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Thank you very much, a different topic also on tech ahead of the AI transparency obligations start of application on 2 August,

could you give us an update on the signatories to the Code of Practice?

I think there was a deadline yesterday to be included by 2 August.

Could you tell us who has signed, what kind of organizations, deployers providers,

and how you see the progress towards putting the rules into practice by the sector? Thanks Jennifer.

Important deadline ahead of us, 2nd of August indeed under the AI Act, so I will not go into the exact detail of how many signatories, etc.

I don't have this figure at hand, but I will get back to you bilaterally.

What I can recall more generally speaking is indeed on the 2nd of August,

the transparency obligations and the prohibitions will kick in and will be then enforced also from our side. This is an important step for two.

So everything that is prohibited, AI models that go against our fundamental rights will be prohibited and this will be officially enforced. And then you have a second dimension.

This is more about general purpose AI models, transparency, fighting deep fakes, fighting AI generated content,

and especially labeling it properly to have increased transparency for users in the European Union. So indeed important deadline ahead of us. Thank you, Thomas. Other questions for Thomas? No. Yeah, is it for Thomas? OK, let's, go ahead.

We still have 15 minutes together and I really have many hands raised still. Yeah.

Yeah, on the, on the same topic, so I had a question about the EU database for high-risk AI systems,

that was expected to be set up in June but was not, and I've, seen reports that's been pushed back for at least 2027.

Can you confirm this postponement and can you explain to me how does this go in line with the new obligations that enter into force on the 2nd of August,

please?

So indeed work in progress, not much to add from my side today on this, but if I have more information, I'll get back to you, Clara on this one. Other question for Thomas. Raziye, let's come to you.

Thank you, Raziye Akkoc, AFP news agency, I just really want to clarify something, because I'm getting a bit confused.

We're getting a proposal after the summer on the children and the social media.

Just to clarify, we expect, according to the draft agenda, that Madam President von der Leyen will give her State of the Union on 16 September.

Just for the sake of my copying that I don't make any errors, are we expecting a legal proposal also on that same day?

When will that come, or will she just be announcing her intentions for what will be contained in the proposal,

and therefore what could come could be in October, November, December, because after summer is quite vague.

I don't think we will be prejudging at this stage exactly what the president will, want to announce in her State of the Union speech.

Thomas has already provided information on what is possible, but,

then it will be for her to make the announcements when, she considers, it the right time. Thomas, anything to add on this?

No, just on the importance, I mean, well, not stress again how important this topic is to this Commission and, and, and, and our president.

So work heavily ongoing, a serious commitment to have a serious proposal after the summer as mentioned by the president herself,

but indeed will not be judged on the next steps.

Gabriele, another question for you, and then I change, spokes to give a chance also to the others.

Media information
ID I-293267
Date 28/07/2026
Duration 03:36
Personalities Thomas Regnier
Institution European Commission
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