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This hub tracks the EU AI Act and the surrounding AI governance rules in the EU, UK and Switzerland.
AI regulation is arriving in layers: the EU AI Act at the centre, with data protection law, international frameworks and national approaches around it. The sections below collect the primary sources that matter, together with our commentary as it is published.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act): generally applicable since 2 August 2026; the Digital Omnibus, in force 27 July 2026, extends the high-risk timelines to 2 December 2027 and, for AI embedded in regulated products, 2 August 2028
AI Act, consolidated text (EUR-Lex) Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, the Digital Omnibus on AI (EUR-Lex)Implementation: the Commission's AI Office, timelines and guidance
European Commission: the AI Act (policy page) AI Act Service Desk: implementation timeline European Commission: navigating the AI Act (FAQ)Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR): automated decision-making and the data-governance backbone of AI deployment
GDPR, consolidated text (EUR-Lex)The Swiss approach: Federal Council decision of 12 February 2025 to join the Council of Europe AI Convention (signed 27 March 2025, ratification pending parliamentary approval) and regulate primarily sectorally, with cross-sector rules limited to core fundamental-rights areas and a consultation draft due by the end of 2026
Federal Council: decision on the Swiss AI regulatory approach (12 February 2025) BAKOM: artificial intelligence (implementation work) Federal Office of Justice: AI legislation project Federal Chancellery: AI in the Federal AdministrationThe regulator-led UK approach: cross-sector principles applied by existing regulators, no horizontal statute
Government response: a pro-innovation approach to AI regulation ICO: guidance on AI and data protection (under review following the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025) SI 2026/425: regulations requiring the ICO to prepare a statutory code on AI and automated decision-making (code in preparation) FCA: AI and the FCA, our approach HM Government: Financial Services AI Adoption Plan AI Opportunities Action Plan: one year onCouncil of Europe Framework Convention on AI and Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (CETS No. 225): adopted May 2024, opened for signature 5 September 2024; not yet in force (Article 30(3): consent of five signatories including at least three Council of Europe member States, then a three-month period; one ratification so far, the European Union on 15 May 2026); Switzerland signed 27 March 2025, ratification pending
Framework Convention, official text (CETS 225, PDF) Explanatory report (PDF) Council of Europe Treaty Office: signatures and ratifications, CETS 225Last reviewed: 26 September 2026. The materials on this page are provided for general information only, do not constitute legal advice and do not create a lawyer–client relationship. Links to official sources are provided for convenience; always rely on the current official text.
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