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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
Do not treat every Article 50 obligation as postponed. Article 50 duties are route-specific. Commission materials state that Article 50 transparency obligations are applicable from 2 August 2026. PE-CONS 30/26 adds a specific adopted-pending-OJ transition for providers of AI systems generating synthetic audio, image, video or text content placed on the market before 2 August 2026 to comply with Article 50(2) by 2 December 2026. Do not extend that transition to every deployer disclosure duty under Article 50(4). The Council adopted the Digital Omnibus on AI on 29 June 2026. Official Journal publication and the exact entry-into-force date remain pending, so treat the adopted text as an adopted-pending-OJ planning track until the final OJ citation is verified.
Regulatory update
Council-adopted update pending OJ publication. Separate Article 5 timing from high-risk delays.
The Council adopted the Digital Omnibus on AI on 29 June 2026. Official Journal publication and the exact entry-into-force date remain pending. The adopted text 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. Use 2 August 2026 as the near-term route-review date for in-scope transparency duties, and track the adopted-pending-OJ 2 December 2026 transition for Article 50(2) provider marking duties on synthetic-content systems already placed on the market before 2 August 2026. 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 draft Commission guidance and voluntary Code measures as reviewed on 23 June 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.