Article 69 is the transitional provision in the EU Cyber Resilience Act that makes part of the reporting regime apply before the rest of the law is fully operational. In practical terms, it is the rule that pulls certain vulnerability and incident reporting duties forward, instead of waiting for the entire framework to take effect at once.
This matters because cyber security compliance is not only about building secure products; it also depends on how quickly a manufacturer can detect exploitation, classify the issue, collect evidence, and notify the right authority. Under Article 69, organizations may need reporting processes for products already on the market, including older deployments with limited telemetry or weaker visibility. In defense programs, this means mapping ownership, escalation paths, and reporting workflows early so that security teams can respond like incident responders, not just policy writers.