New Open Consultation - EU Cyber Resilience Act

From: Alice Sowerby <alice_at_freebsdfoundation.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:27:18 UTC
Hello everyone,

There is a new open consultation relating to the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
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*Category:* Standards
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*Title:* Draft Commission guidance on the Cyber Resilience Act
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*Organisation:* European Commission
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*Description:* The European Commission is preparing a Communication that
will provide guidance on how to apply the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) in
practice. The guidance will help manufacturers, developers, and other
stakeholders understand their obligations under the Regulation and ensure a
consistent approach across the EU. It will clarify how key provisions of
the CRA should be interpreted and implemented. Stakeholders are encouraged
to submit comments using the attached template to facilitate feedback
consolidation.
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*Main link:*
https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16959-Draft-Commission-guidance-on-the-Cyber-Resilience-Act_en
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*Relevant to:* Stewards, Maintainers, Manufacturers
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*Who can respond:* Anyone
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*Shared in:* freebsd-security@freebsd.org
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*Foundation response:* The Foundation will respond through the Open
Regulatory Compliance (ORC) Working Group
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*Closing date:* 31 March 2026 (midnight Brussels time)
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NOTE: this information, along with information about other open
consultations, can be found at
https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/all-projects/blob/main/Cyber%20Resilience%20Act%20Readiness/legislative-engagement/requests-for-input.md

Thanks,

Alice.
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Alice Sowerby
Part-time Technical Program Manager
M +44 7787 953393