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Elevators Safety Ordinance 2008 - Asv 2008

Original Language Title: Aufzüge-Sicherheitsverordnung 2008 – ASV 2008

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274. Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour on the Safety of elevators and of safety components for elevators (Aufzüge-Sicherheitsverordnung 2008-ASV 2008)

Pursuant to § 69 (1) and 71 (3) (3) to 6 Gewerbeordnung 1994-GewO 1994, Federal Law Gazette (BGBl). N ° 194, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I n ° 68/2008, is being ordered:

Scope and definitions

§ 1. (1) This Regulation lays down Directive 95 /16/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts, OJ L 327, 30.4.1995.. No. L 213 of 7 9. 1, as amended by Article 24 of Directive 2006 /42/EC on machinery and amending Directive 95 /16/EC (recast version), OJ L 327, 30.4.1995, p. No. OJ No L 157, 9. 6. 24, hereinafter referred to as "the" Directive on the "Elevator Directive". This Regulation shall apply to the following products:

a)

Lifts that permanently serve buildings and structures;

b)

Safety components used in these elevators and listed in Annex IV.

(2) For the purposes of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) shall be deemed to be

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"lift" means a hoist that operates between fixed levels by means of a load carrier which is moved along the rigid guides inclined by more than 15 ° with respect to the horizontal and which is determined by a load carrier

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passenger transport,

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for the carriage of passengers and goods,

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only for the carriage of goods, provided that the load carrier is accessible, d. h. if a person is able to enter the load carrier without difficulty, and has control means arranged inside the load carrier or within the range of a person in the load carrier.

Hoists, which do not move along rigid guides, but in a fully spatially defined path, shall also be considered as lifts within the meaning of this Regulation.

2.

"load carrier" means the part of the lift in which persons and/or goods are accommodated for up-and-down transport.

(3) This Regulation (or the lifts Directive) shall not apply to:

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lifting equipment with a driving speed of up to 0.15 m/s,

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construction site lifts,

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cable-operated facilities, including cable cars,

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Elevators designed and built specifically for military purposes or for the maintenance of public order,

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Hoists, from which work can be carried out,

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Shaft conveyors,

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lifting equipment for the transport of performers during artistic performances,

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lifting equipment installed in means of transport,

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Lifting equipment connected to a machine intended solely for access to workstations, including points of maintenance and inspection of machinery,

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Cogwheel railways

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Escalators and moving walkways.

(4) For the purposes of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) shall mean the expression

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"installer" means the natural or legal person who bears the responsibility for the design, manufacture, installation and placing on the market of the lift, affixing the CE marking and issuing the EC declaration of conformity;

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"placing on the market" means the time at which the assembly operation makes the lift available to the user for the first time;

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"safety component for lifts" means a component listed in Annex IV;

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"manufacturer of safety components" means the natural or legal person who takes responsibility for the design and manufacture of the safety components for lifts, affixing the CE marking and declaring the EC declaration of conformity issue;

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"sample lift" means a representative elevator whose technical documentation makes clear, as in the case of the elevators derived from the sample lift defined by objective parameters, which use identical safety components for elevators, which basic safety and health requirements.

All permissible deviations between the model lift and the elevators derived from the model lift must be clearly indicated in the technical documentation (with maximum and minimum values).

The similarity of the different versions of a series with regard to compliance with the basic safety and health requirements may be demonstrated by calculation and/or with the aid of design drawings.

(5) In the case of an elevator, the provisions of this Regulation (or of the lifts Directive) is covered in whole or in part by individual directives of the European Union, the provisions of this Regulation (or of the lifts Directive) from the start of the application of these separate Directives, or no longer in relation to those lifts and hazards.

Placing on the market and/or putting into service, cooperation between the responsible persons

§ 2. (1) elevators shall be placed on the market and/or put into service only if they do not endanger the safety and health of persons and, where appropriate, the safety of goods, provided that they are properly installed and maintained as well as to be operated as intended. Safety components for elevators may be placed on the market and/or put into service only if the lifts to which they are installed do not ensure the safety and health of persons and, where appropriate, the safety of goods. shall be likely to endanger, provided that they are properly installed and maintained and operated as intended.

