> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.polygon-one.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Overview

> Introduction to the Polygon One PPWR module and the packaging conformity process

## Welcome to the PPWR module

The **PPWR module** of Polygon One helps you make your packaging conform to the **Packaging Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR)** and to evidence that conformity. The regulation is directly applicable law in all Member States; the general date of application is **12 August 2026**.

From that date, packaging must, among other things, meet the substance restrictions of Art. 5 (heavy metals summing to ≤ 100 mg/kg, PFAS limits for food-contact packaging), pass a Module A conformity assessment (self-assessment, no notified body), have technical documentation per Annex VII, and be accompanied by an **EU Declaration of Conformity** per Annex VIII.

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  Polygon One does **not** perform a conformity assessment on your behalf and does not issue a legal verdict. The platform captures the required data in a structured way, shows what is still missing, and generates the documents from it — responsibility for issuing and for the content stays with the respective economic operator.
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## Why the data lives with the suppliers

The data that matters for Art. 5 — material composition, heavy-metal values, PFAS evidence, recycled content — relates to the individual **components** of a packaging. Usually the operator placing the packaging on the market does not hold this data; the material or packaging supplier does.

That is why collecting data from suppliers is a core part of the process: you capture the structure of your packaging (packaging units and components) and request the missing evidence specifically from the responsible suppliers. The completeness of this component data determines when a packaging unit is ready for its Declaration of Conformity.

## The conformity process

The flow in Polygon One follows four stages — from building the master data to the finished Declaration of Conformity:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Stage 1: Master data" icon="database">
    Create your **articles**, **packaging units** and **components** and link them into a bill of materials. The packaging unit is the subject of the Declaration of Conformity.

    <Card title="Build master data" icon="database" href="/en/ppwr/stammdaten/uebersicht">
      The data model: articles → packaging units → components.
    </Card>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Stage 2: Roles & obligations" icon="scale-balanced">
    Determine your economic-operator role per packaging unit (manufacturer, importer, distributor …). The role decides which obligations apply and who issues the Declaration of Conformity.

    <Card title="Roles & obligations" icon="scale-balanced" href="/en/ppwr/rollen-pflichten/rollen">
      Which role triggers which PPWR obligations.
    </Card>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Stage 3: Data collection" icon="folder-open">
    Capture the component data and request missing evidence from your suppliers. Uploaded documents are analyzed by AI and values are proposed.

    <Card title="Data collection" icon="folder-open" href="/en/ppwr/datenerfassung/uebersicht">
      Request from suppliers, gather evidence, review AI proposals.
    </Card>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Stage 4: Documentation" icon="file-signature">
    Generate the technical documentation (Annex VII) and the EU Declaration of Conformity (Annex VIII) — per packaging unit, individually or as a bulk action.

    <Card title="Documentation" icon="file-signature" href="/en/ppwr/dokumentation/konformitaetserklaerung">
      Declaration of Conformity and technical documentation.
    </Card>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Switching between EUDR and PPWR

If your company uses both the EUDR and the PPWR module, a **module switcher** appears at the top of the sidebar. Use it to switch between **EUDR** (deforestation) and **PPWR** (packaging); after switching you land directly in the cockpit of the chosen module. The switcher is only shown when more than one module is enabled for your company.

<Frame caption="Module switcher in the sidebar — switching between EUDR and PPWR">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/polygonone/images/ppwr/uebersicht/modul-wechsler.png" />
</Frame>

When the PPWR module is active, the sidebar shows the **Packaging** group with these areas:

| Area                 | Purpose                                                                                         |
| -------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Articles**         | The shared article master data (the same entity as the EUDR module).                            |
| **Components**       | Reusable packaging components and their material / sustainability data.                         |
| **Packaging units**  | The packaging units and their bill of materials — the subject of the Declaration of Conformity. |
| **Suppliers**        | The collection cockpit: which suppliers have delivered data and what is still missing.          |
| **Documents**        | Read-only view of all collected evidence.                                                       |
| **EPR registration** | Guided preparation of the EPR registration per Member State.                                    |
| **Volume reporting** | Volume capture and validated XML export for the LUCID volume report.                            |

Under **Contact Center → Messages** you manage the communication with your suppliers.

<Frame caption="Sidebar with the PPWR module active and the “Packaging” group">
  <img src="https://mintlify.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/polygonone/images/ppwr/uebersicht/verpackung-navigation.png" />
</Frame>

## What is not yet included

So you can interpret the results correctly:

* **Recyclability grade:** the regulation defines grades A/B/C; the assessment methodology, however, only arrives via delegated acts (expected 2028). Polygon One **only stores a declared grade** (A, B, C or "non-recyclable") — there is no automatic assessment.
* **Recycled content:** the minimum quotas under Art. 7 only apply from 2030. The app captures the values and shows an informational target hint, but **no verdict**.
* **EPR registration:** there is **no government API**. Registration happens in the respective government portal (in Germany: LUCID/ZSVR). Polygon One guides you through the process, prepares data, tracks the status, and exports the XML file for the volume report.

<Card title="Continue to the PPWR cockpit" icon="gauge" href="/en/ppwr/cockpit">
  Progress, next steps and the compliance funnel at a glance.
</Card>