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Commission standardisation request C(2025) 129 for machinery and related products (Valid from 2025-01-20): Request for new and revised harmonised standards supporting the Machinery Regulation.
6 instruments (5 current) · 3 obligations · 9 claims · 6 milestones
Instruments
- Commission standardisation request C(2025) 129 for machinery and related products Valid from 2025-01-20
Request for new and revised harmonised standards supporting the Machinery Regulation.
- Commission standardisation request C(2025) 3871 for high-risk AI systems (M/613) Valid from 2025-06-23
Revised request to CEN and Cenelec for harmonised standards supporting the AI Act, repealing the 2023 request; deadline 31 August 2025 with the decision expiring on 28 February 2027.
- Cyber Resilience Act Valid from 2024-12-10
Cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements; the AI Act treats compliance with the CRA's essential requirements as supporting Article 15 cybersecurity compliance for high-risk AI.
- EN 18286 Artificial Intelligence - Quality Management System for EU AI Act Regulatory Purposes Date not recorded
CEN-CENELEC standard supporting Article 17 quality management; approved June 2026, Official Journal citation expected later in 2026.
- EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 Artificial intelligence management system Valid from 2026-03-31
European adoption of the AI management system standard ISO/IEC 42001 with no technical changes.
- Commission standardisation request C(2023) 3215 on artificial intelligence (M/593) Superseded Not current
First AI standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC with a 30 April 2025 deadline, repealed and replaced in June 2025.
Obligations
- Article 1(1)
CEN and Cenelec are requested to draft the harmonised standards and European standardisation deliverables listed in Annex I in support of the AI Act by 31 August 2025.
- Article 3(1)
CEN and Cenelec must report to the Commission every three months on progress in executing the request.
- Article 1(1)
CEN and CENELEC are requested to draft new harmonised standards and amend or revise existing ones in support of the Machinery Regulation by the Annex I deadlines.
Milestones
- Deadline for CEN and Cenelec to draft AI Act harmonised standards under the request Moved
- Cyber Resilience Act Chapter IV (conformity assessment bodies) applies Met
- Cyber Resilience Act Article 14 reporting of actively exploited vulnerabilities applies Met
- CEN and CENELEC target for availability of JTC 21 standards Upcoming
- Standardisation request C(2025) 3871 expires Upcoming
- Cyber Resilience Act applies generally Upcoming
Claims and evidence (9)
Derived: Probable EN 18286, approved by CEN-CENELEC in June 2026, is the first AI Act harmonised standard, covering the Article 17 quality management system; its Official Journal citation is pending.
Evidence and sources
- AI Act standardisation
18286: Artificial Intelligence - Quality Management System for EU AI Act Regulatory Purposes became the first harmonised standard for AI to enter public enquiry, allowing for national standardisation bodies to provide comments on the draft before its final publication.
- CEN-CENELEC newsletter: ANEC contribution to EN 18286
In June, CEN and CENELEC approved EN 18286 'Artificial Intelligence: Quality Management System for EU AI Act Regulatory Purposes', the first European standard developed to support the implementation of the EU AI Act.
- AI Act standardisation
CEN and CENELEC approved EN 18286 in June 2026 and the Commission is expected to publish its reference in the Official Journal later in 2026, so no presumption of conformity yet follows.
Evidence and sources
- CEN-CENELEC newsletter: ANEC contribution to EN 18286
In June, CEN and CENELEC approved EN 18286 'Artificial Intelligence: Quality Management System for EU AI Act Regulatory Purposes', the first European standard developed to support the implementation of the EU AI Act.
- AI Act standardisation
18286: Artificial Intelligence - Quality Management System for EU AI Act Regulatory Purposes became the first harmonised standard for AI to enter public enquiry, allowing for national standardisation bodies to provide comments on the draft before its final publication.
- CEN-CENELEC newsletter: ANEC contribution to EN 18286
BSI lists BS EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 as the European and UK adoption of ISO/IEC 42001, published 31 March 2026.
