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Analysis · 17 September 2026

# The AI Act and the Digital Omnibus: a postponement that exempts no one

Original title, in French: “Le RIA et Digital Omnibus : un report qui n'exonère personne”

**Publication**

Journal du Net (France)

**Author**

[Jouclard Alexandra](https://www.journaldunet.com/account/jouclard-alexandra-240814)

**Published on**

17 September 2026 · read in the page structured data

## Summary

The article sets out the application timeline of the European regulation on artificial intelligence (AI Act), which entered into force on 1 August 2024, and the effects of the Digital Omnibus, which postponed certain obligations ahead of the 2 August 2026 deadline. The author, a lawyer, explains that this postponement suspends neither the prohibitions nor the penalties, and that companies, regardless of size, must comply with three layers of obligations, including risk management for high-risk systems. She cites the GPAI Code of Practice signed by Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon, IBM and Mistral AI, and mentions that Anthropic has anticipated Article 50 on the labelling of AI-generated content. A FLASHS study for Hostinger on French people's trust in AI assistants and customer service is also cited.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on Journal du Net →](https://www.journaldunet.com/intelligence-artificielle/1554961-le-ria-et-digital-omnibus-un-report-qui-n-exonere-personne-alexandra-jouclard-avocate-au-barreau-de-paris-specialisee-dans-les-secteurs-medias-et-culture/)

## Figures cited

-   59 %
    
    share of French people who have believed they were talking to a human when it was an AI
    
    FLASHS survey for Hostinger, 21-22 July 2026, 1,000 French people
    
    > « 59 % déclarent avoir déjà cru échanger avec un humain alors qu’ils étaient en réalité face à un assistant IA »
    
    Source: Enquête FLASHS pour Hostinger
    
-   87 %
    
    share of French people preferring a human adviser for customer service
    
    FLASHS survey for Hostinger
    
    > « 87 % des Français préfèrent s’adresser à un conseiller humain quand ils contactent un service client »
    
    Source: Enquête FLASHS pour Hostinger
    
-   99 %
    
    share of French people aged 65 and over preferring a human adviser
    
    FLASHS survey for Hostinger, aged 65 and over
    
    > « 99 % chez les 65 ans et plus »
    
    Source: Enquête FLASHS pour Hostinger
    

## Classification

**Country**

France

**Company size**

All sizes

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified · Media, communications, marketing

**Companies**

Amazon (cited), Hostinger (study author), Microsoft (cited), OpenAI (cited), Anthropic (deploys AI), IBM (cited), Mistral AI (cited), Google (cited)

**Keywords**

ai act, european regulation, digital omnibus, compliance, ai transparency, customer service

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Journal du Net and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.