Date: 2026-02-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/387 of 23 February 2026 establishing the format of the European technical assessment pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council
**Executive Summary**
This document is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/387 of 23 February 2026, which establishes the format of the European technical assessment (ETA) pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/3110. It specifies the fields to be included in the ETA to ensure a clear, structured, and harmonized presentation of information. The regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **ETA Format Establishment:**
* Sets out the format for the European technical assessment (ETA).
* ETA should contain only additional technical details for implementing assessment and verification systems not in the European assessment document (EAD).
* **ETA Structure:**
* ETA must align with elements in the applicable EAD.
* Requires a general part (identification and administrative details) and a specific part (technical details).
* **Confidentiality:**
* Manufacturers can designate parts of the product description as confidential, to be included in separate annexes.
* Confidential information should be included in separate Annexes to the ETA.
* **Required Fields in ETA:**
* **Printable ETA Only:** Logo of the technical assessment body and the European organisation for technical assessment, signature.
* **Machine-Readable ETA Only:** Identification code of structured format (schema) with version, permalink to information describing the structured format, digital signature.
* **General Part (Printable and Machine-Readable):** Reference to Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, ETA code, version, date of issue, language, identification number, name and address of the technical assessment body, trade name of the product, EAD code and title, manufacturer's name and address, manufacturing plants, number of pages and annexes, reference to annex containing confidential information.
* **Specific Part (Printable and Machine-Readable):** Technical description of the product, specification of intended uses, performance assessment results, assessment and verification system applied, technical details not in EAD, reference to legal base for assessment and verification system.
* **Responsible Person:**
* Requires inclusion of the name and position of the responsible person within the technical assessment body issuing the ETA.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Manufacturers of Construction Products**
* **Impact:** Must comply with the new ETA format when seeking a European technical assessment for their products. The manufacturer should be able to indicate confidential technical information.
* **Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with the specific field requirements outlined in the Annex and prepare to provide the necessary information in the required format.
**Stakeholder: Technical Assessment Bodies**
* **Impact:** Required to issue ETAs according to the format specified in the Regulation.
* **Action Required:** Adapt their ETA issuing processes to comply with the new format, including incorporating both printable and machine-readable fields, and ensuring they collect all required information.
**Stakeholder: Regulatory Bodies/EU Member States**
* **Impact:** Ensures that ETAs are presented in a consistent and harmonized manner across the EU.
* **Action Required:** Ensure the regulation is implemented and applied in all Member States.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EU) 2024/3110: Lays down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products, repealing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.
European technical assessment (ETA): A technical assessment containing specific technical details necessary for the implementation of the assessment and verification systems.
European assessment document (EAD): Document setting out the technical details necessary for the implementation of assessment and verification systems, used in conjunction with the ETA.
Construction Products Regulation ('CPR'): Regulation related to construction products.
European Parliament and of the Council: Legislative bodies involved in establishing the Regulation (EU) 2024/3110
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/387 24.2.2026
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2026/387
of 23 February 2026
establishing the format of the European technical assessment pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2024/3110
of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2024 laying
down harmonised rules for the marketing of construction products and repealing Regulation (EU) No 305/2011(1), and in
particular Article 37(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 37(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 establishes requirements for the content of the European technical
assessment (‘ETA’). Since the technical details necessary for the implementation of the assessment and verification
systems that are to be applied are set out in the applicable European assessment document (‘EAD’), the ETA should
contain only the necessary additional technical details for the implementation of the assessment and verification
systems which are not included in the EAD.
(2) ETA format should be adapted to present the relevant information in accordance with the elements provided in the
applicable EAD. It should also be consistent with the guidelines to ensure interoperability of the human and
machine-readable formats for the declaration of performance and conformity developed in accordance with
Article 35(2) point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110. Those technical details should be set out in a general and a
specific part of the ETA, with the general part covering identification and administrative information and the specific
part covering technical information, in order to ensure a clear, structured and harmonised presentation of that
information.
