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CEN-CENELEC JTC 21

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The joint technical committee of the European standardisation organisations CEN and CENELEC that drafts the AI Act harmonised standards, including EN 18286 on quality management and the drafts on risk management, trustworthiness and cybersecurity 1.

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

Where it is used

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

CEN-CENELEC JTC 21: mentions per chapter3 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter08 Regulatory Map: 1 mention08 Regulatory Map122 Principles & Standards: 2 mentions22 Principles & Standards2No mentions in the other 21 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
CEN-CENELEC JTC 21: mentions per chapter3 mentions of the term across 2 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 1 mention10810111213141516171819202122 Principles & Standards: 2 mentions22223Source: 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 CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map1No
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 & Standards2Yes
23 AI Agents0No
CEN-CENELEC JTC 21: 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.RelatedCEN-CENELEC JTC 21Related terms (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)EN 18286 · RelatedEN 18286Harmonised standard · RelatedHarmonised standardRisk management · RelatedRisk management
CEN-CENELEC JTC 21: 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 (4)AI Act (EU) · RelatedAI Act (EU)EN 18286 · RelatedEN 18286Harmonised standard · RelatedHarmonised standardRisk management · RelatedRisk managementCEN-CENELECJTC 21
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 CEN-CENELEC JTC 21
FamilyItemRelation
Related termsAI Act (EU)Related
Related termsEN 18286Related
Related termsHarmonised standardRelated
Related termsRisk managementRelated
  • EN 18286

    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…

  • Harmonised standard

    A European standard adopted on a Commission standardisation request.

  • Risk management

    The organised practice of steering an organisation's decisions with its risks in view: identify, assess, treat and monitor, in a loop.

  • AI Act (EU)

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

Sources

  1. [1] Working groups and projects of CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 (WG 2 operational aspects, WG 3 engineering aspects, WG 4 foundational and societal aspects, WG 5 cybersecurity). JTC 21 website. 2026. https://jtc21.eu/working-groups/ (verified: secondary)

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Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). CEN-CENELEC JTC 21. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/cen-cenelec-jtc-21. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026cencenelecjtc21,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{CEN-CENELEC JTC 21}},
  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/cen-cenelec-jtc-21}
}