diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml
index 6d5a46d0..87cb12ca 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_actions.xml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
 
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
     <!-- Formal Certificate of Conformance — English                    -->
+    <!-- Uses Odoo's default paperformat so web.external_layout's       -->
+    <!-- header/footer band gets its reserved space correctly.          -->
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
     <record id="action_report_coc_en" model="ir.actions.report">
         <field name="name">Certificate of Conformance (English)</field>
@@ -80,7 +82,6 @@
         <field name="print_report_name">'CoC EN - %s' % object.name</field>
         <field name="binding_model_id" ref="fusion_plating_certificates.model_fp_certificate"/>
         <field name="binding_type">report</field>
-        <field name="paperformat_id" ref="paperformat_fp_coc"/>
     </record>
 
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
@@ -95,7 +96,6 @@
         <field name="print_report_name">'CoC FR - %s' % object.name</field>
         <field name="binding_model_id" ref="fusion_plating_certificates.model_fp_certificate"/>
         <field name="binding_type">report</field>
-        <field name="paperformat_id" ref="paperformat_fp_coc"/>
     </record>
 
     <!-- ============================================================= -->
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml
index b05f057a..cbcd58d4 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_reports/report/report_coc.xml
@@ -4,21 +4,25 @@
     License OPL-1 (Odoo Proprietary License v1.0)
     Fusion Plating — Certificate of Conformance
 
-    Four variants:
-      - report_coc_en         English, portrait, ENTECH-style formal cert (primary)
-      - report_coc_fr         French, portrait, mirror of EN
-      - report_coc_portrait   Legacy portrait (kept for existing bindings)
-      - report_coc            Legacy landscape (kept for existing bindings)
+    Design note:
+      The EN + FR CoCs wrap their body in web.external_layout. That gives
+      us Odoo's standard company-branded header (logo, name, address,
+      phone, email, tax id) and footer (page X/Y, printed-on) for free,
+      using whichever layout variant the company has chosen in
+      Settings → General → Document Layout. Our body just renders the
+      CoC-specific content: title, accreditation badges, customer block,
+      details table, signature, and certification statement.
 
-    Settings sourced from res.company (Settings → Fusion Plating):
-      - x_fc_owner_user_id.employee_ids[:1].signature    Default signer image
-      - x_fc_coc_signature_override                      Optional override image
-      - x_fc_{nadcap,as9100,cgp}_logo + _active          Accreditation badges
+    Variants:
+      - report_coc_en   English formal cert (primary)
+      - report_coc_fr   French mirror
+      - report_coc, report_coc_portrait
+                        Legacy portal-job-bound variants (unchanged)
 -->
 <odoo>
 
     <!-- ================================================================== -->
-    <!-- Shared CoC body macro (English / French switched via LANG)           -->
+    <!-- Shared CoC body — rendered inside web.external_layout                -->
     <!-- ================================================================== -->
     <template id="coc_body">
         <t t-set="is_fr" t-value="LANG == 'fr'"/>
@@ -33,95 +37,91 @@
         <t t-set="signer_name" t-value="doc.certified_by_id.name or (company.x_fc_owner_user_id.name if company.x_fc_owner_user_id else '')"/>
 
