EN ISO/IEC 42001:2026 Information technology - Artificial intelligence - Management system

The international standard for an AI management system has now also been adopted as a European standard: NEN-EN-ISO/IEC 42001:2026 is final and has a publication date of 1 March 2026, and replaces NEN-ISO/IEC 42001:2025. The standard sets requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an AI management system and is certifiable. Important distinction: this standard was not developed under standardisation request M/593 or M/613 and is therefore not a harmonised standard under the AI Act. It therefore gives no presumption of conformity; that role is for EN 18286 once it is cited in the Official Journal.