Timeline

Which dates apply, and on which track?

Article 50, the 2026-12-02 marking transition, Annex III, and Annex I are shown as separate tracks.

What this checks

Article 50, the 2026-12-02 marking transition, Annex III, and Annex I are shown as separate tracks.

Who should use this screen

Anyone planning a launch date or a legacy system.

Current dates

Article 50 applies from 2026-08-02. Marking transition for earlier systems ends 2026-12-02. Annex III high-risk Chapter III sections 1-3 starts 2027-12-02. Annex I high-risk starts 2028-08-02. Transparency and high-risk stay on separate tracks.

Official sources

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Regulation (EU) 2026/1744, Commission Guidelines of 20 July 2026, the Commission FAQ, and the transparency code of practice on EUR-Lex and the Commission site.

Limitations

Decision support only. No high-risk conformity assessment, CE marking, quality-system build, or fundamental-rights workflow is included.

How to read the result

Transparency dates do not change the high-risk dates.

Annex III high-risk Chapter III sections 1-3 is 2027-12-02.

Annex I high-risk is 2028-08-02.

Separate tracks

Transparency dates and high-risk dates are never mixed in the result.

Limits

Is 2026-08-02 the Annex III start?

No. 2026-08-02 is the Article 50 transparency date. Annex III is 2027-12-02.

What did Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 change for this planner?

It is the basis for keeping the later high-risk dates off the transparency track.

Does an unknown category invent a date?

Unknown high-risk asks for review and still shows the official dates on their own tracks.

Where are both acts?

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and Regulation (EU) 2026/1744 on EUR-Lex.