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EU AI Act’s high-risk regime faces lengthy pause, with tight approval schedule

By Luca Bertuzzi ( November 17, 2025, 16:01 GMT | Insight) -- The European Commission will propose a postponement of the entry into application of the AI Act's requirements on high-risk AI systems, with a final decision on the exact length — likely to be between 12 and 15 months — expected on Wednesday. The pause will be proposed as part of a broader package of amendments targeting the AI law, which will put pressure on EU member states and lawmakers to adopt the package before the August 2026 application date.AI developers and users will on Wednesday see the European Commission propose a pause up to 15 months of the EU AI Act’s regime for high-risk AI systems. But the timeframe to adopt it will be extremely short, MLex has learned....

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