AI Standardisation Watch

    AISV: AI Standardisation Vocabulary

    Draft · All terms proposed · Version 2026-09-15

    Namespace https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv# · Prefix aisv

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    Creator Georg Philip Krog · 94 concepts · 23 properties

    AISV describes how European standards supporting the EU AI Act are developed, voted, published and cited, what legal effect they give, and which AI Act roles and authorities they concern. Terms are derived from the CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 Inclusiveness Newsletter, Editions 1–16. Definitions of AI Act roles and authorities are based on Regulation (EU) 2024/1689.

    Overview

    Terms

    Entity

    Affected Person

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#AffectedPerson

    A natural person or group of persons affected by the use of an AI system.

    Scope noteNot a defined term in the AI Act; used here for readers such as consumers, workers and vulnerable people.

    Broader
    Entity

    Provider

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#Provider

    A natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body that develops an AI system or a general-purpose AI model, or has one developed, and places it on the market or puts the system into service under its own name or trademark, whether for payment or free of charge.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(3) of the AI Act.

    Deployer

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#Deployer

    A natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body using an AI system under its authority, except where the AI system is used in the course of a personal non-professional activity.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(4) of the AI Act.

    Importer

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#Importer

    A natural or legal person located or established in the Union that places on the market an AI system bearing the name or trademark of a person established in a third country.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(6) of the AI Act.

    Distributor

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#Distributor

    A natural or legal person in the supply chain, other than the provider or the importer, that makes an AI system available on the Union market.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(7) of the AI Act.

    Authorised Representative

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#AuthorisedRepresentative

    A natural or legal person located or established in the Union that has received and accepted a written mandate from a provider to perform and carry out on its behalf the obligations and procedures established by the AI Act.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(5) of the AI Act.

    Product Manufacturer

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ProductManufacturer

    A manufacturer of a product covered by the Union harmonisation legislation listed in Section A of Annex I that places a high-risk AI system on the market or puts it into service together with its product and under its own name or trademark.

    Scope noteBased on Article 25(3) of the AI Act; such a manufacturer is considered the provider of the high-risk AI system.

    AI Office

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#AIOffice

    The Commission's function of contributing to the implementation, monitoring and supervision of AI systems, general-purpose AI models and AI governance.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(47) of the AI Act.

    AI Board

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#AIBoard

    The European Artificial Intelligence Board, composed of one representative per Member State, which advises and assists the Commission and the Member States.

    Scope noteEstablished by Article 65 of the AI Act.

    Market Surveillance Authority

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#MarketSurveillanceAuthority

    A national authority carrying out the activities and taking the measures of market surveillance under Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(26) of the AI Act.

    Notifying Authority

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#NotifyingAuthority

    A national authority responsible for setting up and carrying out the procedures for the assessment, designation, notification and monitoring of conformity assessment bodies.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(19) of the AI Act.

    Notified Body

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#NotifiedBody

    A conformity assessment body notified in accordance with the AI Act and other relevant Union harmonisation legislation.

    Scope noteBased on Article 3(22) of the AI Act.

    European Standardisation Organisation

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#EuropeanStandardisationOrganisation

    An organisation recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 to develop European standards (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI).

    National Standards Body

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#NationalStandardsBody

    A national member of a European or international standardisation organisation that circulates drafts, collects national comments and casts the national vote.

    National Mirror Committee

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#NationalMirrorCommittee

    A committee within a national standards body that follows a European or international committee and forms the national position.

    Technical Committee

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#TechnicalCommittee

    A committee that develops deliverables in a defined field, such as CEN-CENELEC JTC 21 or ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42.

    Working Group

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#WorkingGroup

    A group within a technical committee responsible for drafting specific deliverables.

    Task Group

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#TaskGroup

    A group within a working group or committee with a specific horizontal task, such as inclusiveness or technical coherence.

    Technical Board

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#TechnicalBoard

    The body that oversees the standards programme of CEN and CENELEC and can decide on procedures and priorities.

    Sources
    Edition 11

    Project Editor

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ProjectEditor

    The person responsible for drafting a deliverable and proposing resolutions of comments.

    Annex III Organisation

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#AnnexIIIOrganisation

    A European organisation representing SMEs, consumers, environmental or social interests that receives Union financing under Annex III of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 to take part in European standardisation.

    Scope noteExamples: ANEC (consumers), ECOS (environment), ETUC (workers), SBS (SMEs).

