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The Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment (DETE) published the General Scheme of the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Bill 2026 on 4 February 2026 (the Scheme). The Scheme forms the basis for the national Irish legislation which will implement certain aspects of the EU AI Act into Irish law.

We set out below some points to note resulting from the Scheme.

New AI Office  – Oifig gIS na hÉireann 

The Scheme proposes to establish a new independent statutory body called ‘Oifig Intleachta Shaorga na hÉireann’ or the ‘AI Office of Ireland’ (the Office). The Office will serve as…

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On 19 November 2025, the General Court of the European Union (the General Court) delivered a significant judgment in Case T-367/23, dismissing Amazon EU Sàrl (Amazon)’s challenge to the European Commission (EC)’s decision to designate Amazon Store as a “very large online platform” (VLOP) under the Regulation (EU)  2022/2065 (the Digital Services Act or DSA). This decision follows the decision in Case T-348/23 Zalando v Commission in September 2025 (the Zalando decision) (see our analysis of that decision here), and is the second decision in a number…

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On 12 September 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published its draft Guidelines on the interplay between the DSA and the GDPR (the Draft Guidelines). The Draft Guidelines aim to clarify how intermediary service providers (ISPs) should interpret and apply the GDPR when processing personal data in the context of DSA requirements. The Draft Guidelines are currently open to submissions as part of a public consultation until 31 October 2025.…

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On February 13, the European Commission (EC) and the European Board for Digital Services (EBDS) endorsed the integration of the Code of Practice on Disinformation (the Disinformation Code) into the framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA). 

Article 45 of the DSA provides for the formation of voluntary codes of conduct at EU level to ”contribute to the proper application of” the DSA. The Disinformation Code is the second code integrated into the DSA via Article 45, following the EC’s recent integration of the Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate…

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On January 20, in a long-awaited move, the European Commission (EC) announced the integration of the revised Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online (the Hate Speech Code) into the regulatory framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA). 

Article 45 of the DSA provides for the formation of voluntary codes of conduct at EU level to ”contribute to the proper application of” the DSA. The Hate Speech Code marks the first Code to be integrated into the DSA framework via the Article 45 process. 

Background

The Hate Speech Code revises and…

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The European Commission has launched its first set of “specification proceedings” under the Digital Markets Act (“DMA”).

“Specification proceedings” are actions taken by the Commission under the DMA which formalises the Commission’s regulatory discussions with a gatekeeper, allowing it to investigate particular compliance points, which can ultimately result in the Commission issuing a decision to the relevant gatekeeper on what specific measures a gatekeeper must implement to ensure effective DMA compliance.

These latest proceedings relate to Apple’s interoperability obligations under the DMA. Article 6(7) of the DMA provides that gatekeepers shall allow providers of services and providers of…

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