I am NOT subject to the CRA, and want to make this clear to downstream users. What should I say

Reply to their requests, stating the following:

- On the basis of [Recital 18](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32024R2847#rct_18 "⚖️ Recital 18") of the Cyber Resilience Act, I do not fall within the scope of the regulation, and cannot be considered as a Manufacturer or an Open source software steward under the Cyber Resilience Act.
- On the basis of [Recital 15 of the Product Liability Directive][PLD Recital 15], I cannot be held liable for your use of my code.
- **While I don't have obligations towards you, you may have some towards me:**
	- On the basis of [Article 13(6)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32024R2847#art_13 "⚖️ Article 13 - Obligations of manufacturers") the Cyber Resilience Act, if you believe you have found a security flaw in this code, you are responsible for reporting it by following the vulnerability disclosure process here: << project link >>. You are also responsible for fixing it within your product and providing the fix upstream.