A continuing AI Act infringement's five-year limitation clock starts on the day it ceased. That date is usually set by the same organisation whose diligence is in question.

The Digital Omnibus deferral is no longer political. It is law, in force since 27 July 2026. What remains unprovable is what organisations knew and decided during the twenty-five days before that.

The Digital Omnibus on AI answers dozens of implementation questions. None of them answer how an organisation proves what it knew and did, using a record it doesn't control.