Evidence and sources
- BS EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 product page
BS EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 | 31 Mar 2026 | BSI Knowledge Standard # BS EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 ## Information technology.
- BS EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 product page
Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23 June 2025 requests CEN and Cenelec to draft harmonised standards for high-risk AI systems under the AI Act, repeals Implementing Decision C(2023) 3215, and expires on 28 February 2027.
Evidence and sources
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) are requested to draft the [new] harmonised standards and European standardisation deliverables listed in Annex I to this Decision, in support of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, by 31 August 2025.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
Implementing Decision C(2023)3215 is repealed.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
This Decision shall expire on 28 February 2027.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
CEN and Cenelec reported significant delays in AI Act standardisation work in their September 2024 joint semestrial report, prompting the Commission to set a new standards deadline of 31 August 2025.
Evidence and sources
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
CEN and Cenelec have, in their joint semestrial report of September 2024, informed the Commission about significant delays in the standardisation activities under the request made by Implementing Decision C(2023)3215.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (Cenelec) are requested to draft the [new] harmonised standards and European standardisation deliverables listed in Annex I to this Decision, in support of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, by 31 August 2025.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
On 14-16 October 2025 the CEN and CENELEC Technical Boards adopted exceptional measures, including direct publication after a positive Enquiry vote, to make JTC 21 AI Act standards available by Q4 2026.
Evidence and sources
- Update on CEN and CENELEC's Decision to Accelerate the Development of Standards for Artificial Intelligence
During the joint meeting of the BT (Technical Boards) between 14-16 October 2025, both CEN and CENELEC adopted an exceptional package of measures to accelerate the delivery of key standards developed under CEN-CLC/JTC 21 "Artificial Intelligence", and the deliverables requested under Standardization Request M/593 (and its Amendment M/613).
- Update on CEN and CENELEC's Decision to Accelerate the Development of Standards for Artificial Intelligence
To ensure these standards are available by Q4 2026, the Boards agreed to accelerate delivery timelines and permit direct publication after a positive Enquiry vote.
- Update on CEN and CENELEC's Decision to Accelerate the Development of Standards for Artificial Intelligence
Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 3215, which set a 30 April 2025 AI standardisation deadline, was repealed by Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 on 23 June 2025.
Evidence and sources
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 3215 of 22.5.2023 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC in support of Union policy on AI
The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC) are requested to draft the new European standards or European standardisation deliverables, as listed in Annex I, in support of Union policy on artificial intelligence by 30 April 2025.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3871 of 23.6.2025 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC as regards high-risk AI systems
Implementing Decision C(2023)3215 is repealed.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 3215 of 22.5.2023 on a standardisation request to CEN and CENELEC in support of Union policy on AI
Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 129 of 20 January 2025 requests CEN and CENELEC to draft and revise harmonised standards supporting the Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, which covers machinery with AI-enabled self-evolving behaviour.
Evidence and sources
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 129 of 20.1.2025 on a standardisation request as regards machinery and related products
The European Committee for Standardization ('CEN') and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization ('CENELEC') are requested to draft new harmonised standards and European standardisation deliverables listed in Table 1 of Annex I to this Decision and to amend or revise the existing harmonised standards and European standardisation deliverables listed in Table 2 of Annex I to this Decision, in support of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.
- Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 129 of 20.1.2025 on a standardisation request as regards machinery and related products
CEN and CENELEC approved EN 18286, the first European standard developed to support implementation of the AI Act, in June 2026.
Evidence and sources
- CEN-CENELEC newsletter: ANEC contribution to EN 18286
In June, CEN and CENELEC approved EN 18286 'Artificial Intelligence: Quality Management System for EU AI Act Regulatory Purposes', the first European standard developed to support the implementation of the EU AI Act.
- CEN-CENELEC newsletter: ANEC contribution to EN 18286