: 1 August 2027.
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — This guidance mainly affects high-risk product AI, with indirect relevance for legal-AI vendors in regulated products.
    See
    Art. 8(2) · Art. 9(10) · Art. 17(3) · Annex I Section A

  3. Art. 96(2)Support measureNot tier-specific

    The Commission must update previously adopted guidelines when necessary, whether at Member State or AI Office request or on its own initiative.

    "the Commission shall update guidelines previously adopted when deemed necessary."
    Who
    Commission, Member State, AI Office
    From
    (Art. 113 second subparagraph (general application))
    Legal practice
    Reaches legal-AI vendors or public bodies — Updated guidance can affect legal-sector interpretations of AI Act obligations.
    See
    Art. 96(1)

Cite

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 96 (Guidelines from the Commission on the implementation of this Regulation), 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_96 — 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-96, accessed 2026-09-08, CC BY 4.0.