CSOAI - readiness
The 2 Aug 2026 transparency cliff
EU AI Act transparency duties, GPAI penalty powers, and market-surveillance authority activate on 2 Aug 2026. (High-risk obligations were deferred to Dec 2027 by the Digital Omnibus - but transparency is now.)
0days to 2 Aug 2026
What activates
Article 50 transparency
Disclose AI interaction, label synthetic media, watermark generated content.
GPAI penalty powers
General-purpose model obligations become enforceable with penalties.
Market-surveillance authority
Competent authorities gain enforcement powers across the single market.
CSOAI issues Ed25519-signed compliance passports and C2PA watermark attestations for Article 50 - provable transparency you can show a regulator. Bring your system and the Council scopes exactly what you owe by 2 Aug.