Regulatory Frameworks Inventory.

Detailed repository of global AI acts, policy drafts, and compliance standards currently in effect or under review.

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LOC Date Regulation Title Summary Status Action
CN 2026-01-09 CAC announces 2025 generative AI service filing/registration statistics and publication expectations Material for lawyers and compliance advisors assisting AI providers and deploying organisations in China: reinforces filing/registration and public-disclosure e... in force View
IT 2026-01-08 Italian DPA warning on AI deepfake content-generation services (Provv. 789) Law firms and advisors supporting AI tool providers, platforms, or clients using AI image/audio tools should strengthen consent and lawful-basis analysis, intro... in force View
EU 2026-01-08 EU Commission extends document retention order for X data on Grok (DSA) For platforms and AI vendors, the order requires immediate implementation of robust legal hold and e-discovery processes for AI feature documentation and logs. ... in effect View
US 2026-01-08 NIST RFI on security considerations for AI agent systems (Jan 2026) Creates a near-term opportunity for legal and advisory teams to shape emerging security expectations for agentic AI. Organizations deploying AI agents should ev... open for comment View
CN 2026-01-07 CAC publishes 15th batch deep synthesis algorithm filings (Jan 2026) Relevant to legal/compliance advisors supporting AI and synthetic media deployments in China: reinforces that qualifying deep synthesis services and supporting ... in force View
GB 2026-01-07 UK ICO statement on Grok AI on X (data protection compliance inquiry) Law firms and advisors supporting platforms or AI vendors should expect near-term regulator information requests and heightened scrutiny of GenAI features that ... in effect View
QA 2026-01-06 QICDRC Practice Direction No. 1/2026: Use of AI in QFC Court and Regulatory Tribunal proceedings Requires counsel and parties appearing in the QFC Court/Regulatory Tribunal to implement strict verification and confidentiality controls when using AI, with he... in force View
US 2026-01-06 FDA final guidance on clinical decision support software (Jan 2026) Materially affects product classification and regulatory strategy for AI-enabled CDS. Advisory teams should update scoping analyses, clinician transparency mate... in force View
US 2026-01-06 FDA final guidance on general wellness and low-risk devices (Jan 2026) Requires legal and advisory teams to reassess claims, labeling, and governance for AI-enabled wellness features. Can reduce regulatory burden for properly scope... in force View
QA 2026-01-06 QICDRC Practice Direction 1/2026 on use of AI in court proceedings Law firms and legal advisors appearing before the QFC Court or Regulatory Tribunal should implement mandatory citation-verification and AI-use governance contro... in force View