European Union lawmakers and member states formally enacted the Artificial Intelligence Act in 2024.

The European Union formally enacted the Artificial Intelligence Act in 2024. The European Parliament approved it on March 13, the Council endorsed it on May 21, and the regulation was formally signed on June 13 by representatives of the Parliament and Council. It was then published in the Official Journal on July 12 and entered into force on August 1.ey.comey.comThe European Union Artificial Intelligence Acteuroparl.europa.eueuroparl.europa.euArtificial intelligence act+2 more

The wording “lawmakers and member states” is a reasonable shorthand, although the formal institutional actors were the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, which represents the member states. The Council’s May 2024 approval completed the member-state side of the ordinary legislative process, while the Parliament had already adopted the measure in March.orrick.comorrick.comThe Artificial Intelligence Act of the European Union (AI Act)europarl.europa.eueuroparl.europa.euArtificial intelligence act | Think Tank+1 more

Enactment did not mean that every provision took effect immediately. The Act established a staged implementation timetable, with most provisions becoming applicable after two years, while the regulation itself entered into force on August 1, 2024. That distinction concerns implementation timing, not whether the legislation was formally enacted in 2024.cambridge.orgcambridge.orgRegulation 2024/1689 of the Eur. Parl. & Council of June 13, 2024 (EU Artificial...europarl.europa.eueuroparl.europa.euArtificial intelligence act+2 more

The claim is therefore supported as stated. More precisely, the EU adopted and formally signed Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 in 2024, rather than having all of its requirements become operational at once.