Construction products; application for notification as a testing laboratory or certification body

In order to be able to participate in the assessment and verification of the constancy of performance of construction products within the framework of CE marking, independent third-party bodies (testing laboratories and certification bodies) require notification.

The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) requires notification for bodies that are authorized to perform the tasks of an independent third party for the assessment and verification of constancy of performance.

Two versions of the Construction Products Regulation are currently valid in parallel:

• Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 - CPR 2011 for short, and

• Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 - BauPVO 2024 for short

In principle, the version of the CPR under which the harmonized standard, the legal act or the EAD was published in the Official Journal of the EU applies.

Notified bodies can therefore be notified for activities under both the CPR 2011 and the CPR 2024.

The details of the assessment and verification systems are set out in

• Annex V of the CPR 2011 - AVCP systems (Systems of Assessment and Verification of Constancy of Performance) - and
• Annex IX of the CPR 2024 - AVS(Assessmentand Verification Systems)

are regulated.

• Depending on the activity for which notification is sought, the following evidence is required:
  • Accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025
  • Accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17065
  • Accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17029
  • Annex to the accreditation certificate on the fulfillment of the requirements of the Construction Products Regulation

The most important requirements for notified bodies include impartiality, the absence of conflicts of interest, technical competence, sufficient experience and suitable premises and technical equipment.

The requirements are regulated in detail in Article 46 of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110.

The prerequisite for notification is accreditation by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS). As part of this procedure, DAkkS checks in particular whether the body fulfills the specific requirements of the Construction Products Regulation and confirms this in the associated documents for the accreditation procedure. The DAkkS and the DIBt have drawn up special rules for this. Therefore, when applying for accreditation, please state explicitly that you are seeking notification in accordance with the Construction Products Regulation.

Submit the accreditation notification(s), the accreditation certificate(s) including annex(es) together with the completed application form(s) to DIBt.

If the requirements and conditions for an activity as an independent third party are fulfilled, DIBt issues a corresponding notification and notifies the body to the European Commission and the other EU Member States.

• Notification related to construction products: 500 to 10,000 EUR
• Horizontal notification: EUR 1,000 to 10,000
• Extension and amendment of notification: EUR 250 to EUR 5,000
• Revocation and withdrawal of notifications: EUR 500 to 10,000
• Official acts in the context of the inspection of notified testing and certification bodies, insofar as these do not lead to the revocation or withdrawal of notifications: per working hour or part thereof, fee in accordance with tariff item 5 letter e) of the German Institute for Building Technology's schedule of fees