Retained EU Law 2011 United Kingdom

Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 (Construction Products Regulation)

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What's here

31 compliance obligations, 10 practical guides · 1 journey

Penalty landscape

4 of 31 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 27 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

  • Manufacturer 13
  • Any Person 4
  • Operator 3
  • Licence Holder 2
  • Contractor 1
  • Client 1
  • Distributor 1

Plus 6 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

Step-by-step journeys using this legislation

Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Direct — cites this Act

2 guides

Supporting — topic alignment

7 guides

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Other Acts binding the same actors

For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.

Manufacturers also bound by 82 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Any Person also bound by 749 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Operators also bound by 125 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Licence Holders also bound by 50 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Contractors also bound by 56 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Clients also bound by 30 other Acts (top 5 shown)
Distributors also bound by 33 other Acts (top 5 shown)

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.008

Use of UK marking

  • Affix UK marking to products with a declaration of performance Manufacturer
s.022

Publication

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must publish list of UK Assessment Documents Crown / Minister / Government department
s.030

Requirements for TABs

  • Technical Assessment Bodies must meet performance and transparency requirements Any Person
s.031

Coordination of TABs

  • Technical Assessment Bodies must coordinate and may delegate functions Any Person
s.047

Application for approval

  • Apply to the Secretary of State to become an approved construction testing body Any Person
s.050

Changes to the approval

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must restrict, suspend or withdraw approval for non-compliance Crown / Minister / Government department
s.055

Coordination of approved bodies

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must coordinate approved bodies Crown / Minister / Government department
s.059

Formal non-compliance

  • Ensure construction products meet UK marking and documentation standards Operator
s.assessment and verification of constancy of perfor

ASSESSMENT AND VERIFICATION OF CONSTANCY OF PERFORMANCE

  • Assess and verify construction product performance constancy Manufacturer
s.basic requirements for construction works

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS

  • Ensure construction works meet all basic safety and performance requirements Client
s.formal non-compliance in relation to the eu constr

Formal non-compliance in relation to the EU Construction Products Regulation

Unlimited fine
  • Ensure construction products meet CE/UK(NI) marking and documentation rules Operator
s.other non-compliance in relation to the eu constru

Other non-compliance in relation to the EU Construction Products Regulation

  • Report and fix non-compliant construction products using EU certifications Manufacturer
Browse 51 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.approved bodies

Approved bodies

s.declaration of performance

DECLARATION OF PERFORMANCE

s.designated standards

Designated standards

s.objection to a designated standard

Objection to a designated standard

s.obligations on a distributor which are met by comp

Obligations on a distributor which are met by complying with obligations in the EU Construction Products Regulation

s.obligations on a manufacturer which are met by com

Obligations on a manufacturer which are met by complying with obligations in the EU Construction Products Regulation

s.obligations on an importer which are met by comply

Obligations on an importer which are met by complying with obligations in the EU Construction Products Regulation

s.procedure for adopting a uk assessment document

PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING A UK ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT

s.product areas and requirements for tabs

PRODUCT AREAS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TABS

s.standardisation mandate

Standardisation mandate

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