In brief: EUR-Lex now provides a consolidated but legally non-binding reference version of the AI Act, including all amending acts, as at 27 July 2026.
EUR-Lex has published a consolidated text version of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence, as at 27 July 2026. For compliance officers, this offers for the first time a merged reference version of the AI Act incorporating all amendments to date.
The consolidated version merges Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act, AI Act), as at 27 July 2026. The document carries the CELEX number 02024R1689-20260727 and is available via EUR-Lex, the official portal for EU law. The Regulation also amends several existing legal acts: Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144, as well as Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828. The text is of EEA relevance, meaning it generally also applies to the EFTA states Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway under the EEA Agreement.
For compliance departments, a consolidated version is of practical value, as the AI Act has been taking effect in several stages since its entry into force, with individual articles becoming applicable at different points in time. A merged version that incorporates amendments and corrigenda reduces the risk of relying on outdated provisions, or ones superseded by later legal acts, as a basis for internal policies, risk assessments or governance processes. Since the Regulation contains references to sector-specific legal acts such as the Aviation Security Regulation (EC) 300/2008 or the vehicle type-approval regulations, the consolidation is also relevant for companies outside the classic AI sector, such as those in the automotive, aviation and rail industries.
In practice, it is advisable to document the CELEX number of the consolidated version and, for legal assessments, to always refer to the current consolidated version rather than the original 2024 Official Journal version, since EUR-Lex regularly updates consolidated texts. Consolidated versions themselves have no official legal status; the acts published in the Official Journal of the European Union remain authoritative. Compliance teams should therefore continue to rely on the original Official Journal publications for binding evidence, while using the consolidated version as a working basis for ongoing monitoring.
Source: eur-lex.europa.eu · Published
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