(2) The person responsible for the construction of the building or of the building and the installer shall, on the one hand, exchange all information with each other and, on the other hand, shall take the appropriate measures to ensure that the operation and operation of the building are properly carried out. the use of the lift to be installed safely. This is to be checked in the context of the preliminary examination by hand of documents relating to this.

(3) The person responsible for the construction of the building or of the building and the installer shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, in addition to the lines required for the safety and operation of the lift to be installed, the or devices are not installed or installed in the elevator shaft or in the elevator shaft. This is to be checked in the context of the preliminary examination by hand of documents relating to this.

(4) In the context of the acceptance test, without prejudice to paragraphs 1 to 3 and further provisions in the rules governing the acceptance of the acceptance test, it shall be examined, by means of the relevant documents and by means of an examination, whether, in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation, the the provisions of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) is the protection of persons and, where appropriate, the safety of goods during the putting into service and the intended use of the lift according to the state of the art. In addition, it must be examined whether the lift meets the requirements for fire protection, noise protection, accessibility for persons, including persons with disabilities or reduced mobility, barrier-free implementation, arrangements for the emergency liberation of the persons included, the strength of the building or Construction works and energy efficiency correspond and no lines and facilities in the elevator shaft (para. 3). It is also necessary to check whether the declarations of conformity, where appropriate the declaration of conformity for the conversion, the CE markings and the operating instructions, including the instructions on the exemption of persons, are available. A change in the lift itself in relation to the provisions of this Regulation (or However, the lifts Directive must not take place in this case.

(5) lifts or safety components for lifts, which are the subject of this Regulation (or of the lifts Directive) shall not, or do not yet comply, be issued, in particular, at trade fairs, exhibitions and presentations, provided that a visible sign clearly indicates that these lifts or safety components for elevators not comply with the requirements of this Regulation (or of the lifts Directive) and can only be acquired if the installer of the installation or the manufacturer of the safety components for lifts and/or in Austria, another Member State of the European Union, another State Party of the European Economic Area, or another equivalent State, has brought about that agreement. The necessary personal protection measures must be taken in the event of a show.

Basic safety and health requirements

§ 3. (1) elevators within the meaning of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) must comply with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I (Annex I to the lifts Directive).

(2) Safety components within the meaning of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) must comply with the essential health and safety requirements set out in Annex I or make it possible for the lifts in which they are installed to meet these essential requirements.

Free movement

§ 4. (1) elevators and safety components for lifts may be placed on the market and/or put into service only if they are subject to the provisions of this Regulation which apply to them (or of the lifts Directive).

(2) Components for elevators may be placed on the market only if, according to a statement by the manufacturer or his/her in Austria, in another Member State of the European Union, they are placed on the market in another State Party of the European Union the economic area or in another equivalent state shall be determined by an elevator within the meaning of this Regulation (or of the lifts Directive).

Presumption of conformity, harmonized European standards, Austrian standards and technical specifications

§ 5. (1) lifts and safety components for lifts which are marked with the CE marking and which have been annexed to the EC declaration of conformity in accordance with Annex II shall be deemed to be in principle, i.e. without prejudice to market surveillance measures, Market surveillance authorities for lifts-compliant with the provisions of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive), including the applicable conformity assessment procedures as defined in Article 8 (Article 8 of the lifts Directive).

(2) An Austrian standard, the Austrian site of which (ÖNORM, ÖVE-Norm, ÖVE/ÖNORM, etc.) is listed in Annex XVI, and which implements a harmonised European standard, the site of which (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI) is implemented by the Austrian standard. European Commission has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, one or more basic health and safety requirements, will

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in the case of lifts produced in accordance with this standard, it is assumed that they meet the essential health and safety requirements in question; or

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in the case of safety components for lifts manufactured in accordance with this standard, they shall be presumed to allow lifts in which they are fitted in a proper manner to meet the basic safety and health requirements in question.

(3) Annex XVII contains a list of the existing Austrian standards and technical specifications which, in the absence of appropriate harmonised European standards for the proper implementation of the basic safety and security standards, shall be Whereas health requirements are important and helpful and, in their application, are considered to be relevant, i.e. without prejudice to market surveillance measures of the market surveillance authorities for lifts, to ensure that the relevant basic safety standards are: and health requirements are properly implemented.