    Liaison Organisation

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#LiaisonOrganisation

    An organisation granted liaison status with a technical committee, giving access to its work.

    Interested Party

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#InterestedParty

    A person, group or organisation that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision or activity.

    Scope noteCommon definition adopted by JTC 21. Unlike the usual ISO management system wording, it names groups explicitly.

    Sources
    Edition 14

    Standardisation Deliverable

    Technical Specification

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#TechnicalSpecification

    A deliverable for which there is the future possibility of agreement on a standard (TS).

    Technical Report

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#TechnicalReport

    An informative deliverable containing information of a different kind from a standard (TR). It cannot give presumption of conformity.

    International Standard

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#InternationalStandard

    A standard adopted by an international standardisation body such as ISO or IEC.

    Draft Deliverable

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#DraftDeliverable

    A deliverable that has not yet been published (prEN, prTS, prTR, CD, DIS).

    Harmonised Standard

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#HarmonisedStandard

    A European standard adopted on the basis of a request from the Commission for the application of Union harmonisation legislation.

    Scope noteUnder Article 40(1) of the AI Act, presumption of conformity arises only once the reference is published in the Official Journal.

    Candidate Harmonised Standard

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#CandidateHarmonisedStandard

    A European standard or draft developed under a standardisation request with the aim of being cited in the Official Journal.

    Standardisation Request

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#StandardisationRequest

    A Commission decision requesting European standardisation organisations to develop standards in support of Union legislation.

    Scope noteFor the AI Act: M/593 (C(2023)3215), replaced by M/613 (C(2025)3871).

    Annex ZA

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#AnnexZA

    The annex of a candidate harmonised standard that maps its clauses to the provisions of the Union legislation it supports, including conditions and exclusions.

    Scope notePresumption applies only to the clauses and conditions listed in Annex ZA.

    Scope Statement

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ScopeStatement

    The clause of a deliverable stating its subject, intended users and field of application.

    Development Stage

    Preliminary Work Item

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PreliminaryWorkItem

    A proposal under study before a formal new work item.

    New Work Item

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#NewWorkItem

    An approved project to develop a deliverable.

    Working Draft Stage

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#WorkingDraftStage

    The stage in which a working group drafts and revises the text.

    Committee Draft Stage

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#CommitteeDraftStage

    The stage in which national members comment on a committee draft.

    Pre-Enquiry Assessment

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PreEnquiryAssessment

    The Commission's check, before public enquiry, of whether a draft is eligible to be cited as a harmonised standard.

    Scope noteAlso called HAS assessment. Confirmed for all mandated AI Act standards.

    Public Enquiry

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PublicEnquiry

    The stage in which national standards bodies circulate a draft for public comment and vote on it.

    Comment Resolution

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#CommentResolution

    The stage in which the editor proposes and the working group agrees resolutions of comments.

    Formal Vote

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#FormalVote

    The final vote of national members on a finalised draft.

    Scope noteAfter a positive enquiry, the CEN-CENELEC Technical Board allowed publication without formal vote (October 2025).

    Sources
    Edition 11

    Official Journal Citation

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#OfficialJournalCitation

    The publication by the Commission of the reference of a harmonised standard in the Official Journal of the EU.

    Scope notePublication by CEN-CENELEC does not by itself trigger presumption of conformity.

    Sources
    Edition 16

    Withdrawal

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#Withdrawal

    The removal of a deliverable or of its Official Journal citation.

    Standardisation Event

    Scope Ballot

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ScopeBallot

    A ballot on a proposed change to the scope of a deliverable.

    Reconsideration Request

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ReconsiderationRequest

    A request by a participant to reconsider a proposed resolution of a comment.

    Comment Resolution Meeting

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#CommentResolutionMeeting

    A meeting in which comments and reconsideration requests are resolved.

    Plenary Meeting

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PlenaryMeeting

    A meeting of a whole technical committee that takes formal decisions.

    Technical Board Decision

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#TechnicalBoardDecision

    A decision of the CEN-CENELEC Technical Board affecting procedures or priorities.

    Sources
    Edition 11

    Legal Effect Status

    Presumption of Conformity

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PresumptionOfConformity

    The rebuttable presumption that a system or model conforming to a cited harmonised standard, or parts of it, meets the requirements covered by that standard.

