[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":360},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page-\u002Fguides\u002Feu-construction-products-regulation":3,"related-\u002Fguides\u002Feu-construction-products-regulation":340},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"category":6,"description":328,"extension":329,"heading":6,"heroImage":6,"heroImageAlt":6,"layout":6,"meta":330,"navigation":331,"ogImage":332,"path":333,"publishedAt":334,"sections":6,"seo":335,"sourcePath":336,"stem":337,"updatedAt":338,"videos":6,"__hash__":339},"pages\u002Fguides\u002Feu-construction-products-regulation.md","EU Construction Products Regulation 2024\u002F3110",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":315},"minimark",[10],[11,12,13,18,26,29,32,36,43,46,53,69,72,81,84,88,95,103,106,109,123,126,130,133,136,139,150,153,156,160,163,166,177,180,183,186,199,202,213,217,220,223,226,237,240,244,247,250,264,267,270,287,290,293,297,300,306,309,312],"div",{},[14,15,17],"h2",{"id":16},"the-digital-product-passport-is-now-enforceable-infrastructure","The Digital Product Passport is now enforceable infrastructure",[19,20,21,22,25],"p",{},"The ",[23,24,5],"strong",{}," marks a decisive shift in how product compliance is structured in the European Union. The Digital Product Passport (DPP) is no longer a future-facing policy idea. It is embedded in EU law through horizontal and sector-specific legislation, including CPR 2024, and is positioned as a standardized compliance interface across regulated product categories.",[19,27,28],{},"The core purpose of the DPP is clear: to make structured product information accessible across the value chain, strengthen regulatory compliance, improve sustainability reporting, and reinforce market surveillance. For construction products, 2026 represents the beginning of a structured implementation phase.",[19,30,31],{},"Understanding this regulation now is not about theory. It is about preparing for operational change.",[14,33,35],{"id":34},"what-is-regulation-eu-20243110","What is Regulation (EU) 2024\u002F3110?",[19,37,38,39,42],{},"Regulation (EU) 2024\u002F3110, adopted on 27 November 2024, lays down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products and repeals Regulation (EU) No 305\u002F2011. Commonly referred to as ",[23,40,41],{},"CPR 2024",", it modernises and recasts the EU framework governing construction products placed on the EU market.",[19,44,45],{},"While it replaces the previous regime, it preserves transitional continuity where necessary. The European Commission has described CPR 2024 as a major step toward digitalising the construction ecosystem.",[19,47,48,49,52],{},"A central element of that digitalisation is the ",[23,50,51],{},"construction Digital Product Passport",", designed to carry regulated information such as:",[54,55,56,60,63,66],"ul",{},[57,58,59],"li",{},"Declarations of performance",[57,61,62],{},"Declarations of conformity",[57,64,65],{},"Safety information",[57,67,68],{},"Instructions for use",[19,70,71],{},"The legal message is twofold:",[73,74,75,78],"ol",{},[57,76,77],{},"The Digital Product Passport now exists as a matter of EU law and is moving toward becoming a standard compliance interface across regulated sectors.",[57,79,80],{},"The detailed obligations will be staged through Commission delegated and implementing acts, which define datasets, access rules, technical standards, and mandatory timelines.",[19,82,83],{},"The regulation establishes the structure. The Commission will determine the operational details.",[14,85,87],{"id":86},"the-eu-dpp-architecture-under-the-espr","The EU DPP architecture under the ESPR",[19,89,90,91,94],{},"The horizontal legal backbone of the Digital Product Passport is Regulation (EU) 2024\u002F1781, the ",[23,92,93],{},"Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)",".",[19,96,21,97,102],{},[98,99,101],"a",{"href":100},"\u002Fnews\u002Fthe-espr-working-plan-textiles\u002F","ESPR introduces the DPP"," as a core mechanism to support sustainable products through standardized, shareable information. However, it operates as framework legislation. It defines the governance structure and legal architecture but leaves product-specific obligations to be specified progressively through subsequent Commission measures.",[19,104,105],{},"This “framework first, specificity next” model is deliberate.",[19,107,108],{},"Under the ESPR, DPP requirements become operational only when the Commission adopts delegated and implementing acts for a specific product group. These acts determine:",[54,110,111,114,117,120],{},[57,112,113],{},"What information must be included in the passport",[57,115,116],{},"Which economic operators are responsible for providing it",[57,118,119],{},"How access rights are structured",[57,121,122],{},"What interoperability and technical standards apply",[19,124,125],{},"In practical terms, compliance is not triggered simply because the ESPR exists. It is triggered when the Commission activates product-group-specific rules that make the passport enforceable for that category.",[14,127,129],{"id":128},"when-does-cpr-2024-apply-and-why-2026-matters","When does CPR 2024 apply and why 2026 matters",[19,131,132],{},"CPR 2024 entered into force on 7 January 2025 and became generally applicable on 8 January 2026.",[19,134,135],{},"Its application is staged. Certain structural provisions apply earlier, while enforcement-related elements, including penalties under Article 96, apply later. This sequencing confirms that from January 2026, construction products are among the early sectors being reorganised around digital information flows.",[19,137,138],{},"The 2026 milestone is therefore not symbolic. It marks:",[54,140,141,144,147],{},[57,142,143],{},"The start of general applicability of the new CPR framework",[57,145,146],{},"The beginning of implementation cycles driven by delegated and implementing acts",[57,148,149],{},"The convergence of