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 belongs to EN 18286, whose reference has been in the Official Journal since 14 October 2026 (Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2274).