TÜV NORD CERT offers validations as a central component of quality assurance in the environmental assessment of construction products.
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The new Construction Products Regulation (CPR) came into force on January 7, 2025, modernizing the legal framework for the marketing of construction products in the EU internal market. For validation bodies in the assessment and verification procedure for performance consistency 3+, this means a gradual introduction of new requirements, particularly in the areas of sustainability, environmental performance, and digital product information.
A key element of the new CPR is the product-related validation report (Declaration of Conformity of Performance, DoCP), which will be mandatory in the future and transparently documents the environmental and sustainability characteristics of a construction product. These requirements will become binding after the planned transition period, starting on January 8, 2026.
Validation in accordance with AVS 3+ affects almost all players in the construction products industry. These include manufacturers of construction products with hEN/hTS or EAD reference, importers and authorised representatives, manufacturers of reused or dismantled construction products as well as system providers and component manufacturers such as insulation, wood-based material, concrete or façade system producers. Companies that rely on transparent sustainability data at an early stage also benefit from a validated environmental assessment. The validation also indirectly supports planners, architects and building owners who are dependent on reliable ecological product data for tenders and building certifications.
We are aiming to be designated as a notified validation body in accordance with AVS 3+ under the new Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 and are already aligning ourselves with the future requirements for such bodies. The regulation obliges manufacturers to transparently disclose the environmental sustainability of their construction products. In future, the AVS 3+ assessment and verification system will be mandatory for numerous product groups.
Our claim:
To fulfil these validation tasks in future with the highest professional quality, neutrality and transparency. Following successful notification, manufacturers can have their environmental assessment fully validated by us in accordance with AVS 3+.
1. validation of the input data
It is checked whether the data provided by the manufacturer is complete, plausible, traceable and compliant with the harmonised technical specification (hEN/hTS) or the EAD.
2. validation of the environmental assessment
It is assessed whether the environmental assessment prepared by the manufacturer complies with the requirements of the CPR, the relevant standards have been correctly applied, the calculation logic is comprehensible, the system boundaries have been correctly defined and the data quality meets the requirements.
3. initial inspection of the production site
The AVS 3+ system checks how the factory production control (FPC) records sustainability data, whether documented processes correspond to the actual processes and whether the data is complete and traceable.
4. preparation of the validation report on the assessment and verification of constancy of performance
The validation report on the assessment and verification of constancy of performance documents the results of the data review and assessment of the environmental indicators.
The new Construction Products Regulation does not require any additional “validation.”
However, CE marking and the declaration of performance and conformity remain mandatory. From January 8, 2026, these will be expanded to include environmental and sustainability information and will be subject to stricter monitoring.
The Construction Products Regulation refers to standard EN 15804: “Sustainability of construction works - Environmental product declarations.” This standard provides a structured framework for recording and communicating environmental information, which makes it easier to assess and compare the sustainability of construction products.
Validation in accordance with AVS 3+ will become a central component of CE labelling with the new CPR (EU) 2024/3110. It offers manufacturers clear advantages: Legal certainty when placing products on the market, proof of conformity with the CPR, transparent and verified sustainability data and secure access to the European single market. Validated data strengthens the trust of planners, builders and authorities, enables the legally compliant provision of information for the digital product passport (DPP) and creates competitive advantages through verifiably tested ecological performance. We are preparing to be able to offer these validation services as a notified validation body in the future.
A solid data basis is crucial for validation. If sustainable certificates, verifications, or validations, such as a life cycle assessment (LCA) or carbon footprint, are already available, this can significantly simplify the validation of sustainability information within the declaration of performance.
TÜV NORD CERT is an internationally recognised testing and certification service provider. We assess and certify the fulfilment of legal requirements and voluntary standards worldwide. Our auditors are experts in their field and work with a standardised methodology. This allows us to guarantee you neutrality, independence and continuous support.