On 29 June 1995, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Directive 95 /16/EC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts, published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. the European Communities " number L 213 of 7 September 1995.

In compliance with the obligations arising from the Treaty of Accession of Spain to the European Communities, it is necessary to lay down the precise national provisions which reflect and adapt the provisions contained in that Treaty. Directive to the Spanish situation.

Once the transitional period provided for in the Directive has been exhausted, the overall nature of the Directive requires the removal of any internal provisions which are opposed to it. In the case of Spanish, they should be modified, in relation to the design conditions, both the Regulation of Elevation and Manufacturing Apparatus and its complementary Technical instruction MIE-AEM 1.

In the preparation of this provision, the Advisory Commission on Elevators has been heard.

In its virtue, on the proposal of the Minister of Industry and Energy, in agreement with the Council of State and after deliberation of the Council of Ministers at its meeting of 1 August 1997,

DISPONGO:

CHAPTER I

Scope, marketing, and free movement

Article 1.

1. This Royal Decree shall apply to lifts in permanent operation in buildings already constructed or under construction.

2. It shall also apply to the safety components used in such lifts, which are listed in Annex IV.

3. Excluded from the scope of this Royal Decree:

(a) Cable facilities, including funicular facilities, for public and non-public transport of persons.

(b) Lifts specially designed and manufactured for military or order maintenance purposes.

c) The elevators of mine shafts.

d) The theatrical tramoya elevators.

e) Lifts installed in means of transport.

f) Lifts linked to a machine and intended exclusively for access to the workplace.

g) The zip trains.

h) Construction works lifts.

4. Where, for an elevator, the risks referred to in this Royal Decree are regulated in whole or in part by specific national regulations, in application of the relevant provisions of the European Community, the This Royal Decree shall not apply or cease to apply for such lifts and for such risks, from the time the specific regulations are put in place.

Article 2.

For the purposes of this Royal Decree, it is understood that:

1. 'Elevator' means any apparatus used at defined levels with the help of a cabin which is moved along rigid guides, the inclination of which on the horizontal is greater than 15 degrees, intended for transport: of persons, persons and objects; of objects only, if the cabin is accessible, that is, if a person is able to enter it without difficulty and is equipped with control elements located within the cabin or within the reach of a person within the cabin.

Also, for the purposes of this Royal Decree, lifts are considered to be lifts which move along a completely fixed path in the space, even if it is not determined by rigid guides, such as the lifts of scissor.

2. 'model lift' means a representative lift whose technical file shows how the essential safety requirements for lifts derived from the model lift are to be respected according to objective parameters and in which they are used identical security components.

Any authorised variation of the model lift with respect to lifts derived from the model lift must be clearly specified (with maximum and minimum values) in the technical file.

It may be demonstrated by calculations and/or from design schemes the similarity of a series of devices or provisions that meet the essential safety requirements.

3. 'Safety component' is a component as listed in Annex IV.

4. "Installer" of an elevator is the natural or legal person who assumes responsibility for the design, manufacture, installation and marketing of the lift, which places the CE marking and extends the EC declaration of conformity.

5. 'Manufacturer' of the safety components is the natural or legal person who assumes responsibility for the design and manufacture of the safety components, which places the 'CE' marking on them and extends the 'EC' declaration of conformity which accompanies them.

6. The "Marketing" of the lift takes place when the installer puts the lift at the user's disposal for the first time.

Article 3.

1. The lifts covered by this Royal Decree may only be placed on the market and put into service when, when properly installed and maintained and used for the intended purpose, they do not present a risk to the safety or health of the persons and, where applicable, the security of the goods.

2. The safety components to which this Royal Decree applies may be placed on the market or put into service only if the lifts in which they are intended to be installed are properly installed and maintained and used for the intended purpose, they do not present a risk to the safety or health of persons and, where appropriate, to the safety of property.

3. In special cases, such as in fairs, exhibitions and demonstrations, lifts or safety components shall be permitted to be presented which do not comply with the provisions in force relating thereto, provided that such circumstances are indicated. by means of a clearly visible sign indicating clearly their non-conformity and the impossibility of acquiring such lifts or safety components before the installer of the lift or the manufacturer of the safety components-or the (a representative of the latter legally established in the European Community) has adapted them to such provisions. Where a practical demonstration of the above lifts or safety components is carried out, appropriate safety measures shall be taken to ensure the protection of persons.

