A polymerizable carbamoyloxyalkyldicarboxylic acid ester, carrying hydroxyl groups, of the formula (I) ##STR5## in which R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having in each case 1 to 30 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical,
- R.sup.2 denotes alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having in each case 1 to 30 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical, or the radical ##STR6## subject to the proviso that R.sup.1 is hydrogen and x is an integer from 2 to 10,
- R.sup.3 represents linear or branched alkylene having 2 to 5 carbon atoms,
- R.sup.4 represents hydrogen or methyl and
- R.sup.5 represents hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyaminoalkyl having in each case 2 to 20 carbon atoms in the alkyl radical or an alkyl radical of this type which also contains ester or ether groups or both.