Overview
A component is a single packaging material and carries the data that matters for Art. 5. It is reusable: the same component can be part of several packaging units. You manage components under sidebar → Components (/packaging/components); create a new one via New component — in the catalogue, from a unit’s bill of materials, or via import.
”Master data” section
| Field | Note |
|---|---|
| Component ID | Optional — generated from the name when left blank. |
| Name | Required. |
| Supplier | Optional. Also settable via the Assign supplier bulk action in the components list. |
| Material | Required, multi-select: plastic, paper / board, glass, metal, wood, composite, other. |
| Polymer | Optional: PET, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS, PVC, other. |
”Sustainability data” section
This section provides the evidence the technical documentation per Annex VII needs. It is split into Required for 2026 (Art. 5) and Optional / supplementary.Required for 2026 (Art. 5)
Heavy metals
- Heavy metals (mg/kg) — the sum of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium. Art. 5 limits it to 100 mg/kg for all packaging. The field gives instant feedback:
- ✓ Within limit (≤ 100 mg/kg)
- ⚠ Exceeds limit (> 100 mg/kg)
- Basis of claim — how the value is evidenced: test report or supplier declaration (also valid from suppliers outside the EU). With “test report”, the report must be uploaded as a file on the supplier collection flow.
- Measurement standard/method (heavy metals) — the applied standard/method (e.g.
CEN/CR 13695-1), appears in Annex VII point (d).
Product contact and PFAS
Two switches control the PFAS block:- Contact-sensitive
- Food-contact — unlocks the PFAS fields (food contact implies “contact-sensitive”). Disabling the switch discards the PFAS entries again.
| Field | Note |
|---|---|
| PFAS compliant (food contact) | Yes / No / Unknown. |
| Measured PFAS (sum, ppb) | Limit ≤ 250 ppb; the field reports whether the value is within it. |
| Total fluorine (mg/kg) | < 50 mg/kg demonstrates compliance with all three PFAS limits; ≥ 50 mg/kg does not demonstrate it on its own — further testing (organic fluorine / TOP analysis) is required. This is never a non-conformity and never blocks. |
| Basis of claim | Test report or supplier declaration. |
| Measurement method (PFAS/total fluorine) | e.g. combustion ion chromatography; appears in Annex VII point (d). |
Optional / supplementary
These fields are not required for 2026; they support the risk analysis and later obligations and never block completeness.- Mass (g) — the basis for the material breakdown per Annex VII and for packaging minimisation (Art. 10, from 2030).
- Recycled content (%) — post-consumer recyclate for plastic parts. A value above 0% requires a source (post-consumer/PCR or post-industrial/PIR) and a method (physical or mass balance). For plastic, the field shows an informational hint “Target ≥ 30% from 2030” or ”⚠ Below the 2030 target”.
- Notes and, optionally, a technical drawing (Annex VII point (b)).
Data completeness
A component’s Data completeness badge is Complete exactly when the heavy-metal value is present and — for food contact — a PFAS attestation (a confirmation or a total-fluorine measurement). Partly filled → In progress, nothing filled → Incomplete. Recycled content and mass deliberately do not count.When an Art. 5 substance is claimed (a value entered), both the basis of claim and the measurement standard/method become required. The form blocks saving until a substantiated basis is provided.
Reuse across units
On a component’s detail page, the Packaging units tab shows all units the component is part of — each with the linked quantity. Because the data lives centrally on the component, a change takes effect for all linked units.Back to the data model
How components, units and articles relate.