Article 4.

The lifts covered by this Royal Decree shall comply with the essential safety and health requirements set out

Annex I.

The safety components referred to in this Royal Decree shall comply with the essential safety and health requirements set out in Annex I or allow the lifts in which they are installed to comply with those requirements. requirements.

Article 5.

1. No one may prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or the putting into service of the lifts and safety components referred to in Article 1 and as defined in Article 2 in Spanish territory, which comply with the provisions laid down in Article 2. in this Royal Decree.

2. No one may prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of components other than safety components referred to in the preceding paragraph which, by means of the declaration of the manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community European, are to be incorporated into a lift object of this Royal Decree.

Article 6.

1. They shall be deemed to be in conformity with all the provisions of this Royal Decree, including the conformity assessment procedures laid down in Chapter II, the lifts and safety components fitted with the marking 'EC' and having the 'EC' declaration of conformity referred to in Annex II.

2. Where a national standard of a Member State of the European Community transposing a harmonised standard, the reference of which has been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, comprises one or more of the essential requirements of the safety and health, it shall be presumed that the lift manufactured in accordance with that standard is in conformity with the relevant essential requirements, or that the safety component manufactured in accordance with that standard allows the lift, in which it is properly install, meet the relevant essential requirements.

3. The Ministry of Industry and Energy, by means of a decision of the competent management centre in the field of industrial safety, shall publish, for information, the references of the harmonized standards referred to in the previous paragraph, and UNE rules that will be transposed by them, updating them in the same way.

Article 7.

Where it is considered that the harmonised standards referred to in Article 6 (2) do not fully comply with the relevant essential requirements referred to in Article 4, the General Administration of the State submit the case to the Standing Committee set up by Royal Decree 568/1989, as amended by Royal Decree 1179/1991 and by Royal Decree 1168/1995.

Article 8.

1. Where it is established that a lift or a safety component fitted with the CE marking and used in accordance with its purpose may endanger the safety or health of persons and, where appropriate, the safety of property, the corresponding Autonomous Community shall take all necessary measures to remove them from the market, prohibit their placing on the market or limit their free movement.

For the purposes referred to in Article 7 (2) of Directive 95 /16/EC, the Autonomous Community shall communicate the above to the Ministry of Industry and Energy, in order to enable it, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to can immediately inform the European Commission of these measures, indicating the reasons for the decision taken and, in particular, whether the non-conformity is:

(a) That the essential requirements referred to in Article 4 are not met.

(b) Inadequate application of the rules referred to in Article 6 (2).

(c) A void in the own rules referred to in Article 6 (2).

2. Where a lift or safety component does not comply with the CE marking, the appropriate Autonomous Community shall take the appropriate measures against the person who has affixed the marking. The Ministry of Industry and Energy, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shall inform the European Commission and the other Member States thereof.

CHAPTER II

Compliance assessment procedures

Article 9.

1. Prior to the placing on the market of the safety components referred to in Annex IV, the manufacturer, or his legally established representative in the European Community, shall:

a) 1. Subject the security component model to an 'EC' type examination, as set out in Annex V, and to the production controls carried out by a notified body in accordance with Annex XI.

2. Subject the model of the security component to an 'EC' examination of type according to Annex V and apply a quality assurance system, as set out in Annex VIII, for the control of production.

3. Or apply a quality assurance system, total, as set out in Annex IX.

b) Place the CE marking on each safety component and issue a declaration of conformity, the elements of which are set out in Annex II, taking into account the rules set out in the Annex used (Annex VIII, IX or XII, depending on the case).

c) Keep a copy of the declaration of compliance for a minimum period of ten years from the last date of manufacture of the security component.

2. Before a lift is placed on the market, the lift must be the subject of one of the following procedures:

1. If it has been designed in accordance with an elevator which has undergone the EC type-examination referred to in Annex V, it shall be manufactured, installed and tested by the following: the final check referred to in Annex VI; or the quality assurance system referred to in Annex XII or the quality assurance system referred to in Annex XIV.

Processes corresponding to the design and construction phases, on the one hand, and to the installation and test phase, on the other hand, may be carried out with the same lift.

