SECTOR INSIGHT
GAI guidance on new regulation
The new European Construction Product Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union in January 2025 . There are a number of key differences between the new version and the existing one and this will impact the security industry going forward as this will impact all harmonised standards including EN 12209 and EN 14846 once these are revised .
Background to Regulation
The Construction Products Regulation 2011 ( CPR ) is a European Union ( EU ) regulation harmonising performance information on construction products across the EU . It is made most visible by the mandatory CE marking of products which fall within scope of a harmonised standard . Many of the products which are manufactured , specified and supplied in the ironmongery market fall within these standards including hinges , controlled closing devices , door co-ordinators , electrically powered hold-open devices , locks and latches , electromechanically operated locks , panic exit devices and emergency exit devices .
‘ this will impact the security industry going forward ’
The European Council adopted the revised Construction Products Regulation ( CPR ) in November 2024 . This new version differs greatly from its predecessor . It continues to harmonise the EU rules for marketing of construction products and facilitates their free movement in the European single market . However , it also promotes the circular economy and technological development , enhances sustainability and digitalisation in the construction sector and actively promotes the reuse of materials .
The following is a summary of some of the key issues which members need to be aware of within this new regulation :
• Digital product passports ( DPPs ) will be introduced which will need to be available through the construction digital product passport system . This DPP will provide comprehensive and accessible information about products through their lifecycle in a digital format .
• The new regulation will combine the Declaration of Performance with the Declaration of Conformity into a singular Declaration of Performance and Conformity , simplifying the documentation processes for manufacturers .
• The content of the declaration of performance and conformity is to include the product ’ s environmental sustainability performance over its life cycle .
• The declaration of performance and conformity is to be supplied by electronic means unless the declaration is included in a digital product passport
• The new regulation will also cover used products , key parts of products and parts or materials intended to be used for products .
• While the Construction Products Regulation ( CPR ) encompasses European Assessment Documents ( EADs ), the harmonised zone does
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not cover them . However , CE marking can still be obtained with EADs if they are cited in the Official Journal of the EU .
• Where the Commission considers a harmonised standard to be unsatisfactory , it may adopt an implementing act making it mandatory but with restrictions .
• A number of new rules and conditions for affixing CE marking will apply including :
• In the case of used products , the last two digits of the year when the product was de-installed followed by the last two digits of the year in which the CE marking was affixed on the used product .
• Some information can be replaced by a data carrier or permalink connected to the declaration of performance and conformity when it is available on a website
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