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The European standard for the AI Act's Article 17 quality management system, published by CEN-CENELEC in July 2026 (the first JTC 21 AI Act standard to reach publication), but not yet cited in the Official Journal as of 2026-09-24, so it confers no presumption of conformity 1.

Developed in
ch. 22, The JTC 21 programme
Chapters
ch. 08, Regulatory Map · ch. 22, Principles & Standards
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

3 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

EN 18286: mentions per chapter7 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter02 Why Now: 1 mention02 Why Now108 Regulatory Map: 3 mentions08 Regulatory Map322 Principles & Standards: 3 mentions22 Principles & Standards3No mentions in the other 20 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
EN 18286: mentions per chapter7 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102 Why Now: 1 mention102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 3 mentions30810111213141516171819202122 Principles & Standards: 3 mentions32223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of EN 18286 per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now1No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map3Yes
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act0No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide0No
22 Principles & Standards3Yes
23 AI Agents0No
EN 18286: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedEN 18286Related terms (3)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 · RelatedCEN-CENELEC JTC 21Presumption of conformity · RelatedPresumption of conformity
EN 18286: related terms and patternsThe term at the centre; related terms on solid edges, the terms it is contrasted with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer.RelatedRelated terms (3)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 · RelatedCEN-CENELEC JTC 21Presumption of conformity · RelatedPresumption of conformityEN 18286
The term's neighbourhood Terms related to this one on solid edges, terms it is often confused with on dashed edges, and the patterns that use it most in the colour of their layer. Follow a dashed edge to check the distinction before you use either term.
Neighbourhood as a table
Neighbourhood of EN 18286
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsCEN-CENELEC JTC 21Related
Related termsPresumption of conformityRelated
  • CEN-CENELEC JTC 21

    The joint technical committee of the European standardisation organisations CEN and CENELEC that drafts the AI Act harmonised standards, including EN 18286 on…

  • Presumption of conformity

    The legal effect under AI Act Article 40: a high-risk system or GPAI model that conforms with OJ-cited harmonised standards is presumed to meet the…

  • AI Act (EU)

    Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, the EU's horizontal, risk-tiered law for AI, amended by the Digital Omnibus.

Sources

  1. [1] Standardisation of the AI Act (no harmonised standard yet referenced in the Official Journal, so no presumption of conformity from any standard, ISO/IEC 42001 included; page last updated 2026-08-03; none found in the Publications Office index on 2026-09-24). European Commission. 2026-08-03. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/ai-act-standardisation (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). EN 18286. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/en-18286. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026en18286,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{EN 18286}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/en-18286}
}