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No. The May 2026 Digital Omnibus agreement defers high-risk obligations for standalone systems to December 2027, but other AI Act provisions continue to apply on the original schedule, DORA has applied since January 2025, and client contracts increasingly impose stricter AI restrictions than regulation does. 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