--- title: "Article 26 — Guidance" 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 26 — Guidance" 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: 26 status: in_force object_id: eu.cra.legal_text.article.26 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. In order to facilitate implementation and ensure the consistency of such implementation, the Commission shall publish guidance to assist economic operators in applying this Regulation, with a particular focus on facilitating compliance by microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises. 2. Where it intends to provide guidance as referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall address at least the following aspects: **(a)** the scope of this Regulation, with a particular focus on [remote data processing](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/remote-data-processing) solutions and [free and open-source software](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/free-and-open-source-software); **(b)** the application of support periods in relation to particular categories of products with digital elements; **(c)** guidance targeted at manufacturers subject to this Regulation that are also subject to [Union harmonisation legislation](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/union-harmonisation-legislation) other than this Regulation or to other related Union legal acts; **(d)** the concept of [substantial modification](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/substantial-modification). The Commission shall also maintain an easy-to-access list of the delegated and implementing acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation. 3. When preparing the guidance pursuant to this Article, the Commission shall consult relevant stakeholders. ## Related Level 2 and Level 3 ### Guidance and Q&A - [C(2026) 5252 — Guideline — Application of the Cyber Resilience Act \[draft\]](../level-3/guidelines/commission-c-2026-5252-cra-application-guidance.md) *** [Chapter II — Obligations of economic operators and provisions in relation to free and open-source software](../chapters/ii.md) · [← Article 25](25.md) · [Article 27 →](27.md)