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September 2026

EU-widePostponedEU AI Act
AI Act: high-risk rules for AI embedded in regulated products (machinery, medical devices, toys, lifts)
2 August 2027 → 2 August 2028
Basis: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (24 July 2026)
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
2027-08-02 → 2028-08-02
EU-widePostponedEU AI Act
AI Act: high-risk AI obligations for Annex III use cases (HR, credit, education, biometrics, critical infrastructure)
2 August 2026 → 2 December 2027
Basis: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (24 July 2026)
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
2026-08-02 → 2027-12-02
EU-wideCorrectedCSDDD
CSDDD after Omnibus I: due diligence duties apply to companies with 5,000+ employees and €1.5bn turnover
26 July 2029
Basis: Directive (EU) 2026/470 (18 March 2026)
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
2029-07-26
EU-widePostponedEUDR
EU Deforestation Regulation: due diligence applies for large and medium operators and traders
30 December 2025 → 30 December 2026
Basis: Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 (23 December 2025)
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
2025-12-30 → 2026-12-30
EU-widePostponedEUDR
EU Deforestation Regulation: due diligence applies for micro and small enterprises
30 June 2027
Basis: Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 (23 December 2025)
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
2027-06-30
GermanyStatus changedGermany pay transparency (EntgTranspG reform)
Germany: transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive is overdue
Delayed
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
LithuaniaCorrectedLithuania VSD/PSD (self-employed social insurance)
Lithuania: annual VSD and PSD contributions settlement for individual activity, due 4 May 2027
1 May 2027 → 4 May 2027
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
2027-05-01 → 2027-05-04
PolandCorrectedNIS2 (Poland transposition - Ustawa o KSC)
Poland: KSC key/important entities must register within 6 months of the NIS2 amendment
3 October 2026
Recorded 8 September 2026 · Details
2026-10-03
EU-wideCorrectedEU AI Act
AI Act: chatbot, deepfake and AI-content transparency rules (Art. 50) apply; national enforcement starts
2 August 2026
Basis: Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 (24 July 2026)
Recorded 7 September 2026 · Details
2026-08-02
LatviaPostponedLatvia e-invoicing
Latvia: mandatory structured e-invoices and VID reporting for all domestic B2B invoices
1 January 2026 → 1 January 2028
Basis: Grozījumi Grāmatvedības likumā (5 June 2025)
Recorded 7 September 2026 · Details
2026-01-01 → 2028-01-01
EU-widePostponedBattery Regulation
Battery Regulation: supply-chain due diligence obligations apply
18 August 2025 → 18 August 2027
Basis: Regulation (EU) 2025/1561
Recorded 7 September 2026 · Details
2025-08-18 → 2027-08-18