2) Or, if it has been designed in accordance with a model lift which has undergone the EC type-examination referred to in Annex V, it shall be manufactured, installed and tested by applying: the final control referred to in the Annex VI, or the quality assurance system referred to in Annex XII, or the quality assurance system as set out in Annex XIV.

3) Or, if it has been designed in accordance with a lift for which a quality assurance system has been applied in accordance with Annex XIII, completed with a design check, if this is not fully compliant with the harmonised standards, shall be manufactured, installed and tested by applying the same: the final control referred to in Annex VI, or the quality assurance system as set out in Annex XII, or the quality assurance system in accordance with the Annex XIV.

4) Or have undergone the verification procedure per unit referred to in Annex X, by a notified body.

5) Either have been subjected to a quality assurance system in accordance with the provisions of Annex XIII, completed by a design check, if this is not fully in conformity with the harmonised standards.

In the cases referred to in points (1), (2) and (3), the person responsible for the design shall supply the person responsible for the manufacture, installation and testing of all the documents and particulars necessary for these last operations to be performed in a fully secure manner.

3. In all cases referred to in paragraph 2:

(a) The installer shall affix the CE marking to the lift and issue a declaration of conformity in accordance with the elements set out in Annex II, taking into account the rules set out in the Annex used (Annex VI, X, XII, XIII or XIV, as the case may be).

(b) The installer of the lift shall keep a copy of the declaration of conformity for a period of at least 10 years from the date of its placing on the market.

(c) The Commission of the European Communities, the Member States and the other notified bodies may, by application to the installer, obtain a copy of the declaration of conformity and the minutes of the related tests. with the final control.

4. (a) Where the lifts or safety components are the subject of other national regulations resulting from the relevant Community provisions relating to other aspects and prescribe the affixing of the CE marking, the latter shall indicate that such lifts or safety components are supposed to comply with such provisions as well.

(b) However, in the event that one or more of those regulations authorise the manufacturer to choose, during a transitional period, the system to be applied, the CE marking shall only indicate conformity with the provisions of the the directives applied by the installer of the lift or by the manufacturer of the safety components. In such a case, the references to those Directives, as published in the Official Journal of the European Communities, must be included in the documents, brochures or instructions required by those Directives, attached to the lift or to the security component.

5. Where neither the installer of the lift nor the manufacturer of the safety component, nor its representative legally established in the European Community, has complied with the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 to 4, these obligations shall be borne by all persons. to market the lift or the safety component on the Community market. The same obligations shall apply to those who manufacture the lift or the safety component for their own use.

Article 10.

1. The Spanish notified bodies responsible for carrying out the certification procedures referred to in the previous Article shall have the status of control bodies referred to in Chapter I of Title III of Law 21/1992, of 16 July, of Industry, developed in Chapter IV of the Regulation of the Infrastructure for Quality and Industrial Safety, approved by Royal Decree 2200/1995, of December 28, having to gather, in any case, the criteria minima set out in Annex VII to this Royal Decree.

The control bodies which satisfy the assessment criteria laid down in the relevant harmonised standards shall be presumed to comply with the criteria set out in Annex VII.

2. The Autonomous Communities shall send to the Ministry of Industry and Energy a copy of the authorization granted to the control bodies which are intended to be notified, expressly indicating the procedures referred to in the previous Article, as well as the specific tasks for which these bodies have been designated, for the purposes of their dissemination and eventual communication to the other competent authorities, as well as to the Commission of the European Communities and the other States members, subject to the allocation of the corresponding identification numbers by the the European Commission.

3. The Spanish notified bodies shall be regularly inspected, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 2200/1995, referred to above, for the purpose of verifying that they faithfully fulfil their duties in relation to the application of this Royal Decree.

Where, by means of a negative report by an accreditation entity, or by other means, it is established that a Spanish notified body no longer meets the criteria set out in paragraph 1, the authorisation shall be withdrawn. The Ministry of Industry and Energy, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, shall immediately inform the other Member States and the European Commission thereof, for the purpose of cancelling the notification.

4. The Ministry of Industry and Energy shall publish, by means of a decision of the competent industrial safety management centre, for information, the list of bodies notified by the Member States of the European Community.

5. Where a Spanish notified body decides to refuse or withdraw an "EC" examination certificate of type or adequacy of file, it shall proceed as laid down in Article 16 of Law 21/1992 of 16 July of Industry. The competent authority in the field of industry which has intervened in the above procedure shall inform the Ministry of Industry and Energy of any decision confirming that of the notified body.

