From CE marking to certification

The CRA isn’t just about building secure products, it’s about proving they are secure. That means risk assessments, technical documentation, conformity assessments, and eventually affixing the CE marking.

Depending on your product type, you’ll either:

  • Self-assess using internal controls,
  • Use a notified body, or
  • Go through a certification scheme (especially for critical products).

Each path has its own hoops, and it gets trickier if your product is also covered by other EU laws (like RED, Machinery, or AI Act).

This thread is for comparing notes on compliance workflows:
How are you planning to handle conformity assessment? Are you already drafting your risk assessment and Annex VII docs? Any plans to go for cybersecurity certification?

Let’s share templates, tools, or just vent about how much admin this is going to be.