Council of the EU gives final approval to the AI Act

Final approval of the AI Act by the Council — the date the legislative procedure was completed

Why it matters

The day the AI Act's legislative procedure ended. Everything after this is a question of entry-into-force and application dates, not of whether it becomes law

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Pressartificialintelligenceact.euhttps://artificialintelligenceact.eu/development/

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