CHAPTER III

CE Marked

Article 11.

1. The CE conformity marking shall be composed of the initials 'CE'. The model to be used is given in Annex III.

2. The CE marking shall be placed in a lift cab in a clear and visible manner, in accordance with point 5 of Annex I, and on each of the safety components listed in Annex IV or, if this is not possible, on the label to accompany the security component.

3. It shall be prohibited to place in lifts or safety components, marked as such that they may mislead third parties in relation to the meaning or the logo of the CE marking. Any other marking may be affixed to lifts or safety components, provided that the visibility and legibility of the CE marking is not reduced.

4. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 8:

(a) Where it is established that the CE marking has been affixed unduly, the installer of the lift, the manufacturer of the safety component or the representative of the latter legally established in the European Community, the obligation to re-establish the conformity of the product with regard to the provisions on the "CE" marking and to put an end to such an infringement under the conditions laid down in the legislation in force.

(b) Where the non-compliance is persisted, the appropriate Autonomous Community shall take appropriate measures to restrict, prohibit the placing on the market or withdraw the safety component concerned from the market. and prohibit the use of the lift, in accordance with Article 8.

Article 12.

The violations of this Royal Decree will be sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of Title V of Law 21/1992, of July 16, of Industry.

First transient disposition.

In the absence of the relevant harmonised standards referred to in Article 6, they shall, in their respective scope, be considered as useful tools for the correct application of the relevant essential requirements of the safety and health of Annex I, the requirements laid down in UNE 58705-86 and 58717-89 (corresponding to EN 81-1 and EN 81-2), in particular as regards the behaviour of the doors of access on floors, set out in 7.2.2 and Annex F, F2, except F. 2.1, (a) and (b).

Second transient disposition.

This Royal Decree shall be applied on a voluntary basis from the day following that of its publication in the "Official Gazette of the State" until 30 June 1999.

During this period, manufacturers, for the placing on the market and putting into service of lifts and safety components, may opt for one of the following three options or options:

a) Full compliance with the requirements of this Royal Decree.

(b) Full compliance with the MIE-AEM Supplementary Technical Instruction 1, approved by Order of 23 September 1987, as amended by Order of 12 September 1991.

(c) compliance with the requirements of the MIE-AEM 1 JTI, or with partial incorporation of the technical requirements of this Royal Decree, in the case of the manufacture or installation of lifts and their components, provided that greater security is provided, including in the appropriate installation project.

Single repeal provision.

The following provisions will be repealed with effect from 30 June 1999:

(a) The Regulation of the Elevation And Manufacturing Apparatus, approved by Royal Decree 2291/1985 of 8 November 1985, in the matters covered by this Royal Decree, with the exception of Articles 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19 and 23.

(b) The Supplementary Technical Instruction MIE-AEM 1 of the Regulation on Elevation And Manufacturing Apparatus, adopted by Order of 23 September 1987 and amended by Order of 12 September 1991, with the exception of the provisions of the of that ITC to which the articles of the Regulation which remain in force, as referred to in paragraph (a) of this transitional provision, and with the adaptations corresponding to the new technical requirements of this Royal Decree, shall be referred to.

Additional disposition first.

Lifts whose entry into service has been made prior to the entry into force of this Royal Decree shall continue to be governed by the technical requirements of the Regulation which has been applicable to them.

However, when changes to those existing lifts are made, greater security is achieved, in the elements that are modified or replaced, by the new requirements, they will be applied.

Additional provision second.

For the placing in service of the installations which comply with this Royal Decree, the technical file, the declaration of conformity, the minutes of the tests shall be submitted to the competent authority of the Autonomous Community related to the final control and the copy of a conservation contract. At the time of this presentation the Administration will give an identification number and registration to the appliance.

First disposition first.

Any decision of the public authorities adopted pursuant to this Royal Decree that involves a restriction: the placing on the market, putting into service or use of an elevator; A safety component must be clearly motivated and communicated in the regulatory manner to the person concerned as soon as possible, indicating the resources and time limits for bringing them into line, in accordance with the legislation in effect.

Final disposition second.

This Royal Decree will be applied on a mandatory basis from 1 July 1999.

Given in Palma de Mallorca to August 1, 1997.

JOHN CARLOS R.

