| Full title | Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products |
| Type | EU Regulation, directly applicable in member states |
| Successor | Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, published 18 December 2024, in force 7 January 2025, applying from 8 January 2026, with a phased transition |
| Great Britain | Kept in UK law as assimilated law; CE marking continues to be recognised for construction products alongside UKCA. Northern Ireland follows the EU CPR |
| Cable standard | EN 50575 (classification to EN 13501-6) |
What the CPR is
The Construction Products Regulation sets harmonised conditions for placing construction products on the market in the EU. It does not set how well a product must perform in a given building; it sets a common way of describing performance, through harmonised standards, the Declaration of Performance (DoP) and CE marking, so that national building rules can call for a level of performance and specifiers can compare products.
How it applies to cable
Cable became subject to the CPR through the harmonised standard EN 50575. Since 1 July 2017, power, control and communication cables, copper and fibre, placed on the market for permanent installation in buildings and civil engineering works must be classified for reaction to fire, have a DoP and carry CE marking.
| Obligation | What it means for cable |
|---|---|
| Declaration of Performance | The manufacturer declares the reaction-to-fire class, such as Cca-s1a,d0,a1, against EN 50575 |
| CE marking | On the label, drum or packaging, with the class and the notified body number where one is involved |
| AVCP | System 1+ for Aca to Cca, 3 for Dca and Eca, 4 for Fca |
| Minimum class | Not set by the CPR. Each country, specification or standard (for example BS 6701 in the UK) decides which class is needed where |
The new CPR, Regulation (EU) 2024/3110
The new Construction Products Regulation was published on 18 December 2024, entered into force on 7 January 2025 and applies from 8 January 2026. The move from the old regulation is phased. Products covered by existing harmonised standards, such as EN 50575, remain under those standards and the 2011 rules until the Commission withdraws them, after new harmonised technical specifications apply and a coexistence period ends. Regulation 305/2011 is fully repealed by 8 January 2040.
UK position
The CPR was kept in UK law after the UK left the EU and is now assimilated law. In Great Britain, the government confirmed in September 2024 that CE marking will continue to be recognised for construction products indefinitely, alongside UKCA marking, with at least two years’ notice before any future change. Northern Ireland continues to follow the EU CPR.