{"slug":"eu-cites-first-harmonised-ai-act-standard","kind":"wire_item","title":"The EU cites its first harmonised AI Act standard","dek":"EN 18286:2026 on quality management is now in the Official Journal; its Annex D maps to ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A.","what_happened":"The Commission cited EN 18286:2026, the CEN-CENELEC quality management system standard for AI, in the Official Journal on October 14, 2026 through an implementing decision. It is the first harmonised standard under the AI Act and gives providers of high-risk systems a route to presumption of conformity for Article 17. The standard's Annex D maps its requirements to ISO/IEC 42001 Annex A, which matters for organizations that already run a 42001 program.","body_md":"","applies_to":"Providers of high-risk AI systems in the EU; organizations with ISO 42001 programs that want to reuse them.","dates":["2026-07-22 published","2026-10-14 cited in the Official Journal"],"sources":["https://digital.nemko.com/news/en-18286-eu-ai-act-cites-new-harmonized-qms-standard","https://labs.cloudsecurityalliance.org/research/csa-research-note-eu-ai-act-pren-18286-iso-42001-20260428/"],"entries":["en-18286-2026","iso-iec-42001","eu-ai-act"],"jurisdictions":["EU"],"tags":["standards","ISO 42001"],"license":"CC BY 4.0","ai_disclosure":"Drafted with AI assistance from primary sources; reviewed and published by the editor.","author":"Justin Ryan","published":"2026-10-31","updated":"2026-11-02T02:55:17.481Z","url":"http://localhost:3000/wire/eu-cites-first-harmonised-ai-act-standard","republish_url":"http://localhost:3000/api/v1/posts/eu-cites-first-harmonised-ai-act-standard/republish"}