The Minister of Industry and Energy,

JOSEP PIQUE I CAMPS

ANNEX I

Essential safety and health requirements for the design and manufacture of lifts and safety components

Preliminary Observations

1. The obligations laid down by the essential health and safety requirements shall apply where the safety component or the lift or the safety component concerned is at risk when used under the conditions laid down by the Directive. installer of the lift or the manufacturer of the safety components.

2. The essential health and safety requirements contained in this Royal Decree are mandatory. However, given the current state of the art, it is possible that the objectives set out in those requirements are not met. In that case, and as far as possible, the lift or safety component shall be designed and constructed to approach those objectives.

3. The manufacturer of the safety component and the installer of the lift shall be obliged to analyse such risks in order to investigate which of these risks may present their product; they shall then proceed to their design and manufacture, taking into account account for the analysis performed.

4. The essential requirements of Royal Decree 1630/1992 of 29 December 1992 laying down provisions for the free movement of construction products pursuant to Directive 89 /106/EEC shall apply to the lifts, not including in this Annex.

1. Generalities

1.1 Application of Directive 89 /392/EEC, as amended by Directives 91 /368/EEC, 93 /44/EEC and 93 /68/EEC (Royal Decree 1435/1992 and Royal Decree 56/1995).

Where the relevant risk is present and not covered by this Annex, the essential safety and health requirements of Annex I to Royal Decree 1435/1992 of 17 November 1992, for which the detailed rules for the application of Directive 89 /392/EEC on machinery, as amended by Royal Decree 56/1995 of 20 January 1995. In all cases, the essential requirement of paragraph 1.1.2 of Annex I to that Royal Decree shall apply.

1.2 Cabin.

The cab must be designed and constructed in such a way that its space and strength correspond to the maximum number of people and the nominal lift load fixed by the installer.

When the lift is intended for the transport of persons and its dimensions permit, the cab shall be designed and constructed so that, due to its structural characteristics, it does not hinder or impede access to it or its use by the disabled and allow any adaptation to facilitate their use by these persons.

1.3 Suspension elements and support elements.

Both the suspension and/or support elements of the cab, its fasteners and all its terminations, must be chosen and designed in such a way as to ensure an adequate level of overall safety and minimize the risk of the cab, taking into account the conditions under which it is used, the materials used and the conditions of manufacture.

In cases where the suspension of the cab is carried out by means of cables or chains, the number of independent cables or chains shall be at least two, with their respective coupling systems. These cables and chains must not have more splices or adjustments than are necessary for attachment or winding.

1.4 Control of requests (including speeding).

1.4.1 The lifts shall be designed, constructed and installed in such a way that the putting-in control cannot be activated whenever the load exceeds the nominal value.

1.4.2 The lifts must have a device that limits the excess speed.

These requirements shall not apply to lifts which may never exceed a given speed by the design of the trawl system.

1.4.3 Rapid lifts must be equipped with a speed control and control device.

1.4.4 Lifts using friction pulleys shall be designed in such a way as to ensure the stability of the pulley traction cables.

1.5 Machinery.

1.5.1 All lifts for people must have their own machinery. This requirement does not affect lifts where the counterweights are replaced by a second cab.

1.5.2 The installer of the lift shall provide that the machinery and associated devices of the lift shall not be accessible except for maintenance work and emergency cases.

1.6 Mandos.

1.6.1 The controls of lifts for unaccompanied disabled persons must be designed and provided in an appropriate manner.

1.6.2 The function of the controls shall be clearly marked.

1.6.3 The call circuits of a group of lifts may be common or interconnected.

1.6.4 The electrical equipment must be installed and connected in such a way that any confusion with the circuits not belonging to the lift is excluded, the power supply, the movements of the power, the power supply, the The lift depends on safety mechanisms installed on a control circuit with its own safety, a failure of the electrical installation does not produce dangerous situations.

2. Risks to people outside the cabin

2.1 The lift must be designed and constructed in such a way as to make it impossible to access the lift, except for maintenance work and emergency cases. The ordinary use of the lift must be made impossible before a person is in that hole.

2.2 The lift must be designed and constructed to prevent the risk of crushing when the cabin is in one of its extreme positions.

This goal is achieved through free space or shelter beyond extreme positions.

However, in exceptional cases, and providing Member States with the possibility of providing for a prior agreement, in particular on existing buildings, if it is impossible to implement this solution, other means may be provided appropriate in order to avoid this risk.

