For aircraft operated under the JAR umbrella it is documented as follows
JAR-OPS 1.135
Additional information and forms to be carried
(a) An operator shall ensure that, in addition to the documents and manuals prescribed in JAR-OPS 1.125 and JAR-OPS 1.130, the following information and forms, relevant to the type and area of operation, are carried on each flight:
(1) Operational Flight Plan containing at least the information required in JAR-OPS 1.1060;
(2) Aeroplane Technical Log containing at least the information required in JAR-OPS 1.915(a);
(3) Details of the filed ATS flight plan;
(4) Appropriate NOTAM/AIS briefing documentation;
(5) Appropriate meteorological information;
(6) Mass and balance documentation as specified in Subpart J;
(7) Notification of special categories of passenger such as security personnel, if not
considered as crew, handicapped persons, inadmissible passengers, deportees and persons in custody;
(8) Notification of special loads including dangerous goods including written information to the commander as prescribed in JAR-OPS 1.1215(d);
(9) Current maps and charts and associated documents as prescribed in JAR-OPS 1.290(b)(7);
(10)Any other documentation which may be required by the States concerned with this flight, such as cargo manifest, passenger manifest etc; and
(11) Forms to comply with the reporting requirements of the Authority and the operator.
(b)The Authority may permit the information detailed in sub-paragraph (a) above, or parts thereof, to be presented in a form other than on printed paper. An acceptable standard of accessibility, usability and reliability must be assured.
As JARs complies with the ICAO standards maybe one can assume that operators outside the EU have smiliar requirements.