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EU AI Act / Chapter III / Article 40
EU AI Act · Article 40

Harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables

Chapter
III · High-risk AI systems
Applies from
With the high-risk rules: 2 December 2027 (Annex III systems), 2 August 2028 (Annex I products)
Who
Providers

What it means

High-risk systems and general-purpose models that meet harmonised standards published in the Official Journal are presumed to meet the corresponding requirements. EN 18286:2026 (quality management, Article 17) was the first, cited on 14 October 2026.
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Common specifications

Plain-English summary by sebbi.pro of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The official text is the only authoritative version: EUR-Lex.

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