CRA · preliminary check for digital products
Does the CRA apply to your product – and in which role?
Clarify scope, role and obligations from your answers. 13 questions lead you to a reasoned classification – with legal sources and a PDF memo.
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For manufacturers, importers and distributors of software and connected devices.
ProductRoleObligations
Real result · rule set applicability-1.1.0 · as of 28.09.2026
Example answers: Manufacturer · home router · placed on the market from 11 Dec 2027
The CRA applies – you are the manufacturer within the meaning of the Regulation.
Role: ManufacturerImportant product with digital elements – Class I (Annex III)
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- A product with digital elements with a data connection, made available in the EU in the course of a commercial activity – the product is within scope. Art. 2(1); Art. 3
9 obligations with legal source and date · View example
Step 1 of 3 · part A of E
Is it a product with digital elements?
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A preliminary check, not legal advice. Results, classification and conformity routes are an indicative mapping of Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 to your answers; whether a specific product falls under an exclusion or a category is a question of interpretation that the tool does not decide. Confirm the result with legal advice or a notified body. Details: Limits & liability, Method.