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AI Content Marking Checker
10 June 2026 Article 50 Code update
The Code is voluntary. Article 50 is not. The European Commission published the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content on 10 June 2026. The Code supports provider marking under Article 50(2) and deployer labelling under Article 50(4), but Article 50 transparency obligations remain legal obligations where they apply.
Deployers should now record whether Code measures, EU icons, provider marking dependencies, label wording, first-interaction or first-exposure timing, accessibility, and public-interest text review were considered. Do not treat the Code, an icon, or a checklist as legal approval.
Article 50 timing watch
Article 50 generally applies from 2 August 2026. Article 111(4), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, gives providers of systems covered by Article 50(2) that were placed on the market before 2 August 2026 until 2 December 2026 to comply with Article 50(2). This is not a transition for Article 50(4) or other Article 50 duties.
Regulatory update
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 is in force. Separate Article 5 timing from high-risk application dates.
Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 was published on 24 July 2026 and entered into force on 27 July 2026. It moves many Article 6(2) / Annex III high-risk obligations to 2 December 2027 and Article 6(1) / Annex I product-integrated high-risk rules to 2 August 2028. Article 50 transparency, Article 4 AI literacy, Article 5 prohibitions and other near-term duties still require separate route-specific review. Continue inventory, role classification, vendor evidence, Article 50 trigger review and evidence-file preparation now.
Article 50 transparency obligations remain route-specific. Article 50 generally applied from 2 August 2026 for in-scope transparency duties. Article 111(4), as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, gives providers of certain Article 50(2) systems placed on the market before that date until 2 December 2026 to comply with Article 50(2). This tool separates provider and deployer routes; it is not a legal opinion.
Build a Route-Specific Article 50 Record
Select the legal route or routes that match the actual system or publication context. The tool then asks only the evidence questions relevant to those routes.
The output records findings, gaps, uncertainties, source basis, and provider dependencies. It does not calculate a compliance score.
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1. Your role in this review
2. Select every Article 50 route that may apply
Use the actual system and publication context. Provider marking and deployer labelling are separate routes.
Article 50 Route-Specific Evidence Record
Disclaimer: This assessment separates the Article 50 current-law routes from final non-binding Commission guidelines published on 20 July 2026 and voluntary Code measures reviewed on 2 September 2026. The Code supports Article 50(2) and (4) implementation but is not a universal control stack. This tool does not constitute legal advice. Consult qualified counsel for binding compliance decisions.