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Directive on lifts - Guide to application

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Guide to the application of the lifts directive 95/16/EC
Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission
Existing lifts

Guide to the application of the lifts directive 95/16/EC

Guide to the application of the lifts directive 95/16/EC (full text) [438 KB]

Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Annex I - Essential health and safety requirements relating to the design and construction of lifts and safety components
Annex II - Content of the EC declaration of conformity for safety components and for installed lifts
Annex III - CE conformity marking
Annex IV - List of safety components referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 8(1)
Annex V - EC type-examination of safety components and of lifts
Annex VI - Final inspection
Annex VII - Minimum criteria to be taken into account by member states for the notification of bodies
Annex VIII - Product quality assurance (module E)
Annex IX - Full quality assurance (module H)
Annex X - Unit verification (module G)
Annex XI - Conformity to type with random checking (module C)
Annex XII - Product quality assurance for lifts (module E)
Annex XIII - Full quality assurance for lifts (module H)
Annex XIV - Production quality assurance (module D)
Index

Declaration by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission

With regard to access to cars for disabled people, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall encourage the Member States to take any national measures that are necessary to ensure that all levels of existing buildings and those under construction may be accessible to disabled people, particularly those who use wheelchairs. They shall recommend the provision, in all new buildings, of at least one lift accessible to disabled people in wheelchairs. That lift must fulfil all the requirements for such use (dimensions, position of controls, etc.).

Existing lifts

The safety of existing lifts (that is to say lifts installed before the Lifts Directive came into force) is subject to national regulations. Commission Recommendation 95/216/EC invites Member States to take all necessary actions to ensure a satisfactory level of maintenance for existing lifts and to improve the safety of these lifts. The Recommendation is not legally binding and is implemented by the Member States in light of the situation and provisions existing at national level.