--- title: "Article 31 — Technical documentation" type: regulation legal_status: in_force source: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120" source_retrieved: 2026-10-03 shortTitle: "Article 31 — Technical documentation" instrument_type: level1_regulation authority: Commission binding: true binding_character: binding mica_level2: false legal_basis: "Regulation (EU) 2024/2847" instrument: cra celex: "32024R2847" regulation: CRA regulation-full: "Regulation (EU) 2024/2847" article: 31 status: in_force object_id: eu.cra.legal_text.article.31 text_version: "Consolidated version of 20 November 2024" source_url: "https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120" check_status: matched verified: true last_checked: 2026-10-26 --- *In force · applies from 11 Dec 2027 · Consolidated version of 20 November 2024 · Checked against EUR-Lex on 26 Oct 2026 · [Official source](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02024R2847-20241120)* 1. The technical documentation shall contain all relevant data or details of the means used by the [manufacturer](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/manufacturer) to ensure that the [product with digital elements](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/product-with-digital-elements) and the processes put in place by the manufacturer comply with the essential [cybersecurity](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/cybersecurity) requirements set out in Annex I. It shall at least contain the elements set out in Annex VII. 2. The technical documentation shall be drawn up before the product with digital elements is placed on the market and shall be continuously updated, where appropriate, at least during the [support period](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/support-period). 3. For products with digital elements as referred to in [Article 12](12.md), which are also subject to other Union legal acts which provide for technical documentation, a single set of technical documentation shall be drawn up containing the information referred to in Annex VII and the information required by those Union legal acts. 4. The technical documentation and correspondence relating to any [conformity assessment](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/conformity-assessment) procedure shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the [notified body](https://www.headlesslaw.com/definitions/cra/notified-body) is established or in a language acceptable to that body. 5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with [Article 61](61.md) to supplement this Regulation by adding elements to be included in the technical documentation set out in Annex VII to take account of technological developments, as well as developments encountered in the implementation process of this Regulation. To that end, the Commission shall strive to ensure that the administrative burden on microenterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises is proportionate. *** [Chapter III — Conformity of the product with digital elements](../chapters/iii.md) · [← Article 30](30.md) · [Article 32 →](32.md)