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Directive 2014/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)
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Where the relevant risk exists and is not dealt with in this Annex, the essential health and safety requirements of Annex I to Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(1) apply. The essential health and safety requirements of point 1.1.2 of Annex I to Directive 2006/42/EC apply in any event.
The carrier of each lift must be a car. This car must be designed and constructed to offer the space and strength corresponding to the maximum number of persons and the rated load of the lift set by the installer.
Where the lift is intended for the transport of persons, and where its dimensions permit, the car must be designed and constructed in such a way that its structural features do not obstruct or impede access and use by disabled persons and so as to allow any appropriate adjustments intended to facilitate its use by them.
The means of suspension and/or support of the car, its attachments and any terminal parts thereof must be selected and designed so as to ensure an adequate level of overall safety and to minimize the risk of the car falling, taking into account the conditions of use, the materials used and the conditions of manufacture.
Where ropes or chains are used to suspend the car, there must be at least two independent cables or chains, each with its own anchorage system. Such ropes and chains must have no joins or splices except where necessary for fixing or forming a loop.
These requirements do not apply to lifts in which the design of the drive system prevents overspeed.
there can be no possible confusion with circuits which do not have any direct connection with the lift;
the power supply can be switched while on load;
movements of the lift are dependent on electrical safety devices in a separate electrical safety circuit;
a fault in the electrical installation does not give rise to a dangerous situation.
The objective will be achieved by means of free space or refuge beyond the extreme positions.
However, in specific cases, in affording Member States the possibility of giving prior approval, particularly in existing buildings, where this solution is impossible to fulfil, other appropriate means may be provided to avoid this risk.
An interlocking device must prevent during normal operation:
starting movement of the car, whether or not deliberately activated, unless all landing doors are shut and locked;
the opening of a landing door when the car is still moving and outside a prescribed landing zone.
However, all landing movements with the doors open shall be allowed in specified zones on condition that the levelling speed is controlled.
The doors of the car must remain closed and interlocked if the lift stops between two levels where there is a risk of a fall between the car and the shaft or if there is no shaft.
The device preventing the free fall of the car must be independent of the means of suspension of the car.
This device must be able to stop the car at its rated load and at the maximum speed anticipated by the installer. Any stop occasioned by this device must not cause deceleration harmful to the occupants whatever the load conditions.
In this case, the free space referred to in point 2.2 must be measured with the buffers totally compressed.
This requirement does not apply to lifts in which the car cannot enter the free space referred to in point 2.2 by reason of the design of the drive system.
assembly;
connection;
adjustment;
maintenance.
instructions containing the plans and diagrams necessary for normal use and relating to maintenance, inspection, repair, periodic checks and the rescue operations referred to in point 4.4;
a logbook in which repairs and, where appropriate, periodic checks can be noted.
The EU declaration of conformity for safety components for lifts shall contain the following information:
business name and address of the manufacturer;
where appropriate, business name and address of the authorised representative;
description of the safety component for lifts, details of type or series and serial number (if any); it may, where necessary for the identification of the safety component for lifts, include an image;
safety function of the safety component for lifts, if not obvious from the description;
year of manufacture of the safety component for lifts;
all relevant provisions with which the safety component for lifts complies;
a statement that the safety component for lifts is in conformity with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation;
where appropriate, reference(s) to harmonised standard(s) used;
where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the EU-type examination of safety components for lifts set out in Annex IV, Part A and Annex VI, and the reference of the EU-type examination certificate issued by that notified body;
where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the conformity to type with random checking for safety components for lifts set out in Annex IX;
where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which approved the quality system operated by the manufacturer in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex VI or VII;
the name and function of the person empowered to sign the declaration on behalf of the manufacturer or his authorised representative;
place and date of signature;
signature.
The EU declaration of conformity for lifts shall be drafted in the same language as the instructions referred to in Annex I, point 6.2 and contain the following information:
business name and address of the installer;
where appropriate, business name and address of the authorised representative;
description of the lift, details of the type or series, serial number and address where the lift is installed;
year of installation of the lift;
all relevant provisions to which the lift conforms;
a statement that the lift is in conformity with the relevant Union harmonisation legislation;
where appropriate, reference(s) to harmonised standard(s) used;
where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the EU-type examination of lifts set out in Annex IV, Part B and the reference of the EU-type examination certificate issued by that notified body;
where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the unit verification for lifts set out in Annex VIII;
where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the final inspection for lifts set out in Annex V;
where appropriate, the name, address, and identification number of the notified body which approved the quality assurance system operated by the installer in accordance with the conformity assessment procedure set out in Annex X, XI or XII;
the name and function of the person empowered to sign the declaration on behalf of the installer or his authorised representative;
place and date of signature;
signature.
