Standardisation

Standardisation of the EU AI Act

The European Commission promotes harmonized standards for high-risk AI systems to ensure legal certainty and support innovation. These standards translate legal requirements into technical language and serve as global benchmarks. The first harmonized standard, prEN 18286, is undergoing public consultation.

EU AI Act legal text, articles and annexesHigh-risk AI, classification and risk levelsTransparency, labelling and AI literacyStandards, harmonised norms and conformityGermany: Bundesnetzagentur, BSI and national implementation

Why it matters

Organisations must adhere to harmonized standards to legally market high-risk AI systems and reduce compliance costs.

Metadata

PublisherEuropean Commission
Legal statusDraft/proposal
Document typeStandardisation
JurisdictionEU
TopicsHigh-risk AI, Transparency, Standards, Governance
RolesProvider, Public authority
Discovered2026-05-23T09:45:20Z
Last checked2026-10-08T18:17:20Z
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