Guidance
The Commission publishes final Article 50 guidelines.
The guidance covers interaction notices, technical marking and disclosure of certain synthetic content; the EU icons are optional.
Comisión Europea · Directrices del artículo 50Library: last editorial review 29 Jul 2026. Check the original source for current status; the automated radar is updated separately.
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Start with Spain, continue with the European Union, and add global context where it helps explain the wider picture. Then read each issue through four lenses.
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Policy and regulatory timeline
Binding
Article 50 transparency obligations start.
Providers and deployers must meet the applicable duties. There is no general obligation to use the EU icons.
Comisión Europea · Preguntas frecuentes del artículo 50Public action
Spain’s deadline to transfer €300m to EuroHPC expires.
This is a public-investment milestone for AI and quantum infrastructure, not a general compliance deadline.
BOE · Convenio SETT–EuroHPCParliamentary
Amendments to Spain’s AI governance bill close.
This is a parliamentary milestone, not a compliance deadline for companies or public bodies.
Congreso de los Diputados · Expediente 121/000096Public action
Consultation on sustainable data centres closes.
The draft covers grid access, energy, water, efficiency and data sovereignty. It is not yet binding law.
MITECO · Audiencia públicaPublic action
The European tender for up to seven AI gigafactories closes.
This deadline is for consortia and special-purpose vehicles; Spain is bidding but has not been awarded a facility.
EuroHPC · Convocatoria de gigafactoríasBinding
The technical-marking transition ends and new prohibitions start.
Generative systems marketed before 2 August must comply with Article 50(2); prohibitions on non-consensual intimate and synthetic child-sexual-abuse material also start.
EUR-Lex · Reglamento (UE) 2026/1744Public action
The European cybersecurity and AI call closes.
Up to €96m under Digital Europe, including €15m for AI-based cybersecurity technologies and AI Act compliance work.
ECCC · Convocatoria Digital EuropeBinding
Annex III high-risk requirements apply.
This includes areas such as biometrics, education, employment, critical infrastructure, migration and justice.
EUR-Lex · Reglamento (UE) 2026/1744Binding
Product-related Annex I high-risk requirements apply.
This affects systems embedded in regulated products such as machinery, toys or medical devices.
EUR-Lex · Reglamento (UE) 2026/1744