(4) Amendments to Annex XVI shall be made by the presentation by the Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Labour of the Federal Law Gazette, on the basis of the publications of the European Commission, in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(5) Amendments to Annex XVII are made by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour in the Federal Law Gazans, in particular on the basis of corresponding communications from the relevant committees or technical committees of the Austrian Federal Government. Normenorganizations (ON, ÖVE).

Suspension of standards, decisions of the Committee on lifts

§ 6. (1) When the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour, after referral to the relevant committee or technical committee of the relevant Austrian standards organisations (ON, ÖVE), considers that a harmonised European standard, the References (CEN, CENELEC, ETSI) have been published by the European Commission in the Official Journal of the European Union (Section 5 (2)). Article 5 (2) of the lifts Directive) does not comply fully with the essential health and safety requirements, the Federal Minister of Economics and Labour shall refer to the information procedure provided for in Directive 98 /34/EC on the Area of standards and technical regulations and rules on information society services, OJ C 327, 28.4.2002, p. No. OJ No L 204, 21. 07. 37, as last amended by Directive 2006 /96/EC, OJ L 327, 22.9.2006, p. No. OJ No L 363, 20. 83, and the Committee on elevators (Article 6 (3) of the lifts Directive), laying down the reasons for the Committee's reasons.

(2) The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour announced in the Federal Law Gazan the results of the successful challenge of a harmonized European standard (Article 5 (2) of the lifts Directive), in particular by amending the Annex XVI (deletion from the list or restriction of the presumption of conformity).

(3) The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour shall, by way of a manifestation in the Bundesgesetzblatt, be included in Annex XVIII, or by any other appropriate measures taken by the European Commission (Article 6 (2) of the lifts Directive) or by the -the Committee on elevators (Article 6 (3) of the lifts Directive) and measures taken in respect of Austria which are relevant to the uniform implementation and practical application of this Regulation (or of the lifts Directive).

Market surveillance, protective cleaer procedures

§ 7. (1) Where it is established that an elevator or a safety component for elevators, the lift or the which bears the CE marking and which is used in accordance with its intended purpose, may endanger the safety and health of persons and, where appropriate, the safety of goods, the Authority shall take all necessary measures to ensure that: To withdraw the lift or the safety component for lifts from circulation, prohibit the placing on the market and/or putting into service or restrict the free movement of this lift or for this safety component for elevators.

(2) In the case of measures referred to in paragraph 1, the proceedings pursuant to Section 365i (1) of the WCO 1994 shall be initiated without delay.

(3) The Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, as the supreme commercial authority, coordinates the market surveillance for lifts and for safety components for elevators in Austria and the communication with the other Member States of the European Union, the other Contracting States of the European Economic Area and the other States of the same name, as well as with the European Commission and the notified bodies.

(4) The Federal Minister of Economics and Labour (Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour), pursuant to Section 365i (2) (2) of the Civil Code (Bundesgesetzblatt), published the findings of the European Commission in proceedings concerning the protection of the environment (Article 7 (2) of the Lifts Directive), if in the case of the Federal Council of the European Communities, this determination is carried out in a way that a Regulation (or the lifts Directive) and the lift, respectively provided with the CE marking, a Regulation (or the lifts Directive) and the safety component for lifts covered by the CE marking, the safety and health of persons and, where appropriate, safety, in the case of a use which is reasonably foreseeable or foreseeable is liable to endanger goods and is clear from the statement that the lift or safety component for lifts in Austria is placed on the market and/or put into service or has already been placed on the market and/or put into service Operation has been taken. Such a demonstration may be omitted if the findings of the European Commission have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and the market surveillance authorities and the other interested parties in other appropriate ways shall be responsible for the to be informed of this. The market surveillance authorities shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that this lift or -to withdraw this safety component for lifts from the market, prohibit the placing on the market and/or putting into service, restrict the free movement thereof or ensure retrofitting.

