Article R. 543-289 of the Environmental Code defines construction products as products and materials, including wall, floor and ceiling coverings, intended to be permanently incorporated, installed or assembled in a building or used for its fittings on its plot, including parking, except those used only for the duration of the works. The 2023 scope notice (JO of 17 June 2023) splits them into category 1, mainly mineral products without glass, mineral wool or plaster, and category 2, all other products. The category decides which eco-organismes can take you.Sources (5)
Ministère de la Transition éMinistère de la Transition écologique — Produits et matériaux de construction du secteur du bâtiment (PMCB), page mise à jour le 24 novembre 2025Journal officielJournal officiel — Avis relatif au champ d'application de la filière REP PMCB, JO du 17 juin 2023 (NOR TREP2315866V)
LégifranceLégifrance — article L. 541-10-9-1 of the Environmental Code (full text)Journal officielJournal officiel — Cahier des charges consolidé de la filière REP PMCB (arrêté du 10 juin 2022 modifié)
ADEMEADEME — Filière REP PMCB : éco-organismes agréés, données
Category 1: mineral products
- 1.a Concrete and mortar: cement, aggregates, admixtures, precast and aerated concrete, mineral mortars
- 1.b Lime
- 1.c Stone: limestone, granite, sandstone, lava, reconstituted stone
- 1.d Fired or raw clay: bricks, roof tiles, terracotta, flues
- 1.e Slate
- 1.f Bituminous mixes (asphalt), not bituminous membranes
- 1.g Aggregates
- 1.h Ceramics: baths, shower trays, washbasins, WCs, bidets, wall, floor and ceiling coverings
- 1.i Other mineral products Journal officiel
Eco-organismes: Ecominéro, Valobat. ADEME
Category 2: all other products
- 2.a Metal
- 2.b Wood
- 2.c Mortars, renders, paints, varnishes, resins and application products, container included, other than hazardous chemicals ADEME
- 2.d Joinery with glass: windows, doors, verandas, curtain walls, flat glass
- 2.e Plaster
- 2.f Plastic: pipes, membranes, cladding, insulation boards, soft floors
- 2.g Bitumen products: membranes, shingles, primers
- 2.h Glass wool
- 2.i Rock wool
- 2.j Plant, animal and other: linoleum, carpet, wood fibre, cork, hemp, cellulose, cellular glass Journal officiel
Eco-organismes: Ecomaison, Valdelia, Valobat. ADEME
What is excluded
- Products used only during the works (formwork, scaffolding, site protection)
- Excavated soil
- Funeral monuments
- Household synthetic turf (DIY and garden stream)
- Wallpaper (graphic paper stream)
- Fixed street furniture
- Any product covered by another EPR stream: hazardous chemicals, furniture, electrical equipment, toys, DIY and garden, sports Sources (2)ADEMEADEME — Filière REP Éléments d'ameublement (EA)ADEMEADEME — Filière REP Jouets
- Civil engineering outside buildings and their plots Sources (2)Journal officielJournal officiel — Avis relatif au champ d'application de la filière REP PMCB, JO du 17 juin 2023 (NOR TREP2315866V)Ministère de la Transition éMinistère de la Transition écologique — Produits et matériaux de construction du secteur du bâtiment (PMCB), page mise à jour le 24 novembre 2025
Pages by type of producer
- Cement, concrete, mortar
- Precast concrete
- Ceramic tiles
- Sanitary ceramics
- Bricks and clay roof tiles
- Natural stone, slate, aggregates
- Metal products
- Windows, doors, shutters
- Insulation
- Bitumen and waterproofing
- Plasterboard and gypsum
- Adhesives, mortars, paints
- Flooring
- Plastic pipes and drainage
- Timber and engineered wood
Mixed products
Classify by the main material, as the scales do: lines read “over 95% metal”, “over 50% plastic”, and so on. A product mostly mineral but with glass, mineral wool or plaster is category 2. Valobat also has lines for the share of each material in composite products such as sandwich panels. Journal officiel
Price
Our fee. Construction products are quoted separately, because the work depends on the eco-organisme (Ecominéro takes monthly declarations, Valobat one a year) and on your tonnage. Plus Pro starts at €990 a year for up to 10 tonnes; above that we send a written quote. Setup is €0. Eco-contributions go to the eco-organisme at its published rate, with 0% markup. See pricing or the construction products service.
Frequently asked questions
Is a product sold to DIY customers a construction product?
If it is meant to be permanently installed in a building, yes, whoever buys it. Some products sold to the public fall in the DIY and garden stream instead; the scope notice settles the boundary. ADEME
Is a heat pump a construction product?
No. Electrical and electronic equipment is a separate stream, and products in another stream are excluded from PMCB. ADEME
Since when does this apply?
The stream has been operational since 2023 (Valobat started on 1 May 2023), under décret n° 2021-1941 of 31 December 2021 and the cahier des charges of 10 June 2022, amended in 2023 and 2024. ADEME
Razvan Toma is the founder of EPR France Rep, a France-established authorised representative (mandataire) for producers with no French establishment. He has worked in waste management and recycling since 2009, running waste-separation programmes inside large B2B organisations in France for clients including Chanel, Microsoft, Decathlon, Pirelli, IKEA, Vinci, Capgemini and E.Leclerc.
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