    No Presumption (Published, Not Cited)

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#NoPresumptionUncited

    The deliverable is published but its reference is not in the Official Journal.

    Sources
    Edition 16

    Partial Presumption

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PresumptionPartial

    Presumption applies only to the clauses and conditions listed in Annex ZA.

    Lapsed Presumption

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PresumptionLapsed

    Presumption no longer applies because the citation was withdrawn.

    Deliverable Origin

    Homegrown Development

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#HomegrownDevelopment

    A deliverable developed at European level to meet European requirements not covered by international work.

    Harmonisation Role

    Seeks Presumption

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#SeeksPresumption

    A deliverable intended to give presumption of conformity once cited.

    Access Status

    Confidential Draft

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ConfidentialDraft

    A draft available only to committee participants and national standards bodies.

    Public Enquiry Draft

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#PublicEnquiryDraft

    A draft made available for comment by any stakeholder through national standards bodies.

    Voting Criterion

    National Member Criterion

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#NationalMemberCriterion

    The criterion based on the number of national members voting in favour.

    Weighted Population Criterion

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#WeightedPopulationCriterion

    The criterion based on the weighted votes of national members in favour, reflecting population.

    Vote Outcome

    Approved

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#Approved

    The draft met all voting criteria.

    Approved With Comments

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ApprovedWithComments

    The draft was approved and comments remain to be resolved.

    Criterion Result

    Reader Deontic Status

    Reader Deontic Status

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ReaderDeonticStatus

    A plain-language classification of what a reader is required, allowed or forbidden to do, or where no rule yet applies.

    Scope noteIntended for communication with readers.

    Normative Gap

    Proposed

    https://krogrules.com/vocab/aisv#ReaderNormativeGap

    No applicable rule or legal effect yet, for example before an obligation applies or before a standard is cited.

    Properties

    IDLabelDefinitionRangeStatus
    hasDevelopmentStagehas development stageIndicates the development stage of a deliverable.Development StageProposed
    hasOriginhas originIndicates how a European deliverable relates to international work.Deliverable OriginProposed
    hasHarmonisationRolehas harmonisation roleIndicates the intended role of a deliverable in relation to presumption of conformity.Harmonisation RoleProposed
    hasLegalEffectStatushas legal effect statusIndicates the legal effect status of a deliverable.Legal Effect StatusProposed
    hasAccessStatushas access statusIndicates who can read a deliverable.Access StatusProposed
    respondsToRequestresponds to requestIndicates the standardisation request a deliverable responds to.Standardisation RequestProposed
    supportsRequirementsupports requirementIndicates a legal provision that a deliverable is intended to support.Proposed
    referencesDeliverablereferences deliverableIndicates a deliverable referenced by another.Standardisation DeliverableProposed
    adoptsDeliverableadopts deliverableIndicates the international deliverable adopted by a European deliverable.Standardisation DeliverableProposed
    hasParthas partIndicates a part of a multi-part deliverable.Standardisation DeliverableProposed
    developedBydeveloped byIndicates the committee or group developing a deliverable.Standardisation EntityProposed
    assessedByassessed byIndicates the entity that assessed a deliverable.Standardisation EntityProposed
    hasIntendedAudiencehas intended audienceIndicates the role a deliverable is primarily written for.AI Act OperatorProposed
    hasVotehas voteLinks a deliverable to a vote held on it.Standardisation EventProposed
    hasVoteOutcomehas vote outcomeIndicates the outcome of a vote.Vote OutcomeProposed
    hasCriterionAssessmenthas criterion assessmentLinks a vote to the assessment of one voting criterion.Proposed
    assessesCriterionassesses criterionIndicates which voting criterion is assessed.Voting CriterionProposed
    hasCriterionResulthas criterion resultIndicates whether the criterion was met.Criterion ResultProposed
    hasCommentCounthas comment countIndicates the number of comments received in a consultation or vote.Proposed
    hasPlannedDatehas planned dateIndicates the planned date of a milestone.Proposed
    hasActualDatehas actual dateIndicates the actual date of a milestone.Proposed
    routesCommentViaroutes comment viaIndicates the entity through which a stakeholder's comment enters the process.Standardisation EntityProposed
    hasSourceEditionhas source editionIndicates the newsletter edition supporting a statement.Proposed

    AISV is a draft vocabulary by Georg Philip Krog. It is not an official W3C, CEN-CENELEC or Commission source.