The consolidated version of the EU Artificial Intelligence Act, document reference 02024R1689-20260727, took effect on 27 July 2026, incorporating amendments from Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The bulk of the regulation became applicable on 2 August 2026. The text grants the European Commission exclusive supervision of AI systems integrated into designated very large online platforms, with inspection and sealing powers and periodic penalty payments of up to 5 percent per day. Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 was adopted on 8 July 2026 and published on 24 July 2026. The consolidated version runs to 165 pages. A provisional agreement on new compliance dates for high-risk systems was reached on 7 May 2026, following a committee vote of 101 to 9 on 18 March 2026. A rewritten Article 75 and new articles 75a to 75d make the AI Office exclusively competent for supervision and enforcement over AI systems based on general-purpose AI models developed by the same provider, and AI systems integrated into very large online platforms or search engines designated under the Digital Services Act. The Commission designated its first platforms on 25 April 2023, upheld by the General Court on 3 September 2025. Designated platforms include Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Google Play, Google Maps, Google Shopping, Amazon Store, LinkedIn, TikTok, Google Search and Bing. Exclusive competence applies to providers; deploy