into force
idiom
: into the condition of actually working or operating : into effect
The law came/went into force last year.
The regulations have not yet been put/brought into force.
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It must be put in a larger context, starting with the EU Action Plan and especially the EU Green Deal which was proposed by the European Commission June 22, 2022, adopted in the Council of the European Union on June 17, 2024, and came into force on August 18, 2024.
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Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The Digital Services Act, a regulation that came into force in November 2022, obliges platforms to provide access to researchers for certain projects.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
The implementation of the EU’s AI Act is the most recent in a series of laws emanating from Brussels that have divided opinion, hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which came into force in 2018 and 2023 respectively.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
The regulator added that, while these are positive steps, more changes will be needed wen the Online Safety Act comes into force.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
The Digital Services Act, a regulation that came into force in November 2022, obliges platforms to provide access to researchers for certain projects.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
The implementation of the EU’s AI Act is the most recent in a series of laws emanating from Brussels that have divided opinion, hot on the heels of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Digital Markets Act (DMA) which came into force in 2018 and 2023 respectively.
—Nick Rockel, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024
The regulator added that, while these are positive steps, more changes will be needed wen the Online Safety Act comes into force.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Into force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20force. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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