The European Commission published guidelines on the classification of high-risk AI systems in February 2026, establishing the interpretive framework for the 2 Aug 2026 Annex III enforcement deadline.
- Source
- European Commission · archived
- Regulatory published
- Logged
- Cadence
- 90 days
- Next review
- 2026-07-18
Why this was logged
These guidelines are the binding interpretive reference for every EU AI Act high-risk classification decision through 2 Aug 2026 enforcement date. Every Big-4 client alert + every corporate compliance team reads them.
Review history
No reviews yet. First review scheduled for 2026-07-18.
This record tracks what the source stated, with evidence for the current verdict. Verdicts describe what the evidence shows, not vendor intent. See methodology for the full counter-evidence + review discipline.
The February guidelines bridge the enforcement-date calendar gap — organisations can’t wait for case law and the guidelines substitute. Review at 90 days to track whether the Commission issues follow-up clarifications before 2 Aug enforcement.