(fra Kommisjonens meddelelse 16.12.2025)

A single market for construction products

The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) 1 lays down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products in the EU. The CPR ensures the smooth functioning of the single market and the free movement of construction products in the EU. It does so mainly through harmonised technical specifications, which provide a common technical language on how to assess and communicate the performance of construction products (e.g. reaction to fire, thermal conductivity or sound insulation properties). The use of standards is mandatory after they have been made mandatory by way of an implementing act. The CPR ensures that reliable information is available to professionals, public authorities and consumers, so that they can compare the performance of construction products from different manufacturers in different EU Member States. 2

According to Article 4(2) of the CPR, “the Commission shall establish a working plan for the development of harmonised technical specifications for product families listed in Annex VII, including product requirements as well as general product information, instructions for use and safety information, covering at least the following three-year period.” To this end, the Commission has consulted with the CPR Acquis Expert Group 3 in the first half of 2025.

The Commission has the obligation to publish this first working plan no later than 8 January 2026. It covers the years 2026 to 2029. As the Commission must renew and update the working plan at least every three years, the next working plan will be published by the end of 2028 at the latest.

The Commission will inform the European Parliament and the Member States annually at the end of the year about the progress made in implementing the working plan – for the first time at the end of 2026.

This working plan will also contribute to the aims of the recently adopted Competitiveness Compass 4 , by helping to close the innovation gap and to boost competitiveness, decarbonisation and EU economic security. Moreover, it can help develop lead markets for sustainable and circular products, in line with the recent Clean Industrial Deal 5 , the Steel and Metals Action Plan 6 ,, the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive 7 , and the EU 2025 Bioeconomy strategy 8 . The Commission plans to adopt the Circular Economy Act to boost the supply of high-quality secondary materials and the demand for them, and the Industrial Accelerator Act 9 to complement these initiatives.

The CPR is a key contribution to the Clean Industrial Deal’s ambition to make the EU the world leader on circular economy by 2030. The adoption of harmonised technical specifications under the CPR – complemented by measures supporting the circularity of the construction sector in the upcoming Circular Economy Act – will be central to making our economies more competitive and more circular as they provide a complete and reliable regulatory environment and promote lead markets for sustainable and circular products. In short, the CPR will significantly advance our goal of a clean, decarbonised, and resource-efficient EU economy.

The CPR will also be a key element of the European Strategy for Housing Construction 10 by facilitating innovation and enhancing the competitiveness of the industry. Through the development of new harmonised standards, the update of the existing ones to the state of the art and the development of European Assessment Documents (EADs) for innovative products, the CPR can support the accelerated deployment of offsite manufacturing, which will increase the productivity of the overall construction ecosystem and help tackle the housing shortage by reducing construction times. The introduction of the Digital Product Passport will support the digitalisation of the construction ecosystem.