Bottom line: Starting 11 September 2024, the first reporting obligations of the EU Cyber Resilience Act apply to manufacturers of critical products.
The EU Cyber Resilience Act takes effect on 11 September and obliges manufacturers to disclose security incidents. For compliance officers, this means new documentation and notification requirements across the supply chain.
The European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) will introduce its first binding reporting obligations starting 11 September 2024. These are directed primarily at manufacturers of hardware and software that are considered critical for digital infrastructure. The regulation requires them to report significant security incidents to the competent authorities and affected users without delay.
For compliance functions, the new regulation means that existing incident response processes must be reviewed and adapted to EU requirements. This affects not only the manufacturers themselves, but also their suppliers and distributors, who are included in the documentation obligation. Companies must clarify whether their products fall under the CRA definition and which thresholds for reporting obligations are relevant.
Practical implementation requires clear escalation processes, documented classification of security incidents, and timely communication channels to regulators. Organizations should review their IT forensics and notification processes now to be compliant by 11 September.
Source: news.google.com · Published 22 July 2026
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