The draft Model Administrative Rules – Technical Building Regulations clarify the standards and are based on the enabling provision in § 85a of the Model Building Regulation (MBO; see Notification 2016/0228/D). The notified rules include provisions to clarify the general requirements for construction works under § 3 MBO, taking into account the basic requirements for construction works pursuant to Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. The rules relate to construction works and pertain to the planning, dimensioning and construction of physical structures, provisions on product performance in specific physical structures and components thereof, provisions on construction products in the non-harmonised area, and the content of technical documentation.

The draft Model Administrative Rules – Technical Building Regulations contain: the technical building regulations to be observed to meet the basic requirements for construction works (Section A), the technical building regulations for components and special constructions to be observed in addition to the technical building regulations listed in Section A (Section B), the technical building regulations for construction products that do not have the CE marking (Section C), and a list of construction products that do not require evidence of usability (Section D).