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The EU AI Act's critical enforcement milestone arrives on August 2, 2026, when the European Commission's formal enforcement powers become fully active. GPAI model providers who placed models on the market after August 2, 2025 must comply by this deadline. This date brings the full set of high-risk AI system obligations (Articles 9–17 for providers, Article 26 for deployers) into force, alongside Article 50 transparency obligations for generative AI. Ireland has already designated 15 enforcement authorities as of September 2025, demonstrating implementation momentum across member states. TechRepublic reported the core details. ECSbureau noted additional context. Modulos added corroborating details.