(3) In order to protect confidential technical information on the product, the manufacturer should be able to indicate to
the responsible technical assessment body which parts of the product description are confidential and are not be
disclosed together with the ETA. Confidential information should be included in separate Annexes to the ETA.
(4) The organisation for technical assessments established in accordance with Article 41(1) of Regulation
(EU) 2024/3110 and the Construction Products Regulation (‘CPR’) Acquis Expert Group established by Article 4(1)
of that Regulation have been consulted.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Construction
Products established by Article 90 of Regulation (EU) 2024/3110,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The format of the European technical assessment is set out in the Annex.
(1) OJ L, 2024/3110, 18.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/3110/oj.
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Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 February 2026.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN
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ANNEX
Format of the European technical assessment
Where the ETA is printable, the fields must be provided in a way that allows clear identification. In human- and machine-
readable ETAs the information must be provided in a formally structured way which is publicly available.
Fields to be included in the ETA:
1. List of fields to be included in printable ETA only
(a) logo of the technical assessment body issuing the ETA;
(b) logo of the European organisation for technical assessment;
(c) signature (at the end of the document excluding annexes).
2. List of fields included in machine-readable ETA only
(a) identification code of the structured format used (schema) with version;
(b) permalink to the information describing the structured format used (data template and data dictionary);
(c) digital signature.
3. List of fields to be included in the general part of the ETA (printable and human- and machine-readable
formats)
(a) reference to Regulation (EU) 2024/3110;
(b) ETA code;
(c) version number of the ETA;
(d) ETA version superseded, if any;
(e) date of issue of the ETA;
(f) language of the ETA;
(g) identification number of the technical assessment body issuing the ETA;
(h) name of the technical assessment body issuing the ETA;
(i) address of the technical assessment body issuing the ETA;
(j) trade name of the product covered by the ETA;
(k) full code of the EAD used for issuing the ETA;
(l) title of the EAD used for issuing the ETA in English;
(m) manufacturer;
(n) address of the manufacturer;
(o) manufacturing plants covered by the ETA (field to be repeated where ETA covers more than one address of the
manufacturing plant):
(1) address;
(2) code, if address is to be treated as confidential information;
(p) number of pages of the ETA;
(q) number of non-confidential annexes to the ETA, if any;
(r) number of confidential annexes to the ETA, if any;
(s) reference to the annex containing confidential information and not included in the ETA when publicly
disseminated, if any (field to be repeated where more than one annex is provided).
4. List of fields to be included in the specific part of the Eta (printable and human- and machine-readable
formats)
(a) technical description of the product or of the range of products covered by the ETA;
(b) further specification of the intended uses in accordance with the applicable EAD;
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(c) performance assessment results of the product, including the assessment of the performance for the
predetermined environmental essential characteristics in accordance with Article 15(3) of Regulation
(EU) 2024/3110 and the necessary information to ensure digitalisation guidelines provided in the EAD
including the following information for each essential characteristic:
(1) name of the essential characteristic;
(2) unambiguous reference to the applicable assessment method;
(3) the physical quantity of the performance expressed according to the SI metric system: time (T), length (L),
mass (M), electric current (I), thermodynamic temperature (K), amount of substance (N) and luminous
intensity (J), a derivation of SI base units or a ratio;
(4) expression of results as a level, class or description;
(5) units in which the performance is provided or dimensionless;
(6) additional information necessary to interpret the information provided;
(d) assessment and verification system to be applied (field to be repeated in case of more than one assessment and
verification system are applicable);
(e) the technical details not included in the EAD necessary for the implementation of the assessment and
verification system, if any;
(f) reference to the legal base setting out the applicable assessment and verification system (field to be repeated in
case of more than one legal base are applicable);
(g) the technical details necessary for the implementation of the assessment and verification system.
5. List of fields to be included in relation to the responsible person in the technical assessment body for issuing
the ETA
(a) name of the responsible person;
(b) position of the responsible person.
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