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ARTICLE · 05 JANUARY 2026

AI Act: A Look Back At The Controversial Publication Of The First General-purpose AI Code Of Practice

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On July 10, 2025, the European Commission published the final version of the first general-purpose AI code of practice.

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On July 10, 2025, the European Commission published the final version of the first general-purpose AI code of practice.

This publication divides the main players in this market: while OpenAi [provider of ChatGPT] has hinted that it will adhere to it, this is not the case for Meta, which announced on July 18, 2025, via its Director of International Affairs, its categorical refusal to adopt it1.

In this context, UGGC Avocats proposes to present, in five questions and answers, the main measures proposed by the European Commission to help suppliers of general-purpose AI models comply with certain obligations of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 13, 2024 laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (hereinafter the "Artificial Intelligence Regulation" or the "AI Act")2, which will come into force on August 2.

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