Law note · European Union
Commission Recommendation (EU) 2026/1035 on a common framework for EU wide age verification technologies
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.
Primary source: official Commission Recommendation, published in the Official Journal, EUR-Lex