Conformity assessment procedures for lifts and for safety components for lifts

§ 8. (1) Prior to the placing on the market of the safety components for lifts listed in Annex IV (Annex IV to the lifts Directive), the manufacturer of a safety component or his/her in Austria, another Member State of the European Union, must be placed on the market. Union, another Contracting State of the European Economic Area, or any other equivalent State of the same status as the authorized representative

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(i) allow either a sample of the safety component to be subjected to an EC type-examination in accordance with Annex V (Annex V to the lifts Directive) and to monitor the production by a notified body in accordance with Annex XI (Annex IX to the lifts Directive)

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or a model of the safety component of an EC type-examination in accordance with Annex V, and establish a quality system as set out in Annex VIII (Annex VIII of the lifts Directive) for production monitoring

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or a comprehensive quality assurance system in accordance with Annex IX (Annex IX to the lifts Directive);

b)

on each safety component, attach the CE marking and taking into account the Annex VIII, IX, or (XI) provide a declaration of conformity with the information contained in Annex II (Annex II to the lifts Directive);

c)

keep a copy of the declaration of conformity for a period of 10 years after the end of the production of the safety component.

(2) Prior to placing on the market, the lift must be subject to one of the following procedures:

i)

if it has been designed in accordance with an elevator which has undergone an EC type-examination in accordance with Annex V, the following procedures shall apply in the case of construction, installation and testing:

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the final acceptance in accordance with Annex VI (Annex VI to the lifts Directive), or

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the quality system referred to in Annex XII (Annex XII to the Lifts Directive), or

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the quality system referred to in Annex XIV (Annex XIV to the Lifts Directive).

The procedures which correspond to the phases of the design and construction, on the one hand, and the installation and testing, on the other, may have the same lift as the object.

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it was designed on the basis of a model lift which has been subjected to an EC type-examination in accordance with Annex V (Annex V to the lifts Directive), the following procedures shall apply in the case of construction, installation and testing:

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the final acceptance in accordance with Annex VI (Annex VI to the lifts Directive), or

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the quality system referred to in Annex XII (Annex XII to the Lifts Directive), or

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the quality system referred to in Annex XIV (Annex XIV to the Lifts Directive).

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it was designed in accordance with an elevator for which a quality system has been introduced in accordance with Annex XIII (Annex XIII of the lifts Directive), supplemented by a design examination, provided that this draft does not comply with the harmonised standards , in the case of construction, installation and testing, the following procedures shall apply:

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the final acceptance in accordance with Annex VI (Annex VI to the lifts Directive), or

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the quality system referred to in Annex XII (Annex XII to the Lifts Directive), or

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the quality system referred to in Annex XIV (Annex XIV to the Lifts Directive).

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the individual test referred to in Annex X (Annex X to the lifts Directive) by a notified body

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the quality system referred to in Annex XIII (Annex XIII to the Lifts Directive), supplemented by a design examination, provided that the draft does not fully comply with the harmonised standards.

In the cases referred to in points (i), (ii) and (iii), the person responsible for the design must make all the documents available to the person responsible for the construction, installation and testing, and shall provide all the information necessary to ensure that the person responsible for the construction, installation and testing of the product is responsible for the Construction, installation and testing can be carried out safely.

(3) In all cases referred to in paragraph 2

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the assembly operation on the lift shall indicate the CE marking and shall, taking into account the Annex VI, X, XII, XIII and the Annex VI, XIV) contain a declaration of conformity with the information set out in Annex II (Annex II to the lifts Directive),

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the installer must keep a copy of the declaration of conformity for a period of 10 years after the lift has been placed on the market,

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, the European Commission, the Member States of the European Union, the other Contracting States of the European Economic Area or other equivalent States and the other notified bodies may, upon request, enter into force in the assembly operation. Copy of the declaration of conformity and the minutes of the tests relating to the final acceptance shall be obtained.

(4)

a)

Where the lifts or safety components for lifts are also covered by other European Union directives which deal with other aspects and where the CE marking is provided for, this marking shall indicate that it shall also apply to: conformity of the lift or of the security component for lifts shall be presumed to be conformity with the provisions of those other directives.

b)

However, if, according to one or more of these Directives, the European Union is free to choose the applicable rules during a transitional period, the CE marking shall be subject only to conformity with the provisions of the Assembly operation or guidelines applied by the manufacturer of the lift safety component. In this case, the documents, notices or instructions to be attached to the lift or the safety component for lifts, in accordance with these guidelines, shall be accompanied by the numbers of the Directives applied in accordance with their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(5) It is neither the assembly operation nor the manufacturer of the safety component for lifts nor shall it be in Austria, in another Member State of the European Union, in another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or in another Member State. (a) authorised representative established in accordance with the obligations laid down in the preceding paragraphs shall be subject to the obligations of the person responsible for the lift or the security component for lifts in Austria, another Member State of the European Union, another Contracting State of the European Economic Area or any other equivalent State. The same obligations shall apply to the construction of a lift or a security component for lifts for own purposes.

