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[importer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/importer) or [distributor](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/distributor) shall be considered to be a [manufacturer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/manufacturer) for the purposes of this Regulation and shall be subject to [Articles 13](13.md) and [14](14.md), where that importer or distributor places a [product with digital elements](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/product-with-digital-elements) on the market under its name or trademark or carries out a [substantial modification](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/substantial-modification) of a product with digital elements already placed on the market.\n\n***\n\n[Chapter II — Obligations of economic operators and provisions in relation to free and open-source software](../chapters/ii.md) · [← Article 20](20.md) · [Article 22 →](22.md)\n"}