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Commission opinion on the assessment of the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated Content

  • POLICY AND LEGISLATION
  • Publication 09 July 2026

The Commission and the AI Board consider this voluntary code an effective means to facilitate compliance with the AI Act’s transparency obligations.

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On July 8, the Commission concluded that the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated Content adequately covers the obligations provided for in Articles 50(2), (4) and (5) AI Act and facilitates their effective implementation.

The following day, the AI Board adopted its Adequacy Assessment code.

All providers and deployers of generative AI systems are invited to sign the code. It is the EU-wide adequate instrument to ensure compliance with their respective obligations, regardless of their place of establishment, operation or competent market surveillance authority. Adherence to the code does not constitute conclusive evidence of compliance with these obligations.

The code sets out commitments and measures to which providers of generative AI systems, including general-purpose AI systems, and deployers of AI systems generating deepfakes and certain text may adhere to demonstrate their compliance.

The AI Office will consider facilitating formal updates to the code at least every two years, for instance based on the emergence of standards or relevant technological developments.

You can download both the Commission Opinion and the AI Board Adequacy Assessment below.

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1 - Commission Opinion on the assessment of the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-generated content
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2 - AI Board Adequacy Assessment Code of Practice Transparency of AI-Generated Content
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Last update

31 July 2026