Defined term

Manufacturer

The role that carries the duty set — and the ways you become it without noticing.

LAW Defined in Article 3 (Art. 3(13)). The verbatim definition is in the official text of Article 3; only the Official Journal is authentic.

BINDING Source: Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 (Cyber Resilience Act) · publisher European Union · captured 2026-09-16 · snapshot sha256:27b7c6c64c773001… · CELEX 32024R2847

The manufacturer is a natural or legal person who develops or manufactures products with digital elements, or has them designed, developed or manufactured, and markets them under their name or trademark F-011.

Two corollaries catch people. Marketing a product under your own name makes you the manufacturer even if someone else built it F-106. And integrating components into a product of your own makes you the manufacturer of that product F-104 — the component authors do not carry your product's duties for you.

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F-011 Manufacturer: a natural or legal person who develops or manufactures products with digital elements or has them designed, developed or manufactured, and markets them under their name or trademark, whether for payment, monetisation or free of charge. Art. 3(13)
F-106 Marketing a product under your own name or trademark makes you the manufacturer even if someone else developed it. Art. 3(13), Art. 21
F-104 A developer who integrates a component into their own product is the manufacturer of that product and responsible for its conformity, including the integrated component. Art. 13(5), Art. 3(13)

Facts are maintained and human-verified in the CEMarque Facts Table (v2026.09.4, verified 2026-09-10).

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