Get started with PPWR

If you are the manufacturer and need to comply with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), you must assess your packaging, prepare technical documentation, and issue an EU Declaration of Conformity (EU DoC) before placing the packaging or packaged product on the EU market. This guide shows you the full workflow in ProductIP and where to start. It helps you move from the initial setup to a structured packaging technical file that supports the PPWR conformity assessment.

When to use this

Use this guide if:

• you need to comply with PPWR (for the first time)
• you want to structure your packaging compliance in ProductIP
• you are the manufacturer and need to prepare technical documentation and an EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) for packaging

Video instructions

Steps in ProductIP

1. Create a packaging Technical File

Set up one central place to manage all packaging data, supplier information, proof of compliance and technical documentation. 

Create a packaging technical file

2. Collect and validate your packaging data

Use Smart Forms (Verifeyer) to gather structured data from suppliers and identify missing information.

Send a Verifeyer form

Open a Verifeyer form

Complete a PPWR Verifeyer form

Review a PPWR Verifeyer form

3. Assess compliance and create the EU Declaration of Conformity

Confirm that your packaging meets PPWR requirements and generate the Declaration of Conformity based on Annex VIII.

Create a packaging EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC)

4. Link packaging to your product

Ensure your product Technical File includes the correct packaging data for compliance and reporting.

Link a packaging technical file to a product technical file using the BOM

Tips and best practices

• Start by setting up your structure before collecting data
• Use existing data first, then identify gaps
• Prioritise gaps based on risk and regulatory impact
• Complete missing data step by step

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Need more context on the regulation? Read our Expert article