Notified bodies

§ 9. (1) Annex XV contains a list of the authorities of Austria, of another Member State of the European Union, of another Contracting State of the European Economic Area, or of another State equivalent to that of the Implementation of the conformity assessment referred to in § 8 (Article 8 of the lifts Directive) and required for the placing on the market, further for which specific conformity assessment procedures (tasks) and products these the names of these bodies have been made and, finally, which identification numbers have been previously identified by the European Commission.

(2) Named posts authorised by Austria, as well as notified bodies from another Member State, namely from another Member State of the European Union, from another Contracting State of the European Economic Area, or from another Member State of the European Union The same State acting in Austria shall at all times comply with the criteria set out in Annex VII (Annex VII to the lifts Directive). Those notified bodies shall have the competent market surveillance authorities of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour and in relevant market surveillance procedures all the relevant relevant information, including budget documents, for The examination of compliance with the requirements of Annex VII (Annex VII to the lifts Directive) is requested without delay. Notified bodies from another Member State of the European Union, from another Contracting State of the European Economic Area, or from another equivalent State operating in Austria and representing a representative office in Austria , the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour has established its regular activities within the meaning of this Regulation (or of the lifts Directive). The notified body concerned must ensure and demonstrate that the representative body established in Austria is covered by the accreditation and associated recurring auditing in the home state or if this is not the case, The accreditation in Austria has been positively assessed and, if necessary, has been positively audited.

(3) notified bodies approved by Austria shall, before commending their activities within the meaning of this Regulation (or the elevators directive) an accreditation in accordance with the Accreditation Act, BGBl. N ° 468/1992, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I No 85/2002, in respect of the area concerned, in which case the tasks and products referred to in paragraph 1 are to be specified, and compliance with the criteria set out in Annex VII (Annex VII to the lifts Directive) and the sustainable participation of the relevant specialist field. at the European Coordination of the Notified Bodies for Insurerness (para. 7). The inclusion of the activity within the meaning of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) may only be made by those notified bodies after inclusion in the list referred to in Annex XV. The activity within the meaning of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) may no longer be exercised by those bodies if their designation has been repealed or has expired and/or they have been deleted from the list in accordance with Annex XV, in particular because they are listed in Annex VII (Annex VII). VII of the lifts Directive) do not comply with the criteria mentioned above or do not fulfil their duties in a serious manner.

(4) Amendments to Annex XV, such as the insertion of notified bodies, the deletion of notified bodies or changes in the scope of the tasks or products, shall be made by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour in the event of a presentation in the Federal law. If these changes are to be made by Austria-approved notified bodies, the European Commission and the other Member States of the European Union shall be notified accordingly.

(5) Where a notified body operating in Austria establishes that the relevant requirements of this Regulation (or the lifts Directive) has not been complied with by the manufacturer or the authorised representative, or has not been issued or has not been issued with a certificate or authorisation under a conformity assessment procedure; or , it shall, taking into account the principle of proportionality and on the basis of detailed grounds, suspend, withdraw or impose restrictions on the certificate issued or the authorisation issued. , unless the manufacturer or authorised representative ensures conformity with these requirements by means of appropriate remedial measures. The notified body shall notify the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour and the relevant market surveillance procedures of the competent market surveillance authority if they are subject to the certificate or admission, revoked or with Restrictions or intervention by the competent market surveillance authority may prove necessary. The Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour shall immediately inform the other Member States of the European Union and the European Commission.

(6) Where a notified body operating in Austria refuses, suspends, revokes or with restrictions the issue or supplement of a certificate or authorisation under a conformity assessment procedure, the Applicants/persons concerned within 14 days of the supervisory complaint to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour. In the case of the supervisory complaint, the applicant/person concerned shall state the reasons for issuing or supplementing a certificate or authorisation in the context of a conformity assessment procedure or for omission of the suspension thereof, whose revocation or restriction should have taken place. The Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour has to examine the supervisory complaint and may refuse the designated body, which refuses to issue or supplement a certificate or admission in the context of a conformity assessment procedure, has been suspended, revoked or subject to restrictions, or any other notified body, at the applicant/person's expense, has to carry out a further examination or an additional examination.

