Standardisation
Standardisation of the AI Act
The European Commission promotes harmonized standards for high-risk AI systems to ensure legal certainty and set global benchmarks. CEN and CENELEC are developing standards in ten key areas, including risk management and transparency. The first harmonized standard was published on October 30, 2025.
EU AI Act legal text, articles and annexesHigh-risk AI, classification and risk levelsTransparency, labelling and AI literacyStandards, harmonised norms and conformityData protection, EDPB and IT security
Why it matters
Organisations need to prepare for upcoming standards to legally offer high-risk AI systems. Harmonized standards provide legal certainty and may become global benchmarks.
Metadata
| Publisher | European Commission |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Draft/proposal |
| Document type | Standardisation |
| Jurisdiction | EU |
| Topics | High-risk AI, Transparency, Standards, Governance |
| Roles | Provider |
| Discovered | 2026-05-23T09:45:25Z |
| Last checked | 2026-10-05T18:17:14Z |
| Link status | ok |