The report : Baño, V., Cosp, A., & Kies, U. (2026). Construction Products Regulation (CPR-2024): The new CPR’s role for the wood sector (Version 1). InnovaWood: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18873846 is freely available and citable via its DOI.
The way construction products are used and marketed across Europe is changing, with major implications for the wood sector. InnovaWood has developed this publication to help researchers, manufacturers, designers and end-users understand the new requirements and what they mean for wood construction.
More specifically, the report explores the CPR-2024, which replaces the 2011 regulation. It explains how the new framework will shape the way construction products demonstrate their performance and environmental sustainability before entering the EU Single Market.
The report explains:
- the new requirements promoting sustainability and circularity,
- the new rules for declaring performance and conformity of construction products,
- how this information will be digitalised through the Digital Product Passport (DPP),
- the harmonised rules for declaring the new requirements via the CPR Acquis process of the European Committee for Standardisation.
What’s inside
- Executive Summary. The bigger picture on 4 pages: what the CPR does, what’s changing, who will be affected, and how implementation will progress towards 2040.
- Glossary of terms. To help readers navigate the acronym soup (DoPC, hTS, AVS, DPP, ETA and more) that surrounds the regulation.
- Main document covering the CE marking via the CEN and EOTA routes. The new single declaration of performance and conformity document, the mandatory declaration of environmental sustainability, the newly introduced requirements for circularity (durability, reused materials, upgradability, etc.), and the digitalisation of all the information in the Digital Product Passport DPP)
- A dedicated chapter on relevance for the wood industry. With opportunities, challenges and concrete next steps in harmonising EN standards for wood construction products.
- Annexes with practical reference material. Including CE marking examples for glued laminated timber, cross-laminated timber and plywood, plus the identification of timber products covered by new Eurocode 5 for the design of timber structures.
Constributors to the report
This report was written by InnovaWood’s research team and builds on a collaboration with experts from the European Wood sector, iIncluding the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), Swedish Wood, Wood.be, UGent-Woodlab, Lignum Switzerland and the Zukunft Holz Institut. We are grateful for their contributions and feedback to enhance the report.
This matters especially because part of the CPR-2024 is still being developed. Continued dialogue between industry, research, policymakers and standardisation bodies is essential to ensure that the characteristics and needs of wood-based products are properly reflected. Importantly, the report is conceived as a living document, and will be updated as new information becomes available.
The report was developed with financial support from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme through the WoodStock project. This publication is intended as an informative resource and does not constitute legal advice. Only the official texts published by the European Union are legally binding. Please consider the disclaimer in the publication for further information.
Picture credits: Vanesa Bano, 2026