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The EU AI Act enters its second major enforcement phase on August 2, 2026, when high-risk AI system obligations become legally enforceable under Regulation 2024/1689. This deadline activates the heaviest compliance requirements including risk management (Art. 9), data governance (Art. 10), technical documentation (Art. 11), record-keeping (Art. 12), transparency (Art. 13), human oversight (Art. 14), and accuracy, robustness, and cybersecurity (Art. 15). Penalties for non-compliance reach EUR 15 million or 3% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher. The European Commission's Digital Omnibus proposal could extend the high-risk deadline to December 2, 2027 for Annex III standalone systems, but the proposal has not been adopted and trilogues have not concluded. Two phases are already live: prohibited AI practices and AI literacy obligation took effect February 2, 2025, and GPAI model obligations have been enforceable since August 2, 2025. The AI Office gains full enforcement powers on August 2, 2026, including the authority to issue binding information requests to GPAI providers. Reg Intel reported the core details. TechRepublic noted additional context. ISAR Global added corroborating details.