PPWR technical documentation — prepared and structured for your packaging

In short

Under Regulation (EU) 2025/40, the manufacturer must hold technical documentation (Annex VII) showing that the packaging meets the applicable requirements, and only then draws up the EU Declaration of Conformity (Annex VIII). We prepare that documentation from your specifications and supplier evidence, state openly where evidence is missing, and draft the Declaration for you to review and sign.

Why the file comes before the Declaration

The Declaration is a short statement. It is only meaningful because of the evidence behind it, and that evidence is what a market surveillance authority will ask to see. A Declaration signed without it gives no real protection.

What we need from you

• The packaging in scope: product, components, materials and intended use
• Specifications, drawings or bills of materials you already hold
• Supplier contacts and any declarations or test reports already received
• The EU markets where the packaging is placed, now and planned

Incomplete or estimated information is fine at the start — identifying gaps is part of the work.

What we prepare

1. Scope definition — packaging, components, product and markets.
2. Requirement and evidence matrix — each applicable requirement, the evidence that supports it, and whether it applies now, later or depends on a further act.
3. Supplier evidence requests — drafted per material for you to send. Where you authorise it and it is in the agreed scope, we coordinate with suppliers directly.
4. Assembled evidence set — organised so a third party can follow it.
5. Open gaps — where evidence is weak, missing or contradictory, stated plainly.
6. Documentation index — versioned, so the file can be maintained rather than rebuilt.
7. Draft EU Declaration of Conformity — prepared against Annex VIII for the manufacturer to approve and sign.

How quoting works

1. Send your scope through the proposal form — no payment or account needed.
2. We review it and the documents you already hold.
3. You receive a written fixed-price proposal defining what is covered, delivered and excluded.

What drives the price is explained on the pricing page. Keeping the file current afterwards is optional and quoted separately — see ongoing management.

What remains yours

The manufacturer carries out the conformity assessment, is responsible for the accuracy of the underlying data, and signs the Declaration. We do not sign it, and we cannot make non-conforming packaging conform.

Not included unless agreed

• Laboratory testing — we specify what is needed and can identify suitable labs
• EPR registration, national reporting and fees
• Legal advice or representation before authorities
• Packaging redesign (we flag where redesign may be the simpler route)

Related reading: what Annex VII documentation must contain, the EU Declaration of Conformity and the supplier evidence request.