# General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (Transparency, Copyright, Safety and Security chapters)

- **Jurisdiction:** European Union (EU)
- **Type:** Standard · **Status:** In force · **Binding:** no
- **Issued by:** European Commission AI Office (drafted by independent experts)
- **Proposed:** — · **Adopted:** 10 Jul 2025 · **Effective:** 2 Aug 2025
- **Next milestone:** 2 Aug 2027: GPAI models placed on the market before 2 Aug 2025 must comply with AI Act GPAI obligations
- **Obligations:** Transparency to users, Copyright and training data, Frontier model safety, Security testing, Incident reporting
- **Sectors:** All sectors

## Summary
Voluntary code that GPAI model providers can sign to demonstrate compliance with AI Act Articles 53 and 55: a model documentation form, a copyright policy, and (for systemic-risk models only) safety and security practices. The Commission and AI Board confirmed it as an adequate compliance tool; signatories include Amazon, Anthropic, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Mistral AI and OpenAI, with xAI signing only the Safety and Security chapter.

## Why it matters
Signing gives GPAI providers a presumption-like route to show compliance and reduces scrutiny now that Commission enforcement powers over GPAI apply (from 2 Aug 2026).

## Source
[European Commission - Shaping Europe's digital future](https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/contents-code-gpai)
Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026.

## Cite
General-Purpose AI Code of Practice (Transparency, Copyright, Safety and Security chapters). European Commission AI Office (drafted by independent experts). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/eu-gpai-code-of-practice-2025/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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