RÉGLEMENTATION2 juillet 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 the obligations mean in practice, with timelines, risk tiers, and strategic playbooks.
SOURCES
[1]EU AI Act — Official Text, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, European Parliament & Council, June 2024
[2]PwC Digital Regulation Survey Q4 2024 — AI Compliance Readiness in European Software Companies
[3]McKinsey Global Institute — 'The State of AI in 2024', October 2024
[4]EU AI Office — Guidance on High-Risk AI Systems Classification, March 2025
[5]Forrester Research — 'The Cost of EU AI Act Compliance for Mid-Market SaaS', February 2025
[6]European Commission — Impact Assessment accompanying the AI Act, SWD(2021) 84 final
[7]Linklaters — 'AI Vendor Due Diligence Framework for Downstream Deployers', 2025
[8]Bird & Bird — 'EU AI Act: Obligations for GPAI Deployers', January 2025