RÉGLEMENTATION22 août 2026· 18 min
AI Act Compliance: Technical Audit & Implementation Roadmap
The EU AI Act is now in force, with high-risk system obligations kicking in by August 2026. This premium guide delivers a step-by-step technical audit methodology, quantified compliance cost benchmarks, and a prioritized 18-month roadmap drawn from real enterprise deployments.
SOURCES
[1]EU Artificial Intelligence Act (Regulation 2024/1689), Official Journal of the European Union, July 2024 — https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1689
[2]PwC, 'AI Compliance Cost Study: Benchmarking EU AI Act Implementation Expenditure Across European Enterprises', Q4 2024
[3]EY Digital Regulation Benchmark: AI Act Readiness Survey, Q4 2024 — covering 312 EU-headquartered organizations across financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and technology sectors
[4]Future of Life Institute, 'AI Act Awareness and Readiness Survey: European Business Landscape', January 2025 — https://futureoflife.org
[5]ISO/IEC 42001:2023 — Artificial Intelligence Management Systems Standard, International Organization for Standardization, December 2023
[6]NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0), National Institute of Standards and Technology, January 2023 — https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/ai/NIST.AI.100-1.pdf
[7]McKinsey Global Institute, 'The State of AI in 2024: Technology Report', McKinsey & Company, May 2024
[8]European Commission, 'Guidelines on the Classification of AI Systems under the EU AI Act', December 2024 — https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/regulatory-framework-ai
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