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Harmonized Structure (ISO)

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The common clause layout and core text shared by ISO management-system standards such as ISO/IEC 42001, 27001 and 27701 and ISO 9001, which lets one integrated management system meet several of them 1. Not to be confused with an EU harmonised standard.

Developed in
ch. 22, Integrating with 27001, 27701 and 9001
Chapters
ch. 22, Principles & Standards
Contrast with
Harmonised standard
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

One chapter of the Body of Knowledge uses the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

  • ISO/IEC 42001

    The ISO/IEC standard (2023) that specifies requirements for an AI management system, certifiable by accredited bodies.

Sources

  1. [1] Management system standards (Harmonized Structure; Annex SL common text; integrated management systems). ISO. 2026. https://www.iso.org/management-system-standards.html (verified: primary)

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

Cite this term

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

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026harmonizedstructureiso,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Harmonized Structure (ISO)}},
  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/harmonized-structure-iso}
}