EU AI Act
EU AI Act Article 5: Prohibited AI practices
Applies nowApplies from 2 Feb 2025. Article 5(1), points (ba) and (bb), and Article 5(1a) and (1b) apply from 2 Dec 2026.
The following AI practices shall be prohibited:
Article 5, paragraph 1. Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, consolidated text of 27 July 2026. Read the full text on EUR-Lex
EUR-Lex text is reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU. Guidance is stored as an interpretation, not as a statute.
What evidence usually supports this
- A documented check that the intended purpose is not a prohibited practice
- Sign-off from legal or compliance on that check
How Assurance OS gates it
The free applicability check and the system questionnaire flag answers that point to a prohibited practice so a person reviews them before release.
This page shows an excerpt of the law and the evidence teams commonly keep for it. It is not legal advice and does not say whether your system complies. Read the full text and take legal advice for your case.
Gate Article 5 evidence in CI.
Free plan, no card. Assurance OS checks the evidence on every release and hands buyers a signed pack.