         <style>
-            /* Kill all Odoo-inherited body/main/page spacing */
-            html, body { margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; }
-            main, .article, .page, .o_report_layout_boxed {
-                margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;
-                page-break-after: auto !important;
-                min-height: 0 !important;
-            }
-            header.o_company_header, footer.o_company_footer { display: none !important; }
-
-            .fp-coc { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000;
-                      margin: 0; padding: 0; }
-            .fp-coc h1 { text-align: center; font-size: 20pt; margin: 0 0 6px 0;
-                         font-weight: bold; page-break-before: avoid; }
-            .fp-coc hr.heavy { border: 0; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: 4px 0; }
-            .fp-coc table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; }
+            .fp-coc { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: #000; }
+            .fp-coc h1 { text-align: center; font-size: 20pt; margin: 0 0 10px 0; font-weight: bold; }
+            .fp-coc hr.heavy { border: 0; border-top: 2px solid #000; margin: 6px 0; }
+            .fp-coc table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 6px; }
             .fp-coc table.bordered,
             .fp-coc table.bordered th,
             .fp-coc table.bordered td { border: 1px solid #000; }
             .fp-coc th { background-color: #ededed; font-weight: bold;
-                         padding: 4px 6px; font-size: 8.5pt; text-align: center; }
-            .fp-coc td { padding: 4px 6px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 8.5pt; }
+                         padding: 5px 8px; font-size: 8.5pt; text-align: center; }
+            .fp-coc td { padding: 5px 8px; vertical-align: top; font-size: 8.5pt; }
             .fp-coc .text-center { text-align: center; }
             .fp-coc .text-end { text-align: right; }
-            .fp-coc .hdr-company { font-size: 8pt; line-height: 1.35; padding: 4px; }
-            .fp-coc .hdr-company strong { font-size: 10pt; }
-            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box { border: 1px solid #000; padding: 8px; font-size: 8pt; }
-            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box h4 { margin: 0 0 4px 0; font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; }
-            .fp-coc .signature-img { max-height: 1.8cm; max-width: 6.5cm; }
-            .fp-coc .accreditations { text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px; }
-            .fp-coc .accreditations img { max-height: 1.8cm; margin: 0 3px; vertical-align: middle; }
-            .fp-coc .logo-box { text-align: right; vertical-align: middle; padding: 4px; }
-            .fp-coc .logo-box img { max-height: 2cm; max-width: 3.5cm; }
-            .fp-coc .customer-logo-box img { max-height: 1.6cm; max-width: 3cm; }
-            .fp-coc .fp-footer-brand { font-size: 7.5pt; color: #666; text-align: center;
-                                       margin-top: 8px; }
+            .fp-coc .accreditation-table { margin: 8px 0; }
+            .fp-coc .accreditation-table td.accreditation-cell {
+                width: 33.33%;
+                text-align: center;
+                vertical-align: middle;
+                padding: 10px;
+                border: 1px solid #000;
+                height: 2.8cm;
+            }
+            .fp-coc .accreditation-table img {
+                max-height: 2cm;
+                max-width: 95%;
+                vertical-align: middle;
+            }
+            .fp-coc .customer-logo { max-height: 1.8cm; max-width: 3.5cm; }
+            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box { border: 1px solid #000; padding: 10px; font-size: 8.5pt; }
+            .fp-coc .cert-statement-box h4 { margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; }
+            .fp-coc .signature-img { max-height: 2.2cm; max-width: 7cm; }
             .fp-coc .small-label { font-size: 7.5pt; opacity: 0.7; }
+            .fp-coc .brand-note { font-size: 7.5pt; color: #888; text-align: center;
+                                  margin-top: 10px; font-style: italic; }
         </style>
 
         <div class="fp-coc">
 
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <!-- HEADER                         -->
-            <!-- ============================= -->
+            <!-- Title -->
             <h1 t-if="not is_fr">Certificate of Conformance</h1>
             <h1 t-if="is_fr">Certificat de Conformité</h1>
 
-            <table>
-                <tr>
-                    <td style="width: 33%;" class="hdr-company">
-                        <strong t-field="company.name"/><br/>
-                        <t t-if="company.email"><t t-esc="company.email"/><br/></t>
-                        <t t-if="company.phone"><t t-esc="company.phone"/><br/></t>
-                        <t t-if="company.partner_id.street"><t t-esc="company.partner_id.street"/><br/></t>
-                        <t t-if="company.partner_id.street2"><t t-esc="company.partner_id.street2"/><br/></t>
-                        <span t-if="company.partner_id.city"><t t-esc="company.partner_id.city"/></span>
-                        <span t-if="company.partner_id.state_id">, <t t-esc="company.partner_id.state_id.name"/></span>
-                        <span t-if="company.partner_id.zip"> <t t-esc="company.partner_id.zip"/></span><br/>
-                        <t t-if="company.partner_id.country_id"><t t-esc="company.partner_id.country_id.name.upper()"/></t>
-                    </td>
-                    <td style="width: 34%;" class="accreditations">
-                        <t t-if="company.x_fc_nadcap_active and company.x_fc_nadcap_logo">
-                            <img t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % company.x_fc_nadcap_logo.decode()"
-                                 alt="Nadcap Accredited"/>
-                        </t>
-                        <t t-if="company.x_fc_as9100_active and company.x_fc_as9100_logo">
-                            <img t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % company.x_fc_as9100_logo.decode()"
-                                 alt="AS9100 / ISO 9001"/>
-                        </t>
-                        <t t-if="company.x_fc_cgp_active and company.x_fc_cgp_logo">
-                            <img t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % company.x_fc_cgp_logo.decode()"
-                                 alt="Controlled Goods Program"/>
-                        </t>
-                    </td>
-                    <td style="width: 33%;" class="logo-box">
-                        <img t-if="company.logo"
-                             t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % company.logo.decode()"
-                             alt=""/>
-                    </td>
-                </tr>
-            </table>
+            <!-- Accreditations — 3 bordered columns, one logo per column -->
+            <t t-set="nadcap_on" t-value="company.x_fc_nadcap_active and company.x_fc_nadcap_logo"/>
+            <t t-set="as9100_on" t-value="company.x_fc_as9100_active and company.x_fc_as9100_logo"/>
+            <t t-set="cgp_on" t-value="company.x_fc_cgp_active and company.x_fc_cgp_logo"/>
+            <t t-if="nadcap_on or as9100_on or cgp_on">
+                <table class="bordered accreditation-table">
+                    <tr>
+                        <td class="accreditation-cell">
+                            <t t-if="nadcap_on">
+                                <img t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % company.x_fc_nadcap_logo.decode()"
+                                     alt="Nadcap Accredited"/>
+                            </t>
+                        </td>
+                        <td class="accreditation-cell">
+                            <t t-if="as9100_on">
+                                <img t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % company.x_fc_as9100_logo.decode()"
+                                     alt="AS9100 / ISO 9001"/>
+                            </t>
+                        </td>
+                        <td class="accreditation-cell">
+                            <t t-if="cgp_on">
+                                <img t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % company.x_fc_cgp_logo.decode()"
+                                     alt="Controlled Goods Program"/>
+                            </t>
+                        </td>
+                    </tr>
+                </table>
+            </t>
+
+            <!-- Customer logo (separate, right-aligned) -->
+            <t t-if="doc.partner_id.image_1920">
+                <div style="text-align: right; margin-top: 6px;">
+                    <img class="customer-logo"
+                         t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % doc.partner_id.image_1920.decode()"
+                         alt=""/>
+                </div>
+            </t>
 
