REGULATION12 May 2026· 10 min
EU AI Act: Practical Obligations for B2B SaaS Companies
The EU AI Act is now law — and B2B SaaS vendors have until August 2026 to comply. Here's what high-risk AI obligations, transparency rules, and governance mandates mean for your product roadmap.
SOURCES
[1]Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Official Journal of the EU, July 2024)
[2]European Commission — AI Act Implementation Roadmap, August 2024
[3]European AI Office — GPAI Code of Practice Draft, October 2024
[4]Gartner — 'Predicts 2025: AI Governance and Regulation', November 2024
[5]KPMG — 'EU AI Act Readiness Survey: Enterprise Preparedness Report', Q3 2024
[6]Future of Life Institute — EU AI Act Risk Classification Analysis, 2024
[7]Allen & Overy — 'AI Act: Obligations for Deployers and Providers', Legal Briefing, September 2024