This is the first of Marija Nonkovic’s update on key tech law developments for the month ahead:
| Date | Description | Further Information |
| 1 August 2024 | EU AI Act enters into force | Link to text here |
| 1 August 2024 | New deadline for consultation on deregulating Commercial Agents Regulations. | Link to consultation here |
| 9 August 2024 | Deadline for DSIT consultation on the cyber security of AI | Link to Call for Views here |
| 9 August 2024 | Deadline for DSIT consultation on the Code of Practice for Software Vendors | Link to Call for Views here |
| 25 August 2024 | Deadline for European Commission consultation on code of practice for general-purpose AI models | Link to consultation here |
In addition, here are some interesting developments from July 2024:
| Date | Description | Further Information |
| 9 July 2024 | ICO announced its annual Data Protection Practitioner’s Conferences for 8 October 2024. | Link to registration here |
| 12 July 2024 | EU AI Act was published in the EU Official Journal | Link to text here |
| 16 July 2024 | EDPB published FAQ on EU-US Data Privacy Framework for European businesses | Link to FAQ here |
| 17 July 2024 | EDPB adopted statement on DPAs role in AI Act framework, EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework | Link to statement here |
| 23 July 2024 | UK, EU and US published Joint Statement on competition in generative AI foundation models and AI products | Link to Joint Statement here |
| 25 July 2024 | European Commission published its second report on the GDPR | Link to Report here |
| 26 July 2024 | CMA published calls for inputs to inform review of assimilated Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation | Link to Call for Inputs here |
| 31 July 2024 | European Commission launched consultation on code of practice for general-purpose AI models | Link to Consultation here |
