Security & Compliance
October 20, 2026EN 18286 is in the Official Journal: your AI Act QMS plan
Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/2274 put EN 18286:2026 in the Official Journal on 14 October 2026, making it the first harmonised standard under the AI Act and giving providers a presumption of conformity for the Article 17 quality management system. We cover what the presumption does and does not include, how the standard differs from ISO/IEC 42001, the status of the nine standards still pending, and how to map Article 17 evidence to Azure.
EU AI Act
EN 18286
Harmonised Standards
Quality Management System
ISO 42001
Compliance
Azure AI Foundry
Microsoft Purview
Sweden
By Falak Mahmood