Directive 2000/9 / EC on cable cars for passenger transport
 Directive 2000/9 / EC |
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| Title: | Directive 2000/9 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 20, 2000 on cable cars for passenger transport |
| Designation: (not official) |
Cable car directive |
| Scope: | EEA |
| Legal matter: | Construction law environmental law |
| Basis: | Article 47 (2) and Articles 55 and 95 of the EC Treaty |
| Procedure overview: |
European Commission European Parliament IPEX Wiki |
| Come into effect: | May 3, 2000 |
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To be implemented in national law by: |
May 3, 2002 |
| Implemented by: |
North Rhine-Westphalia Law on cable cars in North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Replaced by: | Regulation (EU) 2016/424 |
| Expiry: | April 20, 2018 |
| Reference: | OJ L 106 of 3.5.2000, pp. 21-48 |
| 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 directive on cable cars for passenger traffic and the cable car directive of March 20, 2000 regulates the requirements for bringing elevator systems into circulation for passenger traffic within the European Economic Area . It also applies to inclined elevators for passenger traffic outside of buildings. The directive introduced specific requirements that take into account the same safety objectives for all plants.
definition
Cable cars are primarily transport systems that are used in tourist resorts and in mountain regions. It is funiculars , cableways , gondolas , chairlifts and drag lifts. However, they can also be cable cars that are used in urban transport systems.
tasks
The Member States are responsible for the safety supervision of cable cars during construction, commissioning and operation. Together with the responsible authorities, they are also responsible for land rights, spatial planning and environmental protection . Cable cars have to be safe. Therefore, the basic requirements for the protection of safety and health must be observed. The requirements must be applied responsibly in order to take into account the state of the art at the time of manufacture as well as technical and economic requirements.