Who it is for

Other CRA roles, other products

Those operators have real CRA duties. They are not the manufacturer operations loop. alloy-it is not built for them unless they also manufacture or substantially modify.

Authorised representative

You hold a written mandate to keep the EU declaration of conformity and technical documentation at the disposal of market surveillance. The mandate cannot cover design, production, or quality monitoring. The manufacturer still needs the operations loop.

Importer

You place on the Union market a product that bears the name of a manufacturer established outside the Union. You must verify that manufacturer assessed conformity, keep the declaration, and withhold non-compliant products. You do not become the ops owner unless you also put your own name on the product or substantially modify it.

Distributor

You make a product available without affecting its properties. Due care, CE marking checks, and cooperation with authorities. Not a living product inventory.

Open-source steward or contributor

Stewards have a lighter policy and cooperation duty and cannot affix CE marking. Contributors are outside the CRA when the component is not under their direct responsibility. If you place free and open-source software on the market commercially under your name, you are a manufacturer, and then this is for you.

Notified body, market surveillance, CSIRT, ENISA

You assess, supervise, or receive reports. alloy-it is not a notified body, not CE-marking software, and does not submit filings to ENISA or national CSIRTs.

This is general information about CRA roles, not legal advice. Your counsel decides which operator you are.