Marking

Is machine-readable marking ready for synthetic output?

Audio, image, video, and text, plus feasibility and the transition for systems placed before 2026-08-02.

What this checks

Audio, image, video, and text, plus feasibility and the transition for systems placed before 2026-08-02.

Who should use this screen

Providers who generate synthetic output.

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

A visible label by itself is recorded as not satisfying machine-readable marking.

Systems placed before 2026-08-02 follow the transition date 2026-12-02.

A feasible machine-readable mark is a marking path, not a completed conformity file.

Separate tracks

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

Limits

Can a watermark people can see replace the machine-readable mark?

No. The screen states that a visible label does not satisfy marking.

Which date applies to older systems?

The transitional marking date is 2026-12-02.

Does this cover high-risk approval?

No. High-risk dates are on the timeline screen, on a separate track.

Which acts are listed?

Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 and the Commission transparency materials.