1.2 Background and context

1.2 Background and context  

1.2.1 Regulation CPR 2011 was formally repealed on 8 January 2026, the European Commission has established a strict transitional co-existence period lasting until 8 January 2040. During this multi-year transition, designated core provisions of the 2011 framework, including legacy harmonised product standards, existing Declaration of Performance (DoP) structures, and basic CE marking rules, will remain valid to guarantee market continuity. As new technical specifications are progressively published, legacy standards will be systematically phased out. Past the 2040 threshold, Regulation CPR 2024 will become exclusively effective across the European Union. 

1.2.2 The primary purpose of Regulation CPR 2024  is to break down technical barriers to trade and guarantee the seamless, free movement of construction products within the internal market. CPR 2024 aligns this overarching purpose with safety, product functional requirements, environmental protection, and a climate-neutral circular economy. In this regard, CPR 2024 provides for:  

• A system of harmonised technical specifications: covering European product standards and European Assessment Documents (EADs); 
• An updated system of assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP): which introduces a specialised AVCP System 3+ layer specifically designed to validate environmental lifecycle variables, greenhouse gas emissions, and reuse capabilities; 
• A network of Notified Bodies and Technical Assessment Bodies (TABs): executing third-party audits on factory production control (FPC) and product structural compliance; 
• A combined Declaration of Performance and Conformity (DoP/C) and CE/CE+ Marking: which replaces the standalone legacy DoP/C requiring operators to declare environmental datasets and climate criteria alongside traditional mechanical properties; and 
• A digitised documentation architecture driven by the mandatory implementation of the Construction Digital Product Passport (DPP) system to ensure machine-readable technical transparency across the supply chain. 

1.2.3 Chapter VIII (Articles 56 to 59, respectively) of CPR 2011 and Chapter VIII of CPR 2024 (Articles 63 to 70 respectively) detail the comprehensive market surveillance and safeguard procedures required for construction products1. These provisions are specific to construction products and operate under the framework of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (Market Surveillance Regulation). 

In Ireland, these statutory mechanisms are supported by the European Union (Construction Products) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 669 of 2025). This regulation designates building control authorities as Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) within their administrative area and Dublin City Council as the Competent National Authority. Authorised officers appointed under Regulation 8 of S.I. 669 of 2025 have extensive powers to inspect, carry out formal paperwork and physical checks including inspection, sampling and testing; and requesting corrective notices as necessary for the purposes of compliance with the requirements of CPR 2011 or CPR 2024. MSAs may prosecute offences under the Regulations.