EU Council Gives Final Green Light to AI Act Simplification — High-Risk Deadlines Pushed to Dec 2027 / Aug 2028

Summary

On June 29, the Council of the EU gave final approval to the "Omnibus VII" package simplifying and streamlining the AI Act, following the European Parliament's endorsement on June 16. The legislative act enters into force three days after publication in the EU's Official Journal. Substantively, the package pushes back application dates for high-risk AI obligations — standalone high-risk AI systems now have until 2 December 2027, and high-risk AI systems embedded in products until 2 August 2028 —