What Article 18 Requires
Providers must keep technical documentation, quality-management records, and declarations of conformity available for a long retention period after the system is placed on the market.
How VCCL Answers
- Standardizes durable audit outputs in portable JSON and signed PDF formats.
- Supports archive-ready evidence with verifiable fingerprints.
- Enables later validation that retained files were not altered.
Legal Questions and VCCL Responses
Yes. VCCL keeps machine-verifiable signatures and hashes so retained artifacts can be checked over time.
No. Retention must preserve evidentiary integrity. VCCL ensures both availability and verifiability.
Yes. Artifacts are structured for replay, validation, and formal compliance response workflows.