Energy-accumulating buffers:
non-linear, or
with damping of the return movement.
Energy-dissipating buffers.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well and the place of manufacture of the safety components for lifts;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;
the technical documentation;
a representative specimen of the safety component for lifts or details of the place where it can be examined. The notified body may request further specimens if needed for carrying out the test programme;
the supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solution. This supporting evidence shall mention any documents, including other relevant technical specifications, that have been used, in particular where the relevant harmonised standards have not been applied in full. The supporting evidence shall include, where necessary, the results of tests carried out in accordance with other relevant technical specifications by the appropriate laboratory of the manufacturer, or by another testing laboratory on his behalf and under his responsibility.
The technical documentation shall contain, where applicable, the following:
a description of the safety component for lifts, including its area of use (in particular possible limits on speed, load and power) and conditions (in particular explosive environments and exposure to the elements);
design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams;
explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and diagrams and the operation of the safety component for lifts;
a list of the harmonised standards applied in full or in part the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and, where those harmonised standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to enable the safety component for lifts to meet the conditions referred to in point 1, including a list of other relevant technical specifications applied. In the event of partly applied harmonised standards, the technical documentation shall specify the parts which have been applied;
results of design calculations performed by or for the manufacturer;
test reports;
a copy of the instructions for the safety components for lifts;
steps taken at the manufacturing stage to ensure that series-produced safety components for lifts conform to the safety component for lifts examined.
examine the technical documentation and the supporting evidence to assess the adequacy of the technical design of the safety component for lifts;
agree with the applicant on a location where the examinations and tests will be carried out;
verify that the representative specimen(s) has(have) been manufactured in conformity with the technical documentation, and identify the elements which have been designed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the relevant harmonised standards, as well as the elements which have been designed in accordance with other relevant technical specifications;
carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the manufacturer has chosen to apply the specifications of the relevant harmonised standards, these have been applied correctly;
carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the specifications of the relevant harmonised standards have not been applied, the solutions adopted by the manufacturer applying other relevant technical specifications enable the safety component for lifts to meet the conditions referred to in point 1.
The notified body shall draw up an evaluation report that records the examinations, verifications and tests carried out and their outcome. Without prejudice to its obligations vis-à-vis the notifying authorities, the notified body shall release the content of that report, in full or in part, only with the agreement of the manufacturer.
The EU-type examination certificate may have one or more annexes attached.
The EU-type examination certificate and its annexes shall contain all relevant information to allow the conformity of manufactured safety components for lifts with the examined type to be evaluated and to allow for in-service control.
Where the type of the safety component for lifts does not satisfy the conditions referred to in point 1, the notified body shall refuse to issue an EU-type examination certificate and shall inform the applicant accordingly, giving detailed reasons for its refusal.
The notified body shall keep a copy of the EU-type examination certificate, its annexes and additions, as well as the technical documentation and the evaluation report, for 15 years from the date of issue of that certificate.
The notified body shall examine the modification and inform the applicant whether the EU-type examination certificate remains valid or whether further examinations, verifications or tests are needed. As appropriate, the notified body shall issue an addition to the original EU-type examination certificate or ask for a new application for an EU-type examination to be submitted.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies concerning the EU-type examination certificates and any additions thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, concerning such certificates and/or additions thereto which it has issued.
The manufacturer’s authorised representative may lodge the application referred to in point 2 and fulfil the obligations set out in points 7 and 10, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
EU-type examination of a lift includes an examination of a representative specimen of a complete lift.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the installer; and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;
the technical documentation;
details of the place where the specimen lift can be examined. The specimen lift submitted for examination shall include the terminal parts and be capable of serving at least three levels (top, middle and bottom);
the supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solution. This supporting evidence shall mention any documents, including other relevant technical specifications that have been used, in particular where the relevant harmonised standards have not been applied in full. The supporting evidence shall include, where necessary, the results of tests carried out in accordance with other relevant technical specifications by the appropriate laboratory of the installer, or by another testing laboratory on his behalf and under his responsibility.
