--- title: "Article 4 — Free movement" 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 4 — Free movement" 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: 4 status: in_force object_id: eu.cra.legal_text.article.4 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. Member States shall not impede, for the matters covered by this Regulation, the [making available on the market](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/making-available-on-the-market) of products with digital elements which comply with this Regulation. 2. At trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations or similar events, Member States shall not prevent the presentation or use of a [product with digital elements](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/product-with-digital-elements) which does not comply with this Regulation, including its prototypes, provided that the product is presented with a visible sign clearly indicating that it does not comply with this Regulation and that it is not to be made available on the market until it does so. 3. Member States shall not prevent the making available on the market of unfinished [software](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/software) which does not comply with this Regulation, provided that the software is made available only for a limited period required for testing purposes with a visible sign clearly indicating that it does not comply with this Regulation and that it will not be available on the market for purposes other than testing. 4. Paragraph 3 does not apply to safety components as referred to in [Union harmonisation legislation](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/union-harmonisation-legislation) other than this Regulation. *** [Chapter II — Obligations of economic operators and provisions in relation to free and open-source software](../chapters/ii.md) · [← Article 3](3.md) · [Article 5 →](5.md)