Code of Practice
EU AI Act: Harmonised Standards for AI Systems
The European Commission promotes harmonised standards for the EU AI Act to simplify compliance. These standards, developed by CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI, will be published from 2026 onwards. They provide legal certainty for providers of high-risk AI systems.
EU AI Act legal text, articles and annexesHigh-risk AI, classification and risk levelsGPAI, AI Office and Code of PracticeTransparency, labelling and AI literacyStandards, harmonised norms and conformity
Why it matters
Organisations developing high-risk AI systems must adhere to harmonised standards to ensure legal compliance and market access.
Metadata
| Publisher | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Draft/proposal |
| Document type | Code of Practice |
| Jurisdiction | EU |
| Topics | High-risk AI, Transparency, GPAI, AI literacy, Standards, Governance |
| Roles | Provider |
| Discovered | 2026-05-23T09:46:00Z |
| Last checked | 2026-05-23T20:33:21Z |
| Link status | ok |