(7) In order to ensure the uniform application of this Regulation (or (a Directive) in the European internal market, the notified bodies authorised by Austria shall have the European exchange of experience of the notified bodies responsible for the protection of the environment and between the bodies responsible for the designation, notification and supervision of the Bodies responsible for notified bodies and the notified bodies, or at least to organise verifiably the organisation of representation by other notified bodies authorised by Austria and the exchange of information on this.

CE marking

§ 10. (1) The CE conformity marking shall consist of the letters 'CE'. Annex III contains the model to be used.

(2) The CE marking must be clearly visible in each car in accordance with Annex I Z 5 (Annex I, point 5 of the lifts Directive), as well as on each of the safety components for elevators listed in Annex IV (Annex IV to the lifts Directive), or, if this is not possible, on a label firmly attached to the safety component.

(3) No markings may be affixed to the elevators or safety components for elevators which could mislead third parties in respect of the meaning and the character of the CE marking. Other markings may be affixed to the elevators or security components for lifts, provided that they do not affect the visibility and legibility of the CE marking.

(4) Without prejudice to § 7 (Article 7 of the lifts Directive)

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where the market surveillance authority has established that the CE marking has been affixed unjustifiably, the installer of the installation, the manufacturer of the security component for lifts or its in Austria, in another Member State shall be the European Union, in another Contracting State of the European Economic Area, or in another equivalent State, undertakes to re-establish the product in accordance with the provisions of the CE marking , and the further violation of the Market surveillance authority;

b)

in the event of non-conformity, the market surveillance authority shall take appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the placing on the market of the security component in question for lifts or to ensure that: is withdrawn from the market, and to prohibit the use of the lift. In such cases, the safeguard clause procedure in accordance with § 365i GewO 1994 shall be initiated immediately.

Conversion of elevators with CE marking

§ 11. (1) lifts which are subject to the provisions of this Regulation (or the lifts-Directive 95 /16/EC idF Article 24 of Directive 2006 /42/EC) or before the entry into force of this Regulation in accordance with the lifts-Safety Regulation 1996-ASV 1996, BGBl. No 780/1996, (or of the lifts Directive 95 /16/EC), which are therefore in particular accompanied by the CE marking, the basic safety and security requirements set out in Annex I (Annex I to the lifts Directive) must also be carried out after a conversion process. Meet health requirements.

(2) The modification shall be deemed to have been modified in the following way:

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increase in nominal load,

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Increase in nominal speed,

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Increase of the conveyor height per final stop by more than 0.25 m,

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increasing the number and/or changing the position of the shaft accesses (changes in height of up to 0.25 m are not taken into account),

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Modification of the type and/or dimensions of shaft doors,

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change in the way in which use is made, such as use in both driving directions or change of mainly load-handling to mainly passenger transport,

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Change of drive type,

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Change in the position of the counterweight road,

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laying or removal of the engine compartment and/or of the roller room,

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Construction of one or more car doors,

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Modification of security components: buffers,

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Modification of safety components: door lock,

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Modification of safety components: fishing gear,

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Modification of safety components: speed limiters,

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Modification of safety components: protective device against uncontrolled upward movement,

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Modification of safety components: electrical safety devices in the form of safety circuits with electronic components,

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change in the engine or engine,

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Modification of the carrying means,

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Modification of components and circuits in the safety circuit,

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Installation of an emergency call and/or remote monitoring system when it engages in the security circuit,

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Renewal of control,

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Change of the type of control,

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Change of drive control or drive control,

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Reduction of the number of shaft accesses,

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Modification of the building materials of the walls, floor and ceiling of the car,

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change in the area of use of the car,

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Change in the height of the car if the free space is restricted beyond the end positions within the meaning of Annex I Z 2.2 (Annex I, point 2.2. of the lifts Directive).

(3) "Rebuilding inspection" is the procedure in which the assembly operation which is carried out by the conversion is verified by the fact that the converted elevator for which the inspection report has been issued for the conversion is the one listed in Annex I (Annex I to the lifts Directive). of basic safety and health requirements.

