CCFAT

What CCFAT does

CCFAT (Commission Chargée de Formuler les Avis Techniques) is a French government commission established in 1969 and constituted within the Ministère chargé de la construction et de l'habitation (Ministry of Construction and Housing). It functions as the official technical assessment body for innovative construction products and processes in metropolitan France, issuing formal Avis Techniques (Technical Opinions) and Documents Techniques d'Application (DTA) that certify the fitness-for-purpose of innovative building systems. The commission operates through a federation of Groupes Spécialisés (Specialized Working Groups) covering all major construction domains, including facades and ETICS (GS07), decentralized wastewater treatment (GS17.1), water and drainage networks (GS17.2), advanced insulation products (GS20), photovoltaic systems (GS21), and interior hydraulic installations (GS22).

The core technology is CCFAT's standardized evaluation framework — a systematic methodology applied by industry experts, rapporteurs, and group presidents to assess the suitability of innovative construction products. CCFAT maintains OCAPI (Outil de CApitalisation des connaissances des Procédés Innovants), an online knowledge platform that consolidates jurisprudential updates, minimum evidence requirements, and procedural guidelines organized by product/process family. Outputs include the technical assessments themselves and the Cahiers des Prescriptions Techniques, distributed through the official CCFAT website as public information resources. Operationally, CCFAT is hosted by CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment) at Marne-la-Vallée, while DHUP (Direction de l'habitat, de l'urbanisme et des paysages) acts as editor and publisher under the Ministry's authority. The commission maintains a lean staff of 19 employees.

CCFAT serves three primary constituencies: (1) construction product manufacturers and industry applicants seeking official Avis Techniques to validate and commercialize innovative building products in France, (2) building professionals — including architects, engineering consultants, technical controllers, contractors, and research laboratories — who use Avis Techniques as authoritative references for specification and procurement, and (3) French government regulatory bodies responsible for construction safety and housing standards. The commission's revenue is nominal and derived solely from administrative processing fees for Avis Technique requests, as set out in a publicly available fee schedule (Barème). It is not a commercial enterprise and is funded through the public-sector framework of the Ministry of Housing.

Name

CCFAT

Legal name

Commission Chargée de Formuler les Avis Techniques

Website

https://ccfat.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CCFAT is a French government commission, constituted within the Ministry of Housing, that issues official technical assessments (Avis Techniques) for innovative construction products and processes. It serves construction manufacturers, building professionals, and regulators through specialized working groups and the OCAPI knowledge platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Technical Assessment Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Standards Development & Standardization Bodies (BPADANAA)

Keywords

• Construction technical assessment
• Technical opinion issuance
• Building product certification
• Construction regulatory compliance
• Innovative product evaluation

Headquarters

HQ city

Marne-la-Vallée

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Administrative processing fees for Avis Technique requests: CCFAT charges administrative fees for processing Technical Opinion requests. The organization publishes a fee schedule (Barème) on its website for applicants seeking Avis Techniques or Documents Techniques d'Application. The website includes a cost estimation tool for applicants to estimate administrative costs of their requests.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CCFAT is the French government-appointed commission that formulates formal technical assessments (Avis Techniques and Documents Techniques d'Application) for innovative construction products and processes. It evaluates applications through specialized working groups covering facades, walls, foundations, roofing, insulation, photovoltaics, hydraulic networks, and other construction domains. Applicants pay administrative processing fees per a published schedule to obtain these technical opinions, which certify fitness-for-purpose for innovative building technologies in the French market.

Product overview

CCFAT (Commission Chargée de Formuler les Avis Techniques) is a French government commission established by the Ministry of Construction and Housing that issues formal technical assessments (Avis Techniques) and Technical Application Documents (DTA) for innovative construction products and processes. The organization operates through specialized groups (Groupes Spécialisés) covering exterior insulation systems (GS07), water treatment and networks (GS17.1, GS17.2), special insulation products (GS20), photovoltaic systems (GS21), and interior hydraulic networks (GS22). CCFAT provides OCAPI, an online knowledge platform containing procedural guidelines and minimum evidence requirements for applicants seeking technical assessments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OCAPI: Outil de CApitalisation des connaissances des Procédés Innovants - a knowledge management system that compiles jurisprudential developments and updates validated by the Specialized Groups during their evaluation of innovative processes.

