Construction materials without CE marking: still on hold

Sixteen months after its adoption, the Act of 13 June 2025, which aims to facilitate the import of construction materials without CE marking into the overseas territories, is still awaiting its implementing regulations. Hervé Mariton, former Minister for Overseas Territories and current president of the Federation of Overseas Territories Businesses (FEDOM), has criticised the administrative delays holding up its implementation. 
“Each government department tends to overplay its role,” he says. He also warns against the risk of prioritising imports at the expense of “local manufacturing”, which he believes would constitute “a political mistake”. Senator Audrey Bélim, who spearheaded this legislation, no longer expects any decrees to be issued before early 2027. Meanwhile, the cost price of a new home in the overseas territories has risen by 30 per cent since 2020.