European UnionCommission Recommendation (EU) 2026/1035 on a common framework for EU wide age verification technologies
Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/1035 of 29 April 2026, OJ L, 2026/1035, 8.5.2026
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In force 5 months, effective 29 April 2026.
An adult content age verification (AV) rule binding government bodies.
As of 15 July 2026.
What this law does
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Non-binding recommendation asking member states to submit an implementation plan by 30 June 2026 and to make available, by 31 December 2026, a privacy preserving EU age verification solution built on the Commission's open source age verification blueprint, either as a standalone app or integrated into a national European Digital Identity Wallet, letting a user prove they exceed an age threshold such as 18 without revealing other personal data.
Encourages member states to cooperate through the European Board for Digital Services and with data protection authorities to define a forthcoming EU Age Verification Scheme with lists of trusted proof of age providers, and to engage with the Commission before enacting national age verification laws so the internal market does not fragment.
Who enforces it
Enforcement body
European Commission (recommendation; not directly enforceable against private parties)
What it reaches
Age threshold
18
Covered services
Online services in EU member states that need to confirm a user is above an age threshold, with priority use cases including access to pornography, gambling, and other age restricted content.
Verification methods
Digital ID, Third party service
Also on the record
EEA status
- Reason
- Non legislative
- Status
- Not incorporated
- Source link
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reco/2026/1035/oj/eng
When LexLint raises it
publishes_adult_content
Read the law
official Commission Recommendation, published in the Official Journal, EUR-Lex
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