Important class II (Annex III)

Important products in Annex III class II: third-party conformity assessment (EU-type examination, Module B+C) is generally required, with a notified body.

Important class II products sit in the higher-risk half of the Annex III list. Conformity assessment generally requires third-party involvement: an EU-type examination by a notified body (Module B) followed by conformity to type (Module C), or a full quality assurance route (Module H). The technical documentation under Annex VII is the basis for that examination, so its completeness and traceability to the product state matters directly.

Annex III / IV structure

Annex III, Class II (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, Art. 32(3))

The Regulation's own structure names these 4 categories in Annex III, Class II:

• hypervisors and container runtimes supporting virtualised execution of operating systems
• firewalls, intrusion detection or prevention systems used for security purposes
• tamper-resistant microprocessors
• tamper-resistant microcontrollers

This is the Regulation's own structure (Regulation (EU) 2024/2847, Annex III Class II), not an assessment of any specific product. Whether a particular product falls within a named category is the manufacturer's guided questionnaire answer, never an assumption of this site.

Conformity assessment

EU-type examination (Module B+C) or full quality assurance (Module H), notified body required

Key obligations

• Third-party conformity assessment via a notified body before placing on the market
• EU-type examination certificate, then conformity to type for each production unit
• Annex VII technical documentation complete and traceable to the assessed type
• Ongoing surveillance of the certified type where the module requires it