The technical documentation shall contain, where applicable, the following:
a description of the model lift indicating clearly all the permitted variations of the model lift;
design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams;
explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and diagrams and of the operation of the lift;
a list of the essential health and safety requirements taken into consideration;
a list of the harmonised standards applied in full or in part the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and, where those harmonised standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential health and safety requirements of the Directive, including a list of other relevant technical specifications applied. In the event of partly applied harmonised standards, the technical documentation shall specify the parts which have been applied;
a copy of the EU declarations of conformity of the safety components for lifts incorporated in the lift;
results of design calculations performed by or for the installer;
test reports;
a copy of the instructions referred to in point 6.2 of Annex I;
steps taken at the installation stage to ensure that the series-produced lift conforms to the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I.
examine the technical documentation and supporting evidence to assess the adequacy of the technical design of the model lift or of the lift for which there is no provision for an extension or variant;
agree with the installer on a location where the examinations and tests will be carried out;
examine the specimen lift to check that it has been manufactured in accordance with the technical documentation, and identify the elements which have been designed in accordance with the applicable provisions of the relevant harmonised standards, as well as the elements which have been designed in accordance with other relevant technical specifications;
carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the installer has chosen to apply the specifications of the relevant harmonised standards, these have been applied correctly;
carry out appropriate examinations and tests, or have them carried out, to check whether, where the specifications of the relevant harmonised standards have not been applied, the solutions adopted by the installer applying other relevant technical specifications meet the corresponding essential health and safety requirements of this Directive.
The EU-type examination certificate may have one or more annexes attached.
The EU-type examination certificate and its annexes shall contain all the information necessary to enable the conformity of lifts with the approved type to be assessed during the final inspection.
Where the type does not comply with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I, the notified body shall refuse to issue an EU-type examination certificate and shall inform the installer accordingly, giving detailed reasons for its refusal.
The notified body shall keep a copy of the EU-type examination certificate, its annexes and additions, as well as the technical documentation and the evaluation report for 15 years from the date of issue of that certificate.
The notified body shall examine the modification and inform the installer whether the EU-type examination certificate remains valid or whether further examinations, verifications or tests are needed. As appropriate the notified body shall issue an addition to the original EU-type examination certificate or ask for a new application for an EU-type examination to be submitted.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies concerning the EU-type examination certificates and any additions thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, concerning such certificates and additions thereto which it has issued.
The installer’s authorised representative may lodge the application referred to in point 2 and fulfil the obligations set out in points 8 and 11, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
The installer shall take all measures necessary to ensure that the lift being installed complies with the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I and with one of the following:
an approved type described in an EU-type examination certificate;
a lift designed and manufactured in accordance with a quality system pursuant to Annex XI and the EU design examination certificate if the design is not wholly in accordance with the harmonised standards.
A notified body chosen by the installer shall carry out the final inspection of the lift about to be placed on the market in order to check the conformity of the lift with the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I.
the plan of the complete lift;
the plans and diagrams necessary for final inspection, in particular control circuit diagrams;
a copy of the instructions referred to in Annex I, point 6.2;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body.
The notified body may not require detailed plans or precise information not necessary for verifying the conformity of the lift.
The appropriate examinations and tests set out in the relevant harmonised standard(s) or equivalent tests shall be carried out in order to check the conformity of the lift with the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I.
examination of the documents referred to in point 3.1 to check that the lift conforms with the approved type described in the EU-type examination certificate pursuant to Annex IV, Part B;
examination of the documents referred to in point 3.1 to check that the lift conforms with the lift designed and manufactured in accordance with an approved quality system pursuant to Annex XI and if the design is not wholly in accordance with the harmonised standards, with the EU design examination certificate.
operation of the lift both empty and at maximum load to ensure correct installation and operation of the safety devices (end stops, locking devices, etc.);
operation of the lift at both maximum load and empty to ensure the correct functioning of the safety devices in the event of loss of power;
static test with a load equal to 1,25 times the rated load.
The rated load shall be that referred to in Annex I, point 5.
After these tests, the notified body shall check that no distortion or deterioration which could impair the use of the lift has occurred.
The notified body shall fill in the corresponding pages in the logbook referred to in Annex I, point 6.2.
