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Legislative documents

1) European legislation
2) National legislation

1) European legislation (language versions):

• Lifts Directive 95/16/EC

- Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts:

EN CS ET LT LV MT SK SL

- Guide to application of the Lifts DirectiveS 95/16/EC (May 2007):EN

- Guide to application of the Lifts Directive 95/16/EC (January 2006)
PDF: EN



• Directive 98/37/EC

- Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery replacing 98/37/EC and amending Directive 95/16/EC (recast) (June 2006)
PDF: EN FR

- Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery
PDF: ES DA DE EL EN FR IT NL PT FI SV

- Directive 1998/37/EC on machinery: FAQ revision
PDF: EN


• 10/2004 - Machinery directive : Final proposal amendment directive 95/16/EC
  PDF: EN
  
  
• Directive 2004/18/EC - Coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts
  PDF: ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR IT LV LT HU MT NL
  PL PT SK SL FI SV
  
  
• Directive 2004/17/EC - Coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors
  PDF: ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT SK SL FI SV



• 02/2003 : Amendment proposal Lift and Machinery directives - European Parliament
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 2003/108/EC - Amending Directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
  PDF: ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT SK SL FI SV
  
  
  
• Directive 2002/95/EC - Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
  PDF: ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT SK SL FI SV
  
  
• Directive 2002/96/EC - Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
  PDF: ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT SK SL FI SV
  
  
• Directive 2002/91/EC – Energy performance of builings
  PDF: ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT SK SL FI SV
  
  
• 06/2001 : Wieland report - European Parliament - Machinery and lift directives
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 2000/78/EC - Equal treatment in employment and occupation
  PDF: ES CS DA DE ET EL EN FR IT LV LT HU MT NL PL PT SK SL FI SV
  
  
• Directive 1999/34/EC -
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 96/61/EC - Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC)
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Recommendation 95/216/EC - Improvement of safety of existing lifts
  PDF: ES DA DE EL EN FR IT NL PT FI SV
  
  
• Directive 94/62/EC - Packaging and packaging waste directive
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 89/440/EEC - Amending Directive 71/305/EEC concerning coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 89/106/EC - Construction products
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 85/374/EEC -
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 84/360/EC - Best Available Technology (BAT)
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 76/464/EEC - Dangerous substances and pollution control from industry (Water framework Directive)
  PDF: EN
  
  
  
• Directive 67/548/EEC - Dangerous substances
  PDF: EN

2) National legislation (original version + English free translation):

• AUSTRIA :

  - Federal Regulation - Safety Inspection and Retrofitting of Lifts - SIRFL (23 December 2005):
  PDF: DE EN
  

• BELGIUM :

  - Royal Decree governing the Safety of Lifts (9 March 2003):
  PDF: EN FR NL
  - Royal Decree governing the Safety of Lifts (amendment March 2005):
  PDF: FR NL
  - Risk Analysis (September 2005):
  PDF: FR NL

• FRANCE :

  - Urbanisme et habitat
  PDF: EN FR
  - Decree 2004/964 (September 2004)
  PDF: EN FR

• GERMANY :

  Betriebssicherheitsverordnung (Wokers' safety)
  PDF: DE EN

• GREECE :

  New law EN 81-80
  PDF: EL EN

• ITALY :

- Italian Decree - Gazzetta Ufficiale del 14 novembre 2005
PDF: IT
- Italian Decree 95/16 CE (4 November 2005)
PDF: IT EN

• NORWAY :

Norwegian's law
PDF: NO EN

• MALTA :

  Inspection of lifts regulations, 2006
  PDF: EN

• MONACO :

  Conférence sur la Sécurité des ascenseurs, 2008
  PDF: FR

• SPAIN :
  
  - New spanish building legislation:

• Building technical code:
  PDF: EN
  
• Housing Ministry:
  PDF: EN
  
• Report CTE Technical administrative conditions:
  PDF: EN

  - Draft Royal Decree laying down specifications to improve the safety of existing lifts
  PDF: EN
  - Royal Decree 57/2005 of 21 January by which the prescriptions are established for the increase in safety levels for existing lifts
  PDF: EN ES

• SWEDEN :

  H10 law from Sweden
  PDF: EN S

  H10 law from Sweden (Q&A)
  PDF: EN

• THE NETHERLANDS :

  Regeling warenwetbesluit liften :
  PDF: EN NL

• TURKEY :

  Regulation on putting into service operation and maintenance on lifts (see chapter 6 of text) :
  PDF: EN
  You will find the full text of the draft published on the european commission website