Declarations of conformity
What is a Declaration of Conformity?
A Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is a document in which the manufacturer, importer, or authorised representative declares, under their sole responsibility, that a battery product meets the applicable EU legal requirements. For batteries, the Regulation reference is Article 18 and Annex IX of EU Regulation 2023/1542.
Traceable requires an uploaded CE Declaration of Conformity before it publishes an EV, LMT, Other Industrial (above 2 kWh) or Stationary battery passport. See Which certificates are mandatory.
Traceable does not yet provide an in-platform form for drafting, completing, and signing a Declaration of Conformity. In-platform DoC issuance, including digital signing via a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) under eIDAS 2.0, is a planned feature and is not yet available in the current platform release.
Until it ships, prepare and sign your Declaration of Conformity outside the platform, then attach the signed PDF to the product as a compliance document (see below).
How to attach a Declaration of Conformity today
Because in-platform issuance is not yet available, operators record a DoC by uploading the externally prepared, signed document:
- Prepare your Declaration of Conformity outside the platform and have it signed by the authorised signatory.
- In My products, select the product's name and open the Documents tab, or open Certificates & docs in the Evidence group and select Upload Document.
- Set Document Type to Declaration. If the product's category has a CE Declaration of Conformity requirement, set Certificate Type to CE Declaration of Conformity so it counts toward that requirement. Select Upload.
See Documents for the full upload steps. The uploaded DoC is stored as a document linked to the product.
What the declaration must contain
Prepare the declaration to the content the Regulation requires. Traceable does not check the content of your declaration. Ask your legal advisor if you are unsure what it must include.
Issuing a new declaration
Uploading a new declaration for the same product and Certificate Type is recorded as the next version.
Retention and deletion
Traceable has no retention setting for operators and no way to mark a document as protected. You can delete a document if you have the Editor role or higher, and only while the product is still editable. A published product's documents are frozen to preserve the published snapshot.