REGULATION28 September 2026· 9 min
EU AI Act: Practical Obligations for B2B SaaS Companies
The EU AI Act is now in force, reshaping how B2B SaaS companies build and deploy AI. Here's what your compliance roadmap must include before the 2026 deadlines.
SOURCES
[1]European Parliament & Council, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 on Artificial Intelligence (EU AI Act), Official Journal of the European Union, July 2024
[2]Future of Life Institute, 'EU AI Act Risk Classification Analysis of Enterprise AI Applications', 2024
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[7]German Federal Office for Artificial Intelligence Safety (BAIK), 'Implementation Guidance for High Risk AI Systems', Q1 2025