European Union appoints scientific panel to strengthen AI Act enforcement
The European Commission formed a Scientific Panel with 60 experts and an Advisory Forum to support enforcement of general-purpose AI models under the AI Act.
Institutional reinforcement
The European Commission announced in June 2026 the creation of a Scientific Panel with 60 independent experts in frontier AI, engineering, technical auditing and risk assessment, plus an Advisory Forum, to support AI Act enforcement.
Focus on general-purpose models
The Panel will focus on general-purpose AI (GPAI) models, systemic risks, model classification, evaluation methodologies and cross-border market surveillance.
Code of Practice finalized
In parallel, the Commission published the final version of the Code of Practice on Article 50 of the AI Act (marking and detection of AI-generated content) on June 10, 2026, ahead of the August 2026 deadline. High-risk AI system obligations, meanwhile, were postponed from August 2026 to December 2027.
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