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# Article 113 — Entry into force and application

*In force · Consolidated version of 27 July 2026 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 30 Sep 2026 ·* [*Official source*](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R1689-20260727)

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

It shall apply from 2 August 2026.

However:

**(a)** Chapters I and II shall apply from 2 February 2025, with the exception of [Article 5(1)](/ai-act/articles/5.md), first subparagraph, points (ba) and (bb), and [Article 5](/ai-act/articles/5.md)(1a) and (1b) which shall apply from 2 December 2026;

**(b)** Chapter III Section 4, Chapter V, Chapter VII and Chapter XII and [Article 78](/ai-act/articles/78.md) shall apply from 2 August 2025, with the exception of [Article 101](/ai-act/articles/101.md);

**(c)** Chapter III, Sections 1, 2, and 3, with the exception of [Article 6(5)](/ai-act/articles/6.md), shall apply from:

**(i)** 2 December 2027 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to [Article 6(2)](/ai-act/articles/6.md) and Annex III; and

**(ii)** 2 August 2028 as regards AI systems classified as high-risk pursuant to [Article 6(1)](/ai-act/articles/6.md) and Annex I;

**(d)** [Articles 102](/ai-act/articles/102.md) to 110 shall apply from 27 July 2026.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

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[Chapter XIII — Final provisions](/ai-act/chapters/xiii.md) · [← Article 112](/ai-act/articles/112.md)


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