Article 4 Free movement

Member States shall not impede, for the matters covered by this Regulation, the making available on the market means the supply of a product with digital elements for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge; of products with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; which comply with this Regulation.

At trade fairs, exhibitions, demonstrations or similar events, Member States shall not prevent the presentation or use of a product with digital elements means a software or hardware product and its remote data processing solutions, including software or hardware components being placed on the market separately; which does not comply with this Regulation, including its prototypes, provided that the product is presented with a visible sign clearly indicating that it does not comply with this Regulation and that it is not to be made available on the market until it does so.

Member States shall not prevent the making available on the market means the supply of a product with digital elements for distribution or use on the Union market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge; of unfinished software means the part of an electronic information system which consists of computer code; which does not comply with this Regulation, provided that the software means the part of an electronic information system which consists of computer code; is made available only for a limited period required for testing purposes with a visible sign clearly indicating that it does not comply with this Regulation and that it will not be available on the market for purposes other than testing.

Paragraph 3 does not apply to safety components means software or hardware intended for integration into an electronic information system; as referred to in Union harmonisation legislation means Union legislation listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and any other Union legislation harmonising the conditions for the marketing of products to which that Regulation applies; other than this Regulation.