The European Tech Alliance (EUTA), the umbrella organization of 36 European-born tech companies, is calling on European lawmakers to amend the AI Omnibus proposal so that the AI Regulation (AI Act) remains practical, risk-based, and innovation-friendly. According to the alliance, the proposal should not get bogged down in simply postponing obligations, but should address real bottlenecks in implementation.
EUTA welcomes the European Commission's attempt to clarify and streamline the implementation of the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689). At the same time, the organization warns that the core of the law — the risk-based system — must not be undermined.
According to EUTA, Article 6(3) should serve as a genuine safeguard: AI systems listed in Annex III should only be classified as high risk if they actually influence decisions in a material way or cause significant risks. The alliance also advocates a narrow interpretation of the profiling provision to prevent everyday applications, for example in recruitment and selection, from unintentionally falling under the high-risk regime.
To prevent the AI Act from becoming an administrative check-box exercise, EUTA is calling for concrete and useful guidance. The European Commission should develop methodologies, templates, and practical guidelines for fundamental rights risk assessments and associated mitigating measures.
This guidance must also be consistent with existing and future guidelines from member states and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), so that companies do not face overlapping or conflicting obligations. Only with clear and consistent tools, says EUTA, can organizations deploy their resources for effective risk management rather than mere formal compliance.
EUTA supports the proposed postponement of the transparency obligations under Article 50 of the AI Act, but believes that this does not go far enough. The alliance advocates extending the transition period from six to twelve months for all parts of Article 50 and for both existing and new AI systems.
In addition, the introduction of these obligations should be aligned with the Code of Practice and relevant technical standards that are yet to be developed. According to EUTA, transparency must also be applied in a risk-based manner: only when there is a real risk of deception. This prevents users from being inundated with information in situations where the use of AI is already evident.
Finally, EUTA emphasizes the importance of legal predictability. Companies need clear and stable deadlines in order to plan investments in compliance. The alliance therefore advocates clearly establishing when deferred high-risk obligations will come into effect, for example by linking them to the availability of standards, guidelines, and practical compliance tools.
According to EUTA, open-ended deadlines undermine both legal certainty and the willingness of European AI providers to invest.
EUTA Secretary General Victoria de Posson emphasizes that the AI Omnibus proposal must be more than just a shift in deadlines.
"The AI Omnibus is an opportunity to fix real implementation bottlenecks, but postponement alone is not enough." "European innovators need clear guidance, proportionate obligations, and predictable timelines to invest and scale responsibly," said Posson.
EUTA says it is prepared to engage in constructive and solution-oriented dialogue with the EU institutions, with the aim of creating an AI Omnibus that strengthens confidence in AI while supporting European competitiveness and innovation.
