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Does your DeCA comply?
Check it in ten seconds.
This free tool checks whether a DeCA —Spain’s electronic transport control document (documento electrónico de control administrativo)— meets the Resolution of 5 June 2026: https, direct download without login, native PDF of 5 MB or less, creation dates. Paste the URL of the QR code or upload the PDF and it tells you, section by section, what complies and what does not. It works for the DeCA of any software, including the Ministry’s.
We store neither the URL nor the file. What cannot be checked from a server is declared as such.
What it checks, and under which section
Six checks.
A rule, not an opinion.
| Check | Section | How it is checked |
|---|---|---|
| https URL | Third.1 | The QR code URL starts with https://. The exact TLS version cannot be read from a server; it is declared. |
| Direct download | Third.3 and 4 | Opening the URL returns the PDF, not a web page, a login (401/403) or a screen with a download button. |
| PDF file ≤ 5 MB | Second.1 | Recognised PDF format and a size of 5 MB or less. |
| Creation and modification dates | Second.1 | Both dates present as PDF metadata. Without them you cannot show it was generated before departure. |
| Native PDF | Second.2 | It contains real text (fonts), not only images: a scan or a converted photo is not valid. |
| QR code with the URL | Second.3 | The QR code is an image and is not decoded here: scan it with your phone and paste the URL. If the PDF has links, they are listed. |
What the verifier cannot see —the content of the QR code, the TLS version, whether the shipment data are correct— appears as “cannot be checked”, never as “compliant”. Source: Resolution of 5 June 2026 (BOE, Spanish).
If it does not comply
Create one that does.
Cofactu issues DeCAs with a native PDF, a QR code and an https direct-download URL, a copy for the driver and versions kept for one year. €0, unlimited, no card and no end date on the Free plan.
Before you trust the result.
What the verifier looks at, what it cannot look at and what to do with a DeCA that fails.
Talk to us → How to prepare a DeCA that complies ↗Does it work for a DeCA that is not from Cofactu?
Yes. It checks the PDF or the URL of any provider, including the Ministry’s free module. The rule requires properties of the document, not a brand.
What does it not check?
It does not read the content of the QR code (it is an image): scan it with your phone and paste the URL. It cannot read the exact TLS version from a server. It does not verify that the shipment data are correct or that the contractual shipper and the actual carrier are correctly identified: you review that.
Do you store the PDF or the URL I check?
No. The file or the URL is analysed in memory and the answer is returned; nothing is kept. There is a limit of 10 checks per minute.
Why does a URL with a login not comply?
Section third.4 of the Resolution does not allow any URL that leads to a page requiring credentials or authentication, or that includes download buttons or other elements implying manual interaction. The inspector scans the QR code and must get the PDF immediately.
My PDF has no modification date. Is that serious?
Section second.1 asks for the date and time of creation and modification as file metadata. If your software does not write them, ask the provider: it is not a detail, it is what shows the document existed before the service started.
What do I do if it does not comply?
A DeCA with format faults may not be valid at a roadside check. If you issued it with another program, claim it from the provider. If you want to compare, create one for free in Cofactu: native PDF with QR code and a direct-download URL, unlimited on the Free plan with no end date.
