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Technical documentation

The evidence dossier behind the declaration of conformity — Annex VII, subject to retention.

Declaration and documentation are two things

The declaration of conformity under Annex VIII is an undertaking: the manufacturer declares that the packaging meets the requirements. The technical documentation under Annex VII is the evidence behind it — design details, materials, standards applied, test reports.

Both must be kept from the date of placing on the market: five years for single-use, ten for reusable packaging. If an authority requests them with cause, ten days remain. Reguly builds the dossier out of an existing declaration rather than keeping it separately.

Step by step

1
Pick the declaration
The starting point is an existing declaration of conformity — it supplies product, components and references.
2
Add the extra details
What Annex VII requires beyond Annex VIII: design description, standards applied, test reports, the recyclability assessment.
3
Attach the evidence
Laboratory reports, certificates and supplier declarations from the compliance vault. Linked, not copied.
4
Generate the dossier
Declaration, documentation and annexes become one record with history, signature and a ZIP download.

Preview status

Step 1 works with your real declarations of conformity. Steps 2 and 3 show the planned flow with demo data — dossier generation is currently being completed.

Common questions

Is the declaration of conformity enough on its own?

No. It is the result, not the evidence. Without technical documentation the basis it relies on is missing.

How long do I have to keep it?

Five years for single-use and ten years for reusable packaging — in each case from placing on the market (Art. 15(3)).

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DOC generator

Generate declarations of conformity with AI assistance.

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Compliance vault

Store DoCs, certificates and expiry reminders centrally.

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Restricted substances

PFAS, heavy metals, SVHC and bisphenols under Art. 5.