Overview of the Code of Practice

AI Act · 11 months ago

The EU AI Act's Code of Practice provides a framework for developers of General Purpose AI models to comply with regulatory requirements, with enforcement beginning August 2, 2026 for models released after August 2, 2025, and a compliance deadline of August 2, 2027 for existing models. Key commitments include maintaining comprehensive documentation for at least 10 years, establishing copyright policies that respect machine-readable rights signals like robots.txt, implementing safety and security frameworks with risk assessment and incident reporting within 2 days for critical infrastructure impacts, and ensuring transparency with downstream providers receiving documentation within 14 days. Signatories must assign clear organizational accountability for oversight and retain detailed safety records for a minimum of 10 years, with public disclosure of safety frameworks recommended unless models meet specific safer criteria.