- CE marking is still required for floor coverings sold in the EU. What changed in 2026 is the paperwork behind it.
- The Declaration of Performance (DoP) is now a Declaration of Performance and Conformity (DoPC).
- The EN 14041 edition the EU officially cites is still the 2004/AC:2006 version. If a supplier presents the 2018 edition as the CE basis, ask why.
- PVC flooring — and the skirting, welding rod and adhesive around it — must stay below 0.1% for four phthalates. This one we can document today.
Does this apply to you?
- Buying for an EU or EEA project — yes. These rules govern the documents your supplier has to provide. This page explains them and sets out what we can send you.
- Buying for the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Latin America, Africa or Russia — the CPR does not apply. Different market-access rules do, and our export documentation is usually what you need. Tell us the destination and we will confirm.
- Buying for the UK — CE marking continues to be recognised for construction products, and UKCA is optional.
What we can send you
We publish what we hold. These are the third-party documents currently available, and every report number below can be verified with the issuing laboratory.
| Document | Test / classification | Report number |
|---|---|---|
| Intertek fire report | EN 13501-1:2018 — Class Bfl-s1 (methods EN ISO 9239-1:2025, EN ISO 11925-2:2026) | 260709013SHF-006 (homogeneous) 260709013SHF-002 (heterogeneous) |
| Intertek mould report | ASTM G21-15 (2021) — rating 0 (no growth) | 260709013SHF-007 260709013SHF-004 |
| SGS full-item RoHS | (EU) 2015/863 — includes DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP | SHAPH26027982201 |
| Intertek physical / chemical | ISO 23999:2025 · ISO 24343-1:2007 · EN ISO 26987:2012 · GB 18586-2001 (5.5) | 260709013SHF-005 260709013SHF-001 |
| Product brochures | Homogeneous, heterogeneous, ESD, skirting, welding rod, adhesive, stair nosing, wall protection | — |
The reports above cover our homogeneous vinyl sheet, heterogeneous vinyl sheet and SPC rigid core ranges. Accessories are confirmed per project — PVC skirting, welding rod and flooring adhesive.
All of the above are downloadable from our test reports page. Where a project requires a document we do not currently issue, we will tell you at the enquiry stage rather than let you discover it at contract stage.
What we can answer right now
These are the questions we can answer today, with the evidence already on file:
- Are the four restricted phthalates controlled? Yes — our SGS full-item RoHS test covers DEHP, BBP, DBP and DIBP, the same four substances restricted by REACH Annex XVII entry 51.
- What fire classification do you hold? EN 13501-1:2018 Class Bfl-s1, third-party tested by Intertek.
- Mould and fungus resistance? ASTM G21-15 rated 0 — no growth.
- Dimensional stability, indentation, chemical resistance, volatile emissions? Covered by ISO 23999, ISO 24343-1, EN ISO 26987 and GB 18586 respectively.
The declaration behind the CE mark: DoP becomes DoPC
Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 replaced Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. It applies from 8 January 2026, the original regulation was repealed the same day, and the two regimes coexist while the transition is worked through, running to full repeal in 2039.
The Declaration of Performance (DoP) is replaced by the Declaration of Performance and Conformity (DoPC). The new declaration has to cover the essential characteristics — the performance properties the EU requires a manufacturer to declare — and it must be accompanied by the substance information required under Articles 31 and 33 of REACH.
Two things are worth checking on any declaration you receive: CE is now the only marking that may be affixed, and the declaration is issued as a single compliance document rather than a performance sheet alone.
What has to be declared, and when
Not every characteristic is required at once. The regulation stages them:
| Essential characteristics (Annex II) | Declared from |
|---|---|
| (a)–(d) | 8 January 2026 |
| (e)–(m) | 9 January 2030 |
| (n)–(s) | 9 January 2032 |
The EN 14041 edition question — and why it keeps coming up
This is the point most often got wrong, and it is easy to check. A “harmonised standard” is the standard the EU officially recognises as the basis for CE marking. For floor coverings, the edition currently cited in the Official Journal is still EN 14041:2004/AC:2006, published in the OJ citation at OJ C 092 on 9 March 2018.
A newer edition exists, but EN 14041:2018 cannot be used to place CEN/TC 134 products on the EU market. That restriction is set out in the guidance document CEN/TR 17849:2022. A declaration that cites the 2018 edition as the CE basis is therefore not citing the harmonised standard.
A revision of EN 14041 is in progress at CEN/TC 134. No date has been confirmed for its citation in the Official Journal, so the 2004/AC:2006 edition remains the reference for now.
For the wider picture of what each standard measures and where it applies, see our vinyl flooring standards guide.
The phthalate limit behind CE — and why accessories count
Separately from the declaration, chemical limits apply to what is actually in the product. REACH Annex XVII entry 51, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/2005, prohibits placing on the market articles whose plasticised material — the flexible PVC compound — contains DEHP, DBP, BBP or DIBP at 0.1% by weight or more, individually or in combination. It has applied to articles since 7 July 2020, and PVC is explicitly named.
This reaches past the floor covering itself. In a vinyl flooring system it covers the sheet or tile, the skirting, welding rod, adhesive and wall protection — so a phthalate question asked of the floor but not of the accessories is only half answered.
This is the part of the regulation set we can evidence today: our SGS full-item report covers all four substances, and for the accessories the position is confirmed per project. See our test reports and certificates.
Still moving: PFAS and the SVHC list
Two chemical workstreams are still in motion: PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and the SVHC candidate list — substances of very high concern that carry information duties once present above a threshold.
The ECHA Candidate List currently lists 253 substances. The most recent addition is n-hexane (EC 203-777-6, CAS 110-54-3), added on 4 February 2026. Being on the list triggers information duties for articles that contain the substance above 0.1% by weight.
The five-country PFAS restriction proposal is still under assessment. ECHA's Risk Assessment Committee adopted its opinion on 3 March 2026, the draft opinion from the Socio-Economic Analysis Committee followed on 11 March 2026, and the consultation on that draft closed on 25 May 2026. No restriction has been adopted and no transition period has been confirmed.
Digital product passport: not yet your problem
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/1781, has applied since 18 July 2024, but the first 2025–2030 working plan covers steel and aluminium, textiles, furniture, tyres and mattresses. Flooring and construction products are not in that first batch.
Construction products instead follow a dedicated digital product passport route created by the CPR revision, with the detail to be set by delegated acts — the follow-up rules that give the regulation its operational detail. Those acts have not been published, so no date is fixed.
Where we need your project details
Some documents depend on your project and on the market you are buying for. We can answer these once we know the destination, the specification and the product lines involved:
- Whether your project requires a Declaration of Performance and Conformity, or a CE-marking package
- Which edition of EN 14041 your specification must reference
- Whether the accessories — skirting, welding rod, adhesive, wall protection — are in scope
- Which local-market documents apply outside the EU
Tell us those three things and we will confirm in writing what we can provide, before you commit. If something is not available, you will hear it from us first.
Updating an existing specification
If your specification was written before 2026, parts of the compliance wording may now be out of date. Three edits usually bring it in line: name the declaration as DoPC rather than DoP, reference the OJ-cited edition of EN 14041, and state the phthalate limit as a requirement together with the evidence you expect to receive.