--- title: "Article 6 — Requirements for products with digital elements" 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 6 — Requirements for products with digital elements" 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: 6 status: in_force object_id: eu.cra.legal_text.article.6 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)* Products with digital elements shall be made available on the market only where: **(a)** they meet the essential [cybersecurity](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/cybersecurity) requirements set out in Part I of Annex I, provided that they are properly installed, maintained, used for their [intended purpose](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/intended-purpose) or under conditions which can reasonably be foreseen, and, where applicable, the necessary security updates have been installed; and **(b)** the processes put in place by the [manufacturer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/manufacturer) comply with the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Part II of Annex I. *** [Chapter II — Obligations of economic operators and provisions in relation to free and open-source software](../chapters/ii.md) · [← Article 5](5.md) · [Article 7 →](7.md)