Legislative documents
1) European legislation
2) National legislation
1) European legislation (language versions):
- Lifts Directive 95/16/EC
- Directive 98/37/EC
- 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
- Approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts:
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- 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 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
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- Directive 1998/37/EC on machinery: FAQ revision
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
- Italian Decree - Gazzetta Ufficiale del 14 novembre 2005
PDF: IT
- Italian Decree 95/16 CE (4 November 2005)
PDF: IT EN
- NORWAY :
- 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
- 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