             <hr class="heavy"/>
 
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <!-- CUSTOMER BLOCK                 -->
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <table style="margin-top: 6px;">
+            <!-- Customer block -->
+            <table>
                 <tr>
-                    <td style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top;">
+                    <td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;">
                         <div>
                             <strong t-if="not is_fr">Customer Name: </strong>
                             <strong t-if="is_fr">Nom du client : </strong>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
                             <span t-if="doc.partner_id.zip"> <t t-esc="doc.partner_id.zip"/></span>
                         </div>
                     </td>
-                    <td style="width: 40%; vertical-align: top;">
+                    <td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;">
                         <t t-set="contact" t-value="doc.contact_partner_id or doc.partner_id"/>
                         <div>
                             <strong t-if="not is_fr">Contact Name: </strong>
@@ -156,20 +156,13 @@
                             <t t-esc="contact.phone or '-'"/>
                         </div>
                     </td>
-                    <td style="width: 20%; vertical-align: top;" class="logo-box">
-                        <img t-if="doc.partner_id.image_1920"
-                             t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % doc.partner_id.image_1920.decode()"
-                             alt=""/>
-                    </td>
                 </tr>
             </table>
 
             <hr class="heavy"/>
 
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <!-- CERTIFICATION INFO             -->
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <table class="bordered" style="margin-top: 10px;">
+            <!-- Certification info table -->
+            <table class="bordered" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                 <thead>
                     <tr>
                         <th style="width: 33%;">
@@ -201,10 +194,8 @@
                 </tbody>
             </table>
 
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <!-- LINE ITEM / QUANTITIES TABLE   -->
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <div class="text-end small-label" style="margin-top: 12px;">
+            <!-- Quantities / line item table -->
+            <div class="text-end small-label" style="margin-top: 8px;">
                 <strong t-if="not is_fr">Quantities</strong>
                 <strong t-if="is_fr">Quantités</strong>
             </div>
@@ -239,54 +230,42 @@
                 </thead>
                 <tbody>
                     <tr>
-                        <td class="text-center">
-                            <t t-esc="doc.part_number or '-'"/>
-                        </td>
+                        <td class="text-center"><t t-esc="doc.part_number or '-'"/></td>
                         <td>
                             <t t-esc="doc.process_description or ''"/>
                             <t t-if="doc.spec_reference">
                                 <br/><em t-esc="doc.spec_reference"/>
                             </t>
                         </td>
-                        <td class="text-center">
-                            <t t-esc="doc.po_number or '-'"/>
-                        </td>
-                        <td class="text-center">
-                            <t t-esc="doc.quantity_shipped or 0"/>
-                        </td>
-                        <td class="text-center">
-                            <t t-esc="doc.nc_quantity or 0"/>
-                        </td>
-                        <td class="text-center">
-                            <t t-esc="doc.customer_job_no or '-'"/>
-                        </td>
+                        <td class="text-center"><t t-esc="doc.po_number or '-'"/></td>
+                        <td class="text-center"><t t-esc="doc.quantity_shipped or 0"/></td>
+                        <td class="text-center"><t t-esc="doc.nc_quantity or 0"/></td>
+                        <td class="text-center"><t t-esc="doc.customer_job_no or '-'"/></td>
                     </tr>
                 </tbody>
             </table>
 
