Art.40(2) — Conformity presumed via harmonised standards — the Commission must now seek unified standards covering the AI Act and sectoral law together
Official article title: Harmonised standards and standardisation deliverables. Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/1689
Examine this duty against your system’s use and your operator role. Keep supporting records, unresolved questions and a named reviewer’s determination together.
See how E-ARI connects evidence and decision review to governance reports.
- Who it binds
- provider
- Supporting record to examine
- a assessment record. A record supports review; its presence does not establish that this duty is satisfied. Documentation cannot make a prohibited practice permissible.
- Usually owned by
- CTO
- Severity
- Minor — a gap here is a housekeeping item, but it still forms part of the file.
Does it apply to you?
Applicability under the Act is risk tier × operator role, not tier alone. This grid is computed by running the same function the assessment uses, so it cannot drift from what the product would tell you.
The Commission's duty to request harmonised standards. A provider that applies them is presumed to conform; it is not a duty any operator discharges.
Read against Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended, consolidated text 02024R1689-20260727 (consolidation 001.001, incorporating Regulation (EU) 2026/1744). What we work from