Re: New Open Consultation - EU Cyber Resilience Act

From: Alice Sowerby <alice_at_freebsdfoundation.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:13:06 UTC
The deadline for this is now April 13th.

On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 11:27 AM Alice Sowerby <alice@freebsdfoundation.org>
wrote:

> 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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>    ___________________________________________________________
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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
>