Recital 2 Purpose of this regulation

This Regulation aims to set the boundary conditions for the development of secure 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; by ensuring that hardware means a physical electronic information system, or parts thereof capable of processing, storing or transmitting digital data; and software means the part of an electronic information system which consists of computer code; products are placed on the market with fewer vulnerabilities means a weakness, susceptibility or flaw of a product with digital elements that can be exploited by a cyber threat; and that manufacturers means a natural or legal person who develops or manufactures products with digital elements or has products with digital elements designed, developed or manufactured, and markets them under its name or trademark, whether for payment, monetisation or free of charge; take security seriously throughout a product’s lifecycle. It also aims to create conditions allowing users to take cybersecurity means cybersecurity as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2019/881; into account when selecting and using 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;, for example by improving transparency with regard to the support period means the period during which a manufacturer is required to ensure that vulnerabilities of a product with digital elements are handled effectively and in accordance with the essential cybersecurity requirements set out in Part II of Annex I; for 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; made available on the market.