If the notified body refuses to issue the final inspection certificate, it shall state the detailed reasons for refusal and indicate the necessary corrective measures to be taken. Where the installer again applies for final inspection, he shall apply to the same notified body.
The installer’s obligations set out in points 3.1 and 5 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
The manufacturer shall operate an approved quality system for final inspection and testing of the safety components for lifts as specified in point 3, and shall be subject to surveillance as specified in point 4.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;
the address of the premises where final inspection and testing of the safety components for lifts are carried out;
all relevant information on the safety components for lifts to be manufactured;
the documentation concerning the quality system;
the technical documentation of the approved safety components for lifts and a copy of the EU-type examination certificate.
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of:
the quality objectives;
the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to product quality;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out after manufacture;
the means of monitoring the effective operation of the quality system; and
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.
In addition to experience in quality management systems, the auditing team shall have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned and knowledge of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I.
The audit shall include an assessment visit to the manufacturer’s premises.
The auditing team shall review the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(f), in order to verify the manufacturer’s ability to identify the relevant requirements of this Directive and to carry out the necessary examinations with a view to ensuring compliance of the safety components for lifts with those requirements.
The decision shall be notified to the manufacturer. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the audit and the reasoned assessment decision.
The notified body shall assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality system will continue to satisfy the requirements referred to in point 3.2 or whether a reassessment is necessary.
It shall notify the manufacturer of its decision. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.
the quality system documentation;
the technical documentation;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned.
At the time of such visits, the notified body may, where necessary, carry out tests or have them carried out in order to check the proper functioning of the quality system. It shall provide the manufacturer, with a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, with a test report.
the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(f);
the documentation referred to in point 3.1(e);
the information relating to the change referred to in point 3.5;
the decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the third paragraph of point 3.5 and in points 4.3 and 4.4.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of quality system approval decision(s) which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn and, upon request, of approval decision(s) which it has issued.
On request, the notified body shall provide the Commission and the Member States with a copy of quality system approval decision(s) issued.
The manufacturer’s obligations set out in points 3.1, 3.5, 5 and 6 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
The manufacturer shall operate an approved quality system for the design, manufacture, final inspection and testing of safety components for lifts as specified in point 3 and shall be subject to surveillance as specified in point 4.
the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
the address of the premises where the safety components for lifts are designed, manufactured, inspected and tested;
all relevant information on safety components for lifts to be manufactured;
the technical documentation described in point 3 of Annex IV, Part A for one model of each category of safety component for lifts to be manufactured;
the documentation on the quality system;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body.
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of:
the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the design and product quality;
the technical design specifications, including standards that will be applied and, where the relevant harmonised standards will not be applied or not applied in full, the means, including other relevant technical specifications, that will be used to ensure that the conditions referred to in point 1 will be met;
the design control and design verification techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used when designing the safety components for lifts;
the corresponding manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out before, during and after manufacture, and the frequency with which they will be carried out;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned;
the means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and product quality and the effective operation of the quality system.
In addition to experience in quality management systems, the auditing team shall have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned and knowledge of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I. The audit shall include an assessment visit to the manufacturer’s premises.
The auditing team shall review the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(d) to verify the manufacturer’s ability to identify the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I and to carry out the necessary examinations with a view to ensuring compliance of the safety components for lifts with those requirements.
The decision shall be notified to the manufacturer and, where appropriate, to his authorised representative. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the audit and the reasoned assessment decision.
The notified body shall assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality system will continue to satisfy the requirements referred to in point 3.2 or whether a reassessment is necessary.
It shall notify the manufacturer of its decision. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the assessment and the reasoned assessment decision.
the quality system documentation;
the quality records provided for in the design part of the quality system such as results of analyses, calculations, tests;
the technical documentation for the safety components for lifts manufactured;
the quality records provided for in the manufacturing part of the full quality system, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned.
the documentation referred to in point 3.1(e);
the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(d);
the information relating to the change referred to in the first paragraph of point 3.5;
the decisions and reports from the notified body referred to in the third paragraph of point 3.5. and in points 4.3 and 4.4.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of quality system approval decisions which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn and, upon request, of approval decisions which it has issued.
On request, the notified body shall provide the Commission and the Member States with a copy of quality system approval decision(s) issued.
The notified body shall keep a copy of the approval decision issued, its annexes and additions, as well as the technical documentation for 15 years from the date of their issue.
