Delay EU AI Act’s penalty regime by six or 12 months, Poland proposes
By Luca Bertuzzi ( September 16, 2025, 09:37 GMT | Insight) -- Poland has proposed postponing the EU AI Act’s penalty regime for high-risk AI systems by six or 12 months, according to a document seen by MLex. The plan would suspend the article on sanctions but not regulators’ enforcement powers. The Polish government also calls for clearer guidance, unspecified alternative solutions for technical standards and expanded use of AI sandboxes to ease compliance.AI developers and users have seen the Polish government circulate a document suggesting that the EU AI Act’s sanction regime for violations of requirements linked to risky AI systems should be postponed by six months or a year....
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