Products and services

• Avis Technique Formal technical assessment issued by CCFAT's specialized groups that certifies the fitness-for-purpose of an innovative construction product or process for use in the French market. Targeted at industrial manufacturers, producers, and organizations seeking regulatory validation and market access for innovative building solutions.
• Document Technique d'Application (DTA) Technical Application Document issued by CCFAT that is equivalent in scope and authority to an Avis Technique, covering products and processes for building construction applications. Issued by specialized groups and serving as the same regulatory reference for French construction professionals.
• OCAPI - Outil de CApitalisation des connaissances des Procédés Innovants Online knowledge platform that consolidates jurisprudential developments and validated updates from specialized group evaluations, organized by construction product and process families. Provides applicants with the minimum lists of evidence required to support an Avis Technique/DTA request.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment)coreOthersCSTB serves as the hosting provider (hébergeur) for CCFAT's IT infrastructure. Located at BP 209, 06904 Sophia Antipolis Cedex. CSTB is the primary technical and scientific organization supporting the construction industry in France.
• DHUP (Direction de l'habitat, de l'urbanisme et des paysages)coreOthersDHUP is attached to the Direction générale de l'aménagement, du logement et de la nature (Ministry of Housing and Sustainable Habitat). Located at Tour Séquoia, 1 place Carpeaux, 92800 Puteaux. Acts as the editor and publisher of the CCFAT website and content.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CSTB (Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment): CSTB is France's primary scientific and technical center for the building sector and serves as CCFAT's hosting provider. Both organizations are central to providing technical validation for construction products in France, with CSTB operating broader research, testing, and certification functions while CCFAT focuses on Avis Techniques.
• Kiwa: Kiwa is a major international testing, inspection, and certification company headquartered in the Netherlands with strong European coverage, providing construction-product certification and approval services that overlap functionally with CCFAT's Avis Techniques.
• DIBt (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik): DIBt is the German approval body for construction products and types, issuing national technical approvals (allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassungen) and European Technical Assessments. It serves the same regulatory function for Germany as CCFAT does for France.
• ITeC (Institut de Tecnologia de la Construcció de Catalunya): ITeC is the Catalan/Spanish construction technology institute providing technical assessment, certification, and digital tools for the Spanish construction market, with a similar national-scope mandate to CCFAT's in France.
• BBA (British Board of Agrément): BBA is the UK's leading certification body for construction products, issuing Agrément Certificates and European Technical Assessments. It is the British functional equivalent of CCFAT, providing independent third-party technical assessment for innovative building products.
• UBAtc (Union belge pour l'Agrément technique dans la construction): UBAtc is the Belgian Union for Technical Agreement in Construction, providing Agrément/ATG certifications in Belgium. It is the Belgian direct counterpart to CCFAT for construction-product technical assessment and approval.
• TZÚS (Technický a zkušební ústav stavební Praha): TZÚS is the Czech Technical and Test Institute for Construction, providing testing, certification, and technical assessment for construction products in the Czech Republic. It operates at a comparable national scope and functional role to CCFAT in France.
• ITB (Instytut Techniki Budowlanej): ITB is the Polish Building Research Institute, providing technical assessment, testing, and certification for construction products in Poland. It serves a comparable national regulatory and assessment role to CCFAT in France.
• EOTA (European Organisation for Technical Assessment): EOTA is the European umbrella body that coordinates the issuance of European Technical Assessments (ETAs). It serves as the EU-level counterpart to national assessment bodies like CCFAT, providing harmonized technical approval for innovative construction products across EU member states.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Bureau Veritas is a global testing, inspection, and certification company with a significant Building & Infrastructure division. It provides broader commercial testing, certification, and conformity assessment services that overlap with CCFAT's assessment function, but operates as a private commercial TIC firm rather than a government commission.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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