Standardisation
EU AI Act: Standardisation of AI Systems
The European Commission promotes harmonised standards for AI systems to implement the AI Act. These standards provide legal certainty, reduce costs, and support innovation. CEN and CENELEC are developing standards in ten key areas, including risk management and datasets.
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 comply with harmonised standards to meet the AI Act and access global markets.
Metadata
| Publisher | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Draft/proposal |
| Document type | Standardisation |
| Jurisdiction | EU |
| Topics | High-risk AI, Transparency, Standards, Governance |
| Roles | Provider, Deployer, Public authority |
| Discovered | 2026-05-23T09:45:20Z |
| Last checked | 2026-07-07T18:17:19Z |
| Link status | ok |