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European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (repealed)
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CHAPTER I Scope, placing on the market and free movement
Article 1.(1) This Directive shall apply to lifts permanently serving buildings...
Article 2.(1) Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure...
Article 3.Lifts covered by this Directive must satisfy the essential health...
Article 4.(1) Member States may not prohibit, restrict or impede the...
Article 5.(1) Member States shall regard lifts and safety components bearing...
Article 6.(1) Where a Member State or the Commission considers that...
Article 7.(1) Where a Member State ascertains that a lift or...
Article 11.Any decision taken pursuant to this Directive which restricts: the...
Article 12.The Commission shall take the necessary steps to have information...
Article 13.Directive 84/528/EEC and Directive 84/529/EEC are hereby repealed with effect...
Article 14.With regard to the aspects concerning the installation of the...
Article 15.(1) Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations...
Article 16.No later than 30 June 2002, the Commission shall, in...
Article 17.This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
1. Obligations under essential health and safety requirements apply only where...
2. The essential health and safety requirements contained in the Directive...
3. The safety-component manufacturer and the installer of the lift are...
4. In accordance with Article 14, the essential requirements laid down...
4.2. Landing doors, where they have to contribute to the protection...
4.3. Counterweights must be so installed as to avoid any risk...
4.4. Lifts must be equipped with means enabling people trapped in...
4.5. Cars must be fitted with two-way means of communication allowing...
4.6. Lifts must be so designed and constructed that, in the...
4.7. Cars must be designed and constructed to ensure sufficient ventilation...
4.9. The means of communication referred to in Section 4.5 and...
LIST OF SAFETY COMPONENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (1) AND ARTICLE 8 (1)
A. EC type-examination of safety components
1. EC type-examination is the procedure whereby a notified body ascertains...
2. The application for EC type-examination must be lodged by the...
3. The technical dossier must allow an assessment of the conformity...
5. If the representative specimen of the safety component complies with...
6. The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorized representative...
7. Each notified body must communicate to the Member States the...
8. EC type-examination certificates and the dossiers and correspondence relating to...
9. The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorized representative...
B. EC type-examination of lifts
1. EC type-examination is the procedure whereby a notified body ascertains...
2. The application for EC type-examination must be lodged by the...
3. The technical dossier must allow an assessment of the conformity...
6. The installer of the lift must inform the notified body...
7. Each notified body must communicate to the Member States the...
8. EC type-examination certificates and the dossiers and correspondence relating to...
9. The installer of the lift must keep with the technical...
MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY MEMBER STATES FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF BODIES
1. The body, its director and the staff responsible for carrying...
3. The body must have at its disposal the necessary staff...
5. The impartiality of the inspection staff must be guaranteed. Their...
6. The body must take out liability insurance unless its liability...
7. The staff of the body must observe professional secrecy with...
1. Product quality assurance is the procedure whereby the manufacturer of...
2. The manufacturer must apply an approved quality assurance system for...
4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
5. The manufacturer must, for a period ending 10 years after...
6. Each notified body must forward to the other notified bodies...
1. Full quality assurance is the procedure whereby the manufacturer of...
2. The manufacturer must operate an approved quality assurance system for...
4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
5. The manufacturer of the safety components or his authorized representative...
6. Each notified body must forward to the other notified bodies...
7. The dossiers and correspondence relating to the full quality assurance...
CONFORMITY TO TYPE WITH RANDOM CHECKING
1. Conformity to type is the procedure whereby the manufacturer of...
2. The manufacturer of the safety components must take all measures...
3. The manufacturer of the safety components or his authorized representative...
4. A notified body chosen by the manufacturer must carry out...
5. The dossiers and correspondence relating to the random checking procedures...
FULL QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR LIFTS
1. Full quality assurance is the procedure whereby the installer of...
2. The installer of a lift must operate an approved quality...
4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
6. Each notified body shall forward to the other notified bodies...
7. The dossiers and correspondence relating to the full quality assurance...
1. Production quality assurance is the procedure whereby the installer of...
2. The installer of the lift must operate an approved quality...
4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
6. Each notified body must give the other notified bodies the...
7. Documentation and correspondence relating to the production quality assurance procedures...
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