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <!-- SIGNATURE + STATEMENT          -->
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <table style="margin-top: 28px;">
+            <!-- Signature + certification statement -->
+            <table style="margin-top: 18px;">
                 <tr>
                     <td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;">
                         <div>
                             <strong t-if="not is_fr">Certified By:</strong>
                             <strong t-if="is_fr">Certifié par :</strong>
                         </div>
-                        <div style="min-height: 3cm; margin-top: 8px;">
+                        <div style="min-height: 2.5cm; margin-top: 6px;">
                             <img t-if="signature_img"
                                  class="signature-img"
                                  t-att-src="'data:image/png;base64,%s' % signature_img.decode()"
                                  alt=""/>
                         </div>
-                        <div style="margin-top: 6px; border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 4px;">
+                        <div style="margin-top: 4px; border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 4px;">
                             <strong t-if="not is_fr">Name: </strong>
                             <strong t-if="is_fr">Nom : </strong>
                             <t t-esc="signer_name or ''"/>
                         </div>
                     </td>
-                    <td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 16px;">
+                    <td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top; padding-left: 14px;">
                         <div class="cert-statement-box">
                             <h4 t-if="not is_fr">Certification Statement</h4>
                             <h4 t-if="is_fr">Énoncé de conformité</h4>
@@ -311,36 +290,28 @@
                 </tr>
             </table>
 
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <!-- FOOTER                         -->
-            <!-- ============================= -->
-            <div class="fp-footer-brand">
-                <t t-if="not is_fr">
-                    Cert Created At:
-                    <span t-esc="context_timestamp(doc.create_date).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') if doc.create_date else ''"/>
-                    · Fusion Plating by Nexa Systems
-                </t>
-                <t t-if="is_fr">
-                    Certificat créé le :
-                    <span t-esc="context_timestamp(doc.create_date).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M') if doc.create_date else ''"/>
-                    · Fusion Plating par Nexa Systems
-                </t>
+            <!-- Brand note (small, above Odoo's page footer) -->
+            <div class="brand-note">
+                <t t-if="not is_fr">Fusion Plating by Nexa Systems</t>
+                <t t-if="is_fr">Fusion Plating par Nexa Systems</t>
             </div>
 
         </div>
     </template>
 
     <!-- ================================================================== -->
-    <!-- English CoC — renders directly in html_container with NO wrapper       -->
-    <!-- templates, so Odoo's `.article` and `.page` styles (which force       -->
-    <!-- page-break-after + reserved header padding) don't apply.              -->
+    <!-- English CoC — wrapped in web.external_layout                         -->
     <!-- ================================================================== -->
     <template id="report_coc_en">
         <t t-call="web.html_container">
             <t t-foreach="docs" t-as="doc">
-                <t t-set="company" t-value="(doc.portal_job_id.company_id if doc.portal_job_id else False) or (doc.sale_order_id.company_id if doc.sale_order_id else False) or env.company"/>
-                <t t-set="LANG" t-value="'en'"/>
-                <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
+                <t t-set="company" t-value="(doc.sale_order_id.company_id if doc.sale_order_id else False) or (doc.production_id.company_id if doc.production_id else False) or env.company"/>
+                <t t-call="web.external_layout">
+                    <t t-set="LANG" t-value="'en'"/>
+                    <div class="page">
+                        <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
+                    </div>
+                </t>
             </t>
         </t>
     </template>
@@ -351,9 +322,13 @@
     <template id="report_coc_fr">
         <t t-call="web.html_container">
             <t t-foreach="docs" t-as="doc">
-                <t t-set="company" t-value="(doc.portal_job_id.company_id if doc.portal_job_id else False) or (doc.sale_order_id.company_id if doc.sale_order_id else False) or env.company"/>
-                <t t-set="LANG" t-value="'fr'"/>
-                <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
+                <t t-set="company" t-value="(doc.sale_order_id.company_id if doc.sale_order_id else False) or (doc.production_id.company_id if doc.production_id else False) or env.company"/>
+                <t t-call="web.external_layout">
+                    <t t-set="LANG" t-value="'fr'"/>
+                    <div class="page">
+                        <t t-call="fusion_plating_reports.coc_body"/>
+                    </div>
+                </t>
             </t>
         </t>
     </template>