technical specifications and market surveillance expectations",[19,151,152],{},"In December 2025, the Commission published the First CPR Working Plan for 2026–2029. The document explicitly identifies the Digital Product Passport as a central pillar of the new CPR system and outlines the progressive development of harmonised technical specifications and compliance infrastructure.",[19,154,155],{},"For manufacturers and supply chain actors, this signals that regulatory implementation is now in motion.",[14,157,159],{"id":158},"the-construction-digital-product-passport-under-cpr-2024","The construction Digital Product Passport under CPR 2024",[19,161,162],{},"CPR 2024 does not treat the DPP as optional supplementary information. It establishes a dedicated legal basis for a construction-specific DPP system.",[19,164,165],{},"Under Chapter X of CPR 2024, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts to create and govern the “construction digital product passport system.” This includes defining:",[54,167,168,171,174],{},[57,169,170],{},"Governance rules",[57,172,173],{},"Access rights design",[57,175,176],{},"Operational conditions",[19,178,179],{},"These delegated acts are the regulatory bridge between legislative intent and enforceable compliance.",[19,181,182],{},"The CPR’s logic is clear: the construction DPP will consolidate and transmit regulated product information in a structured, interoperable format across the value chain. It is designed to support sustainability assessments and performance evaluation at both product and building level.",[19,184,185],{},"The Commission’s communications align this with the broader ESPR objective of standardized product data serving sustainability and compliance goals.",[187,188,189],"figure",{},[187,190,191],{},[192,193],"img",{"alt":194,"height":195,"src":196,"title":197,"width":198},"Show multiple regulated product categories unified through digital identification infrastructure",619,"\u002Fimages\u002F2026\u002F02\u002FShow-multiple-regulated-product-categories-unified-through-digital-identification-infrastructure-1024x619.webp","EU Construction Products Regulation 2024\u002F3110 and the Digital Product Passport 1",1024,[19,200,201],{},"In short:",[54,203,204,207,210],{},[57,205,206],{},"CPR 2024 embeds the DPP in construction product law.",[57,208,209],{},"Delegated acts will define its operational dataset and mandatory status.",[57,211,212],{},"The moment of obligation will depend on product-group-specific activation.",[14,214,216],{"id":215},"a-broader-shift-toward-passport-based-compliance-in-the-eu","A broader shift toward passport-based compliance in the EU",[19,218,219],{},"Construction products are not an isolated case.",[19,221,222],{},"The EU is moving toward a passport-based compliance model across multiple regulated sectors. A clear precedent is the Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023\u002F1542, which requires certain batteries placed on the EU market to carry an electronic “battery passport” from 18 February 2027.",[19,224,225],{},"This demonstrates that the EU’s approach is consistent:",[73,227,228,231,234],{},[57,229,230],{},"Establish the legal architecture.",[57,232,233],{},"Define sector-specific requirements.",[57,235,236],{},"Stage applicability with clear enforcement dates.",[19,238,239],{},"The Digital Product Passport is becoming compliance infrastructure, not optional transparency tooling.",[14,241,243],{"id":242},"what-economic-operators-should-do-now","What economic operators should do now",[19,245,246],{},"For manufacturers, authorised representatives, importers, distributors, and other supply chain actors, the question is no longer whether the DPP will apply.",[19,248,249],{},"The real questions are:",[54,251,252,255,258,261],{},[57,253,254],{},"When will the Commission adopt product-group rules relevant to your portfolio?",[57,256,257],{},"What dataset will be required?",[57,259,260],{},"How will access rights be structured?",[57,262,263],{},"What interoperability standards will apply?",[19,265,266],{},"Companies active in the construction products value chain should treat 2026 as the start of sustained implementation.",[19,268,269],{},"Preparation should include:",[54,271,272,275,278,281,284],{},[57,273,274],{},"Mapping required product data",[57,276,277],{},"Identifying declarations of performance and conformity datasets",[57,279,280],{},"Designing governance and access control structures",[57,282,283],{},"Ensuring systems can deliver structured, machine-readable information",[57,285,286],{},"Aligning internal digital architecture to passport-ready formats",[19,288,289],{},"One common mistake is waiting for the final delegated act before preparing. By the time technical specifications are finalised, companies without structured data architecture will face compressed implementation timelines.",[19,291,292],{},"Early preparation reduces compliance risk.",[14,294,296],{"id":295},"from-policy-discussion-to-enforceable-digital-infrastructure","From policy discussion to enforceable digital infrastructure",[19,298,299],{},"The EU has moved from conceptual debate to enforceable regulatory infrastructure.",[19,301,302,303,305],{},"The Digital Product Passport is established in law through the ESPR and reinforced through sectoral legislation such as the ",[23,304,5],{},". CPR 2024 integrates the construction DPP directly into product compliance architecture.",[19,307,308],{},"What remains is staged operationalisation through delegated and implementing acts.",[19,310,311],{},"For the construction sector, 2026 marks the beginning of a structured implementation phase. Companies that treat the DPP as a future administrative burden may struggle. Those that treat it as a core element of digital compliance architecture will be positioned to adapt as product-group requirements crystallise.",[19,313,314],{},"The transition is not hypothetical. 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