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CRA Conformity and Documentation: 4-Step Workflow

Move from product classification to the EU Declaration of Conformity through the four steps the CRA requires.

Build your conformity expertise

Each step has its own page. Read in order if you are new, or jump to the stage that's blocking you.

Classify your product (Default, Important, Critical)

Default vs Important Class I and II vs Critical: how the CRA tiers products and which conformity route each tier requires.

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Choose self-assessment or Notified Body

When self-assessment is enough (Module A), when a Notified Body is required (Module B+C or H under Article 32), which fits your classification, and how the cost compares.

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Build your CRA technical documentation

The technical documentation file CRA Annex VII requires you to compile, what each of its eight sections must cover, the retention floor under Article 13(13), and what market surveillance can request.

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Issue the EU Declaration of Conformity

Article 28 content rules, the Article 13(20) full-or-simplified DoC option, and how the DoC ties together the assessment and the technical file.

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