The Internal Market and Civil Liberties committees have adopted their joint position on a simplification proposal amending the EU AI Act, with 101 votes in favor, 9 against, and 8 abstentions, suggesting the postponement of certain rules for high-risk AI systems until 2 December 2027 for specific applications and until 2 August 2028 for those under EU sectorial legislation, while supporting extended compliance deadlines for watermarking AI-generated content to 2 November 2026, allowing service providers to process personal data to detect biases in AI systems with necessary safeguards, extending support measures to small mid-cap enterprises, and advocating for less stringent obligations under the AI Act for products already regulated by sector-specific laws, with negotiations with the Council expected to commence following the anticipated approval of Parliament’s mandate on 26 March 2026.
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