Article 50 · What changed
EU AI Act Article 50 updates: what changed for providers
Every step in Article 50's application, newest first, and what it means for what you ship. Not legal advice. Get updates.
Dated log
Changes to the law and guidance
Article 50 applies from today
Article 50 applies from today. Systems placed on the market from now must mark under 50(2); existing systems have until 2 December.
The Code of Practice is final
The Code is final: two marking layers, free detection, and interoperable detection by 2 February 2027.
EU AI Act enters into force
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 enters into force. Article 50 applies from 2 August 2026.
Editorial
Changes to this playbook
Topic pages and a dated updates log
Each part of the playbook now has its own page with the statute wording and common questions, and this updates log lists every change with its source.
Playbook launched
Playbook launched: checklists, exemption and coverage tests, and a sourced vendor comparison.
More in the playbook
Other sections
Eight steps for providers
Mark at generation, attach a C2PA manifest, offer free detection, test, document. A checklist you can tick, with the detail for each step.
Open the checklist → Exemption test · Art. 50(2)Narrow ways out
Assistive editing, output authorised for criminal-offence work and the real-time carve-out, against what keeps you in scope.
Run the exemption test → Vendors comparedWhat each vendor says about itself
Verda, SynthID, Adobe Content Authenticity and Meta AudioSeal / Video Seal on eight criteria, from each company's public site.
Compare vendors → Marking approachesWhy the Code asks for two layers
Manifests are stripped on re-upload. The watermark persists. C2PA, labels, fingerprinting, classifiers and watermarks compared.
Compare approaches → TimelineDeadlines
New systems mark from 2 August 2026, systems already on the market from 2 December 2026, interoperable detection by 2 February 2027.
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