The European Commission welcomes yesterday's provisional agreement by the European Parliament and Council on the revised Construction Products Regulation.
The agreed rules will strengthen the single market for construction products and improve the competitiveness of the construction ecosystem as a whole. The industry counts around 430,000 construction product manufacturers with a yearly turnover of €800 billion.
The revised regulation modernises the rules in place since 2011, establishing a strategic framework essential to meet the EU's environmental goals and technological ambitions. It provides the construction sector access to reliable and up to date standards, which will deliver the information needed to assess the environmental performance of buildings, as required by the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. Safety and circularity aspects are seamlessly integrated to ensure that architects, engineers, and construction companies can take informed decisions for their projects.
The agreement also marks an important step towards digitalisation of the construction ecosystem. Digital Product Passports will deliver all the information on construction products, including safety information, instructions of use and the declaration of performance and conformity. This facilitates the management and distribution of manufacturers' information throughout the value chain, establishing a reliable and harmonised system fully integrated in Building Information Modelling.
The new Construction Products Regulation supports small and medium-sized enterprises. It reduces administrative burdens and trade barriers, ensuring that the construction industry operates with clarity, efficiency, and inclusivity.
Details
- Publication date
- 14 December 2023
- Author
- Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs