Directive 95/16 / EC on lifts
 Directive 95/16 / EC |
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| Title: | Directive 95/16 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts |
| Designation: (not official) |
Elevator Policy |
| Scope: | EU |
| Legal matter: | Occupational safety law , hazard prevention law |
| Basis: | Article 100a of the EC Treaty |
| Procedure overview: |
European Commission European Parliament IPEX Wiki |
| Come into effect: | September 27, 1995 |
| To be used from: | July 1, 1999 |
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To be implemented in national law by: |
January 1, 1997 |
| Implemented by: |
Germany Elevator Ordinance Austria u. a. Elevator Safety Ordinance 1996 , Elevator Safety Ordinance 2008 |
| Replaced by: | Directive 2014/33 / EU |
| Expiry: | April 20, 2016 |
| Reference: | OJ L 213 of 7.9.1995, pp. 1-31 |
| Full text |
Consolidated version (not official) basic version |
| Regulation has expired. | |
| Please note the information on the current version of legal acts of the European Union ! | |
The European Elevator Directive regulates the requirements for bringing elevator systems into circulation within the European Economic Area . It also applies to inclined elevators .
It is a European harmonization directive in accordance with Article 95 of the EC Treaty for the free movement of goods. Like all European directives, the Lifts Directive is addressed to the member states and it must therefore be transposed into national law by the individual member states. In Germany this was done through the Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG) and the Elevator Ordinance based on it (12th Ordinance to the GPSG).
Elevators in the sense of this guideline are elevators that move along rigid guides inclined by more than 15 ° from the horizontal
- for passenger transport
- for people and goods transport (freight elevator)
- if the car can be entered (ie if a person can get into the car without difficulty) and has control devices that are located inside the car or within reach of a person located there, only for the transport of goods.
To meet the minimum requirements, the manufacturer can use a harmonized standard and can then assume that he meets the basic safety and health requirements (so-called presumption of conformity ). However, he can also use other specifications if he can prove that he also fulfills the basic safety and health requirements.
The Lifts Directive only specifies the requirements for placing lifts on the market (procurement regulations). The operating regulations for the operator of systems requiring monitoring are regulated in Germany in the Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health.
The European standards also differentiate the inclined elevator, the inclination of which is between 15 ° and 75 °.