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Lifts Directive

andMarket Surveillance

ADCO Lifts2015-04-24

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Economic Operators

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An economic operator is a natural or a legal person whoacts as at least in one of the following roles

• Installer of a lift

• Manufacturer of a safety component for lifts

• Authorised representative for a manufacturer or an installer

• Importer of a safety component

• Distributor of a safety component


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Lift Industry

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Newly installed lifts per year: ~ 12!"""

#$isting lifts: ~ %& million

#$isting lifts! '# mar(ed: estimated ~ 2 million

Many companies! whether large or )M#s• have operations in more than one member state

– Manufacturers or importers with products distributed across EU

• To be incorporated into lifts, or

• Spare parts for existing lifts

– Installers operations in several countries

• Install on products, and!or

• Source material from di"erent suppliers

• have multiple roles *as economic operators+ within thedelivery chain

• have operation outside the #, territories


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Market Surveillance

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• -enerally positive e$perience with the .ifts Directive – Free circulation of safe lifts and safety components

• New and e$plicit mar(et surveillance re/uirements of2"10#, are the most welcome improvement for theapplication of the .ifts Directive

• Industry ma(e all e3orts for smooth implementation of2"10#,

• Industry wishes

– Clarication of the new requirements

• T#is is specially important due to absence of t#e transition period

– Harmonised procedures across the EU

– Avoid unnecessary burden to the economic operators as well as thenational authorities

• Main /uestion is about the reporting obligations related to

ris(s – !"#$%%$EU& article '()*+& article *()*+ and article "!()'+


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Market Surveillance

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• 4or the installer

"+ Installers who consider or have reason to believe that a lift which they have placedon the mar,et is not in conformity with this -irective shall immediately ta,e thecorrective measures necessary to brin. that lift into conformity/

+ Furthermore& where the lift presents a ris,& installers shall immediately inform thecompetent national authorities of the Member 0tates in which they placed the lift on themar,et to that e1ect& .ivin. details& in particular& of the non2conformity and of anycorrective measures ta,en/

• )ame re/uirements are applicable to the manufacturer andsimilar re/uirements for other economic operators

• Main /uestions are about the second paragraph above

• 'onsidering the structure of the lift industry and harmonised

approach with a minimum burden to all – 3hich ris, to be reported4

– 3hen should it be reported4

– How to report4

– 5o whom to submit the report4


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Process of managing non-conformities

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6hich ris( to be reported and whenisk assessment and noti!cation "steps #-$ oft%e process&'

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#N I)8 109&

• )peci;c 7is( assessment and reduction methodology for lifts

and escalators

• 4irst publication in 2""0

• Adopted as #N I)8 standard in 2"1

• 6idely used around the world

– For developin. lift safety standards

– :y lift and safety component desi.ners for developin. new products

– Evaluations of desi.ns not described within standards

– :y 9otied :odies and other assessment bodies

– Increasin.ly used for ris, assessment of the e;istin. installations

– I0< =!!"& I0< "*!!! and I0< %"!!!& which are widely used by thecompanies& are bec omin. more ris, assessment based

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APE* risk assessmentand E+ ISO #$,.


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6hich ris( to be reported and whenisk assessment and noti!cation "steps #-$ oft%e process&'

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