Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 · Chapter
Article 4 — Free movement
Free movement: Member States may not impede compliant products for the matters the Regulation covers.
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1.1. Member States shall not impede, for the matters covered by this Regulation, the making available on the market of products with digital elements which comply with this Regulation.
2.2. At trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations or similar events, Member States shall not prevent the presentation or use of a 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.
3.3. Member States shall not prevent the making available on the market of unfinished 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.
4.4. Paragraph 3 does not apply to safety components as referred to in Union harmonisation legislation other than this Regulation.
sha256:27b7c6c64c773001… · CELEX 32024R2847What this article does
Article 4 is the other half of the CE-marking bargain. The Regulation harmonises cybersecurity conditions for products with digital elements, and in exchange Member States do not impede making compliant products available — the marking that is affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly is the passport F-027.
Why it matters commercially
One assessment, one declaration F-021, twenty-seven markets. The free-movement article is why the paperwork is worth doing once and properly: Member States cannot impede making a compliant product available, for the matters the Regulation covers, so it does not renegotiate entry country by country.
The demo-and-trade-fair nuance
The article also stops Member States from preventing the presentation or use of a non-compliant product, including prototypes, at trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations or similar events, provided a visible sign clearly indicates that it does not comply and is not to be made available until it does. A parallel allowance covers unfinished software made available for a limited period for testing under a similar visible sign, but not safety components under other Union harmonisation legislation.
Verified facts this page relies on
- F-027 CE marking is affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the product, or where not possible to the packaging or the declaration of conformity/accompanying documents; for software, on the declaration of conformity or the website accompanying the product. Art. 29–30
- F-021 EU declaration of conformity (Annex V) and simplified declaration (Annex VI). Art. 28, Art. 13(12), (20), Annex V, Annex VI
Facts are maintained and human-verified in the CEMarque Facts Table (v2026.09.4, verified 2026-09-10).
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