--- title: "Article 24 — Obligations of open-source software stewards" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120" source_retrieved: 2026-10-03 shortTitle: "Article 24 — Obligations of open-source software stewards" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2024/2847" instrument: cra celex: "32024R2847" regulation: CRA regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2024/2847" article: 24 status: in_force object_id: eu.cra.legal_text.article.24 text_version: "Consolidated version of 20 November 2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · applies from 11 Dec 2027 · Consolidated version of 20 November 2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120)* 1. Open-source [software](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/software) stewards shall put in place and document in a verifiable manner a [cybersecurity](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/cybersecurity) policy to foster the development of a secure [product with digital elements](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/product-with-digital-elements) as well as an effective handling of vulnerabilities by the developers of that product. That policy shall also foster the voluntary reporting of vulnerabilities as laid down in [Article 15](15.md) by the developers of that product and take into account the specific nature of the [open-source software steward](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/open-source-software-steward) and the legal and organisational arrangements to which it is subject. That policy shall, in particular, include aspects related to documenting, addressing and remediating vulnerabilities and promote the sharing of information concerning discovered vulnerabilities within the open-source community. 2. Open-source software stewards shall cooperate with the market surveillance authorities, at their request, with a view to mitigating the cybersecurity risks posed by a product with digital elements qualifying as [free and open-source software](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/free-and-open-source-software). Further to a reasoned request from a [market surveillance authority](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/market-surveillance-authority), open-source software stewards shall provide that authority, in a language which can be easily understood by that authority, with the documentation referred to in paragraph 1, in paper or electronic form. 3. The obligations laid down in [Article 14(1)](14.md) shall apply to open-source software stewards to the extent that they are involved in the development of the products with digital elements. The obligations laid down in [Article 14(3)](14.md) and (8) shall apply to open-source software stewards to the extent that severe incidents having an impact on the security of products with digital elements affect network and information systems provided by the open-source software stewards for the development of such products. *** [Chapter II — Obligations of economic operators and provisions in relation to free and open-source software](../chapters/ii.md) · [← Article 23](23.md) · [Article 25 →](25.md)