As a distributor, you are the final link before products reach end users. The CRA requires you to act with due care and verify that the products you make available are compliant.
Distributors must act with due care when making products with digital elements available on the EU market. While your obligations are lighter than those of manufacturers and importers, they are nonetheless legally binding. You must verify that products carry the proper markings and documentation, and you must be prepared to act quickly if a compliance issue is discovered.
Before making a product available on the market, verify that it bears the CE marking. This is the visible indicator that the product has undergone the required conformity assessment.
Ensure that the product is accompanied by the EU declaration of conformity, user instructions and all information required by the CRA in a language easily understood by end users.
Ensure that storage and transport conditions do not compromise the product's compliance with the essential cybersecurity requirements while the product is under your responsibility.
Maintain records that allow you to identify the economic operator who supplied you and to whom you supplied the product. Support traceability throughout the supply chain.
If you have reason to believe that a product does not comply with CRA requirements, do not make it available until compliance is confirmed. Inform the manufacturer or importer and the relevant market surveillance authority.
Cooperate with market surveillance authorities upon request. Provide all information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the compliance of products you have distributed.
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