The manufacturer’s obligations set out in points 3.1, 3.5, 5 and 6 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
The application shall contain:
the name and address of the installer, and if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
the location where the lift is installed;
a written declaration to the effect that a similar application has not been lodged with another notified body;
the technical documentation.
The technical documentation shall contain at least the following elements:
a description of the lift;
design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams;
explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and diagrams and of the operation of the lift;
a list of the essential health and safety requirements taken into consideration;
a list of the harmonised standards applied in full or in part the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and, where those harmonised standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential health and safety requirements of the Directive, including a list of other relevant technical specifications applied. In the event of partly applied harmonised standards, the technical documentation shall specify the parts which have been applied;
a copy of the EU-type examination certificates of the safety components for lifts incorporated in the lift;
results of design calculations performed by or for the installer;
test reports;
a copy of the instructions referred to in point 6.2 of Annex I.
The notified body chosen by the installer shall examine the technical documentation and the lift and carry out the appropriate tests as set out in the relevant harmonised standard(s), or equivalent tests, to check its conformity with the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I. The tests shall include at least the tests referred to in point 3.3 of Annex V.
If the lift meets the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I the notified body shall issue a certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out.
The notified body shall fill in the corresponding pages of the logbook referred to in point 6.2 of Annex I.
If the notified body refuses to issue the certificate of conformity, it shall state in detail its reasons for refusal and indicate the necessary corrective measures to be taken. When the installer reapplies for unit verification he shall apply to the same notified body.
On request, the notified body shall provide the Commission and the Member States with a copy of the certificate of conformity.
The installer’s obligations set out in points 2.2 and 6 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary to ensure that the manufacturing process and its monitoring ensure that the manufactured safety components for lifts meet the conditions referred to in point 1.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;
all relevant information on the safety components for lifts manufactured;
the address of the premises where the sample of the safety components for lifts can be taken.
The points to be taken into account when checking the safety components for lifts will be defined by joint agreement between all the notified bodies responsible for this procedure, taking into consideration the essential characteristics of the safety components for lifts.
The notified body shall issue a certificate of conformity to type with respect to the examinations and tests carried out.
On request, the notified body shall provide the Commission and the Member States with a copy of the certificate of conformity to type.
The manufacturer’s obligations may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate. An authorised representative shall not fulfil the manufacturer’s obligations set out in point 2.
The installer shall operate an approved quality system for final inspection and testing of the lift as specified in point 3, and shall be subject to surveillance as specified in point 4.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the installer, and if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
all relevant information on the lifts to be installed;
the documentation on the quality system;
the technical documentation of the lifts to be installed;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body.
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer shall be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written policies, procedures and instructions. This quality system documentation shall permit a consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and quality records.
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of:
the quality objectives;
the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to product quality;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out before placing on the market, including at least the tests laid down in point 3.3 of Annex V;
the means of monitoring the effective operation of the quality system;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned.
The auditing team shall have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned and knowledge of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I. The audit shall include an assessment visit to the premises of the installer and a visit to the installation site.
The decision shall be notified to the installer. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the audit and the reasoned assessment decision.
It shall notify its decision to the installer or, where appropriate, to his authorised representative. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the assessment and the reasoned assessment decision.
The notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification number adjacent to the CE marking in accordance with Articles 18 and 19.
the quality system documentation;
the technical documentation;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.
At the time of such visits, the notified body may, where necessary, carry out tests or have them carried out in order to check the proper functioning of the quality system and of the lift. It shall provide the installer with a visit report and, if tests have been carried out, with a test report.
the documentation referred to in point 3.1(c);
the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(d);
the information relating to the changes referred to in point 3.4.1;
the decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the second paragraph of point 3.4.2 and in points 4.3 and 4.4.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of quality system approval decision(s) which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn and, upon request, of approval decision(s) which it has issued.
On request, the notified body shall provide the Commission and the Member States with a copy of quality system approval decision(s) issued.
The installer’s obligations set out in points 3.1, 3.4.1, 5 and 7 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
The installer shall operate an approved quality system for the design, manufacture, assembly, installation, final inspection and testing of the lifts as specified in point 3, and shall be subject to surveillance as specified in point 4. The adequacy of the technical design of the lifts shall have been examined in accordance with point 3.3.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the installer, and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
all relevant information on the lifts to be installed, in particular information which makes for an understanding of the relationship between the design and operation of the lift;
the documentation on the quality system;
the technical documentation described in point 3 of Annex IV, Part B;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body.
