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On 12 July 2024, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act was published in the EU Official Journal, making it the first comprehensive horizontal legal framework in the world for the regulation of AI systems across the EU aiming to harmonize rules on Artificial Intelligence. As an internal market regulation, a standardization request issued by the European Commission tasks European Standardization Organizations CEN and CENELEC to develop AI standards providing the presumption of conformity to the law. The AI Act further mandates that CEN and CENELEC “take the necessary steps to facilitate an appropriate representation and effective participation of relevant stakeholders”. In this context and considering the impact AI will likely have on society at large, the dedicated CEN-CENELEC Joint Technical Committee for AI (JTC 21) has created a dedicated task group (TG) on inclusiveness to help facilitate the participation of all relevant stakeholders in AI standardization.

The ETUC took part in the plenary meeting of the CEN-CENELEC Joint Technical Committee 21 on Artificial Intelligence, held from 18 to 21 November in Copenhagen. The meeting brought together delegates from across Europe, along with international observers, to advance the standards requested by the European Commission to support the implementation of the AI Act’s requirements for high-risk AI systems.

On Tuesday March 8th the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission (JRC), together with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) held a virtual event to celebrate the renewal of their Cooperation Agreement which took place at the end of 2021.

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On 15 January 2026, the third Steering Committee meeting of the SESEI 6 project (Seconded European Standardization Expert in India) was held in ETSI’s Brussels office, gathering all project partners: CEN, CENELEC, ETSI, several Directorates from the European Commission, and EFTA.

The Global Data Service Organization for Tyres and Automotive Components (GDSO) has been formally registered as a Liaison Organization with the CEN-CENELEC Joint Technical Committee 24 (JTC 24) – Digital Product Passport – Framework and System.

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Committee for Standardization (CEN), and the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on European standardization related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).