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- European Union
All manufacturers, importers, distributors and other economic operators within the EU whose activities place construction products on the market are potentially subject to the CPR. The European Commission (together with national market-surveillance authorities) will determine which products must be assessed, declared and CE-marked under CPR — based on harmonised standards or European Technical Assessments — and under what conditions or thresholds.
Deep dive
Introduction
The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) is the EU’s overarching legal framework that sets harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products across the Single Market. The original CPR entered into force in 2011 under Regulation (EU) No 305/2011, which replaced the earlier Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC). The CPR is founded on Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, reflecting its grounding in the internal-market provisions. It is implemented and overseen by the services of the European Commission working with standardisation bodies (e.g. CEN‑CENELEC) and national market-surveillance authorities. The CPR fits into broader EU climate, sustainability, and single-market policies by harmonising technical and environmental standards across the EU thereby facilitating trade while embedding safety, resource-efficiency and sustainability principles.
Reporting Requirements
Under the newly adopted Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, environmental reporting and enhanced information obligations have been introduced. Importantly, manufacturers (and other economic operators) placing construction products on the EU market must supply, through a so-called Digital Product Passport (DPP), information on products’ environmental performance. For products deemed “priority construction products”, typically those with significant environmental impact (e.g. concrete, steel, insulation), reporting must include climate-related indicators such as CO₂ emissions and energy usage associated with their production. The information is supplied at the time of placing the product on the market — as part of the conformity documentation (the new Declaration of Performance and Conformity, DoPC) — and must remain available across the supply chain.
Which Products and Entities are Affected?
Covered Products:
Structural materials (e.g. bricks, concrete, timber, slabs, beams) and structural elements.
Finishing products and non-structural items (e.g. tiles, mosaics, door hardware, sanitary appliances, glass components, insulation) when they become permanently part of the construction works.
Affected Entities:
Manufacturers — those producing construction products and placing them on the EU market.
Importers — entities placing products from outside the EU on the EU market must ensure compliance.
Distributors — when distributing products, they must ensure documentation and CE-marking are preserved; if they place a product on the market under their own name or trademark (or modify it), they assume full manufacturer responsibility.
Enforcement and Penalties
Enforcement of CPR (including environmental-performance and information obligations) is delegated to national market-surveillance authorities in each Member State. The revised 2024 regulation includes provisions allowing authorities to check compliance with environmental-performance declarations and to impose penalties for non-compliance (e.g. withdrawal of non-compliant products from the market). The exact sanctions (fines or administrative measures) will depend on Member State legislation and how market-surveillance authorities enforce compliance.
Current Status
The revised CPR (Regulation 2024/3110) was published in the Official Journal on 18 December 2024 and entered into force on 7 January 2025. Most of its provisions will apply from 8 January 2026 once harmonised standards (or European assessment documents) for each product category are published. From that moment, manufacturers, importers, and other economic operators must comply with both performance and environmental/information obligations when placing construction products on the market.
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