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of:
the quality objectives and the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to design and product quality;
the technical design specifications, including standards that will be applied and, where the relevant harmonised standards will not be applied in full, the means, including other relevant technical specifications that will be used to ensure that the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I will be met;
the design control and design verification techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used when designing the lifts;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out on acceptance of the supplies of materials, components and sub-assemblies;
the corresponding assembly, installation, quality control and quality assurance techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out before (inspection of installation conditions: shaft, housing of machinery, etc.), during and after installation (including at least the tests laid down in point 3.3 of Annex V);
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned;
the means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and product quality and the effective operation of the quality system.
The notified body shall keep itself apprised of any changes in the generally acknowledged state of the art which indicate that the approved design may no longer comply with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I, and shall determine whether such changes require further investigation. If so, the notified body shall inform the installer accordingly.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of the EU design examination certificates and/or any additions thereto which it has refused, withdrawn, suspended or otherwise restricted, and, upon request, of the certificates and/or additions thereto which it has issued.
The Commission, the Member States and the other notified bodies may, on request, obtain a copy of the EU design examination certificates and/or additions thereto. On request, the Commission and the Member States may obtain a copy of the technical documentation and of the results of the examinations carried out by the notified body.
The notified body shall assess the quality system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in point 3.2. It shall presume conformity with those requirements in respect of the elements of the quality systems that comply with the corresponding specifications of the relevant harmonised standard.
The auditing team shall have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned and knowledge of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I. The audit shall include an assessment visit to the installer’s premises and a visit to an installation site.
The auditing team shall review the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(d), to verify the installer’s ability to identify the applicable essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I and to carry out the necessary examinations with a view to ensuring compliance of the lift with those requirements.
The decision shall be notified to the installer or, where appropriate, to his authorised representative. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the assessment and the reasoned assessment decision.
The installer shall keep the notified body that has approved the quality system informed of any intended change to the system.
The notified body shall assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality system will continue to satisfy the requirements referred to in point 3.2 or whether a reassessment is necessary.
It shall notify its decision to the installer or, where appropriate, to his authorised representative. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the assessment and the reasoned assessment decision.
The notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification number adjacent to the CE marking in accordance with Articles 18 and 19.
the quality system documentation;
the quality records provided for in the design part of the quality system, such as results of analyses, calculations, tests;
the quality records provided for in the part of the quality system concerning acceptance of supplies and installation, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned.
the documentation referred to in point 3.1(c);
the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(d);
the information relating to the changes referred to in the second paragraph of point 3.5;
the decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the fourth paragraph of point 3.5 and in points 4.3 and 4.4.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of quality system approval decision(s) which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn, and, upon request, of approval decisions which it has issued.
The notified body shall keep a copy of the approval decision issued, its annexes and additions, as well as the technical documentation for 15 years from the date of their issue.
On request, the notified body shall provide the Commission and the Member States with a copy of quality system approval decision(s) issued.
The installer’s obligations set out in points 3.1, 3.3.3, 3.3.5, 5 and 7 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
The installer shall operate an approved quality system for manufacture, assembly, installation, final inspection and testing of the lifts as specified in point 3, and shall be subject to surveillance as specified in point 4.
The application shall include:
the name and address of the installer, and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, his name and address as well;
all relevant information for the lifts to be installed;
the documentation on the quality system;
the technical documentation of the lifts to be installed;
a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body.
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer shall be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written policies, procedures and instructions. The quality system documentation shall permit a consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records.
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of:
the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the product quality;
the manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used;
the examinations and tests that will be carried out before, during and after installation;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualification of the personnel concerned;
the means of monitoring the achievement of the required product quality and the effective operation of the quality system.
The auditing team shall have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned and knowledge of the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I.
The audit shall include an assessment visit to the installer’s premises and a visit to an installation site.
The decision shall be notified to the installer. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the audit and the reasoned assessment decision.
It shall notify its decision to the installer or, where appropriate, to his authorised representative. The notification shall contain the conclusions of the assessment and the reasoned assessment decision.
The notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification number adjacent to the CE marking in accordance with Articles 18 and 19.
the quality system documentation;
the technical documentation;
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned.
the documentation referred to in point 3.1(c);
the technical documentation referred to in point 3.1(d);
the information relating to the changes referred to in point 3.4.1;
the decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the second paragraph of point 3.4.2, and in points 4.3 and 4.4.
Each notified body shall inform the other notified bodies of quality system approval decision(s) which it has refused, suspended or withdrawn, and, upon request, of approval decision(s) which it has issued.
On request, the notified body shall provide the Commission and the Member States with a copy of quality system approval decision(s) issued.
The installer’s obligations set out in points 3.1, 3.4.1, 5 and 7 may be fulfilled by his authorised representative, on his behalf and under his responsibility, provided that they are specified in the mandate.
(referred to in Article 47)
Directive 95/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council | |
Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council | Only point 10 of Annex I |
Directive 2006/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council | Only Article 24 |
Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council | Only point (i) of Article 26(1) |
(referred to in Article 45)
Directive | Time limit for transposition | Date of application |
---|---|---|
95/16/EC | 1 January 1997 | 1 July 1997 |
2006/42/EC, Article 24 | 29 June 2008 | 29 December 2009 |
Directive 95/16/EC | This Directive |
---|---|
Article 1(1) | Article 1(1), first subparagraph |
— | Article 1(1), second subparagraph |
Article 1(2), first subparagraph | Article 2(1) |
Article 1(2), second subparagraph | Article 1(1) |
Article 1(2), third subparagraph | |
Article 1(3) | Article 1(2) |
Article 1(4), first indent of first subparagraph | Article 2(6) |
Article 1(4), second indent of first subparagraph | Article 2(5) |
Article 1(4), fourth indent of first subparagraph | Article 2(7) |
Article 1(4), fifth indent of first subparagraph | Article 2(3) |
Article 1(4), second subparagraph | Article 16(3) |
Article 1(4), third subparagraph | Article 16(4) |
Article 1(5) | Article 1(3) |
— | Article 2(1) |
Article 2(1), first indent | Article 4(1) |
Article 2(1), second indent | Article 4(2) |
Article 2(2) | Article 6(1) |
Article 2(3) | Article 6(2) |
Article 2(4) | Article 3(3) |
Article 2(5) | Article 3(2) |
Article 3, first paragraph | Article 5(1) |
Article 3, second paragraph | Article 5(2) |
Article 4(1) | Article 3(1) |
Article 4(2) | — |
— | Articles 7 to 14 |
Article 5(1) | Article 14 |
Article 6(1) and (2) | — |
Article 6(3) and (4) | Article 42 |
Article 7(1), first subparagraph | Article 38(1) |
Article 7(1), second subparagraph | Article 38(5) |
Article 7(2), first subparagraph | Article 39(3) |
Article 7(3) | |
Article 7(4) | Article 40(4) |
Article 8(1)(a) | Article 15 |
Article 8(1)(b) and (c) | — |
Article 8(2) | Article 16 |
Article 8(3), first and third indents | Article 17(2) and Article 19(3) |
Article 8(3), second indent | Article 7(3) |
Article 8(4) | — |
Article 8(5) | Article 12 |
Article 9(1) | Article 20 |
Article 9(2) | |
Article 9(3) | Article 30(1) |
— | |
Article 10(1) | — |
Article 10(2) | Article 19(1) |
Article 10(3) | — |
Article 10(4)(a) | Article 41(1)(a) |
Article 10(4)(b) | — |
Article 11 | — |
— | Article 43 |
Article 12 | — |
Article 13 | — |
Article 14 | — |
Article 15(1) and (2) | — |
Article 15(3) | Article 45(2) |
Article 16 | Article 46 |
Article 17 | Article 49 |
Annex I | Annex I |
Annex II, Part A | Annex II, Part A |
Annex II, Part B | Annex II, Part B |
Annex III | Article 18 |
Annex IV | Annex III |
Annex V, Part A | Annex IV, Part A |
Annex V, Part B | Annex IV, Part B |
Annex VI | Annex V |
Annex VII | — |
Annex VIII | Annex VI |
Annex IX | Annex VII |
Annex X | Annex VIII |
Annex XI | Annex IX |
Annex XII | Annex X |
Annex XIII | Annex XI |
Annex XIV | Annex XII |
— | Annex XIII |
— | Annex XIV |
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