(4) elevators within the meaning of paragraph 1, which are to be converted, shall be subject to the installation operation of a conversion test carried out by a notified body for lifts and, where appropriate, for the safety components concerned for lifts . The notified body must, on the basis of a technical documentation to be produced by the installer, examine it and the lift and issue a "test report for the conversion". As regards organisational, methodological and factual verification, the re-examination shall be carried out in accordance with the relevant harmonised European standards referred to in Annex XVI or in the absence thereof, using the relevant provisions of Annex XVII. , and this is expressly stated in the review report for the conversion, it is assumed that, in principle, i.e. without prejudice to the measures taken by the elevator authorities, it shall be assumed to be in of organisational, methodological and factual aspects, and has been properly carried out.

(5) On the basis of the inspection report for the conversion after the reconstruction and before the refurbishment of the converted elevator, the assembly operation which has been carried out has to be issued a "declaration of conformity for the conversion". This declaration of conformity for the conversion as well as the technical documentation as well as the test report for the conversion must be kept from the assembly operation at least 10 years after the conversion. A copy of the declaration of conformity for the conversion as well as the plans and diagrams from the technical documentation, which are for ongoing operation as well as for maintenance, inspection, repair, regular inspection and interventions in case of emergency are required to be used for the management of the plant.

(6) Insofar as the conversion is carried out using the relevant harmonised European standards referred to in Annex XVI or in the absence of such standards, using the relevant Austrian standards and technical standards referred to in Annex XVII, In principle-i.e. without prejudice to the measures taken by the elevator authorities-it is assumed that the conversion is based on the organisational, methodological and/or organizational structure of the project. and factually correct, and in safety-related This is sufficient. In the case of insignificant changes, this shall not be justified by any obligation to notify and no obligation to permit the converted lift.

Essential decisions, decisions and information relating to the application and implementation of this Regulation or of the lifts Directive

§ 12. (1) Annex XVIII contains the text or address for the electronic accessibility of decisions or decisions of the European Commission (Article 12 of the lifts Directive) or of the Committee on elevators (Article 6 (3)). (a) or for any other information relating to the application and implementation of this Regulation (s) of the lifts Directive) is particularly relevant.

(2) Amendments to Annex XVIII shall be made by the Federal Minister of Economics and Labour in the Bundesgesetzblatt (Federal Law Gazans).

Exceptional cases concerning reduced shelters beyond the end positions of the car (Annex I, point 2.2, third paragraph)

§ 13. (1) Where the person responsible for the construction of the building or of the building, or the owner or otherwise authorized or operator of the lift to be built up, exceptional cases of reduced clearance or protection beyond the final position of the car referred to in Annex I, point 2.2, third paragraph (Annex I, point 2.2. third paragraph of the lifts Directive), shall be replaced by a notified body for lifts and for safety components for lifts (§ 9) or by in the field of "lifts and safety components for lifts" in accordance with the Accreditation Act, BGBl. N ° 468/1992, as last amended by the Federal Law BGBl. I n ° 85/2002, to obtain an expert opinion on the technical, legal and economic appropriateness of this exceptional case and to provide it to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour, respectively. the authority it has designated to submit to the decision on this exceptional case.

(2) Whether the decision of the elevator authority is in this exceptional case shall be considered in the framework of the preliminary examination and in the context of the acceptance test.

(3) Annex XIX contains a list of test bodies accredited in the field of "lifts and safety components for elevators" in accordance with the Accreditation Act, as well as the authorities appointed by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour to the Receipt of and/or decision on advice on the technical, legal and economic appropriateness of an exceptional case concerning reduced shelters beyond the end positions of the car in accordance with section 2.2 of Annex I, Third paragraph.

(4) Amendments to Annex XIX are made by the Federal Minister of Economics and Labour in the Bundesgesetzblatt (Federal Law Gazans).

Expiry of legislation

§ 14. The Lifts-Safety Regulation 1996, BGBl. N ° 780/1996, idF of the BGBl pressure error correction. II No 199/1997, shall apply with regard to all the provisions other than III. Section and § § 27 to 29 with the expiry of the day of the presentation of this Regulation repeal.

entry into force

§ 15. (1) This Regulation shall enter into force without prejudice to paragraph 2 of this Regulation with the date following the presentation of this Regulation.

(2) The provision relating to the exception of hoists with a speed of up to 0.15 m/s from this Regulation (§ 1 para. 3, first indent) occurs-together with the machinery-Safety Regulation 2010-MSV 2010-with 29 December 2009 in force.

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