2.3 The entry and exit levels of the cab shall be equipped with doors in the areas where the mechanical strength is sufficient, depending on the conditions of use.

An interlock device must prevent, when the lift is operating normally: the movement of the cabin, induced or not, when all the doors of the landings are not closed and locked, the opening of a the doors of the landings if the cabin has not stopped or if it is not in a landing intended for that purpose.

However, movements with open doors are allowed when they are performed in order to place the lift at the level of the landings, in specified zones, and provided that the speed is controlled.

3. Risks to persons located within the cabin

3.1 Lift cabins must be completely closed by solid walls, including the floor and ceiling, with the exception of ventilation holes, and equipped with solid doors. The doors of the cabs must be designed and fitted so that the cabin is unable to carry out any movement, except for movements of entry at the level referred to in the third subparagraph of paragraph 2.3, if the doors are not closed, and which are stopped in case of opening of the same.

The doors of the cabins shall remain closed and locked in the event of a lift between two levels, if there is a risk of falling between the cab and the gap, or in the event of a gap.

3.2 The lift must be fitted with devices which, in the event of an interruption of the power supply or component failure, prevent their free fall or uncontrolled upward movements of the cab.

The device intended to prevent the free fall of the cab shall be independent of the elements of suspension of the cab.

This device must be able to stop the cabin under the nominal load conditions and maximum speed provided by the installer of the lift. The stop due to the action of the device shall not cause a dangerous deceleration for the occupants in all cases of load.

3.3 Damping devices must be installed between the bottom of the hole and the floor of the cab.

In this case, the free space referred to in paragraph 2.2 shall be measured, the buffers being fully compressed.

This requirement shall not apply to lifts whose cab, due to the design of the trawl system, cannot enter the free space provided for in paragraph 2.2

3.4 The lifts must be designed and constructed in such a way that they cannot be moved if the devices mentioned in paragraph 3.2 are not in a position to operate.

4. Other risks

4.1 When motorized, the door of the landing, the doors of the cabins or the set of nails and others must be equipped with a device that avoids the danger of crushing while moving.

4.2 The doors of the landings, when they are intended to contribute to the protection of the building against fires, including those containing glass parts, must present an appropriate resistance to the fire, characterized by its integrity and its properties of insulation (non-flame propagation) and heat transmission (thermal radiation).

4.3 Possible counterweights must be installed in such a way as to avoid any risk of collision with the cab or falling on it.

4.4 The lifts must be equipped with means to allow the release and evacuation of persons held in the cabin.

4.5 The cabins will be equipped with a two-way communication equipment that allows for permanent communication with a rapid intervention service.

4.6 The lifts must be designed and constructed in such a way that, in case of exceeding the maximum temperature predicted by the installer of the lift on the machine's premises, the movements in progress can be completed, but not react to new command orders.

4.7 The cabins must be designed and constructed in such a way as to ensure sufficient ventilation for the occupants, even in the event of a prolonged stop.

4.8 The cabs must have sufficient lighting to be put in place when they are used or when they have a door open; in addition, the cabins will have a relief lighting.

4.9 The means of communication provided for in paragraph 4.5 and the relief lighting provided for in paragraph 4.8 shall be designed and constructed in such a way that they function even when the normal supply of the aid is completely missing. energy. Its operating time shall be sufficient to allow for the normal intervention of the relief services.

4.10 The control circuit for lifts usable in the event of fire must be designed and constructed in such a way that the service of certain levels can be condemned and the lift by the lift is given priority control. relief equipment.

5. Marked

5.1 In addition to the minimum particulars required for machinery in accordance with paragraph 1.7.3 of Annex I to Royal Decree 1435/1992, all cabins must be fitted with a clearly visible plate indicating the load in kilograms and the maximum number of people whose transport is authorized.

5.2 When the apparatus is designed so that persons held in the cabin can be released without outside assistance, the instructions to the effect must be clear and appear in the cab in a visible manner.

6. Instructions for use

6.1 The safety components referred to in Annex IV shall be accompanied by an instruction manual drawn up in an official language of the Member State of the installer of the lift or in another Community language accepted by the The way the assembly, the connection, the adjustment, the maintenance, can be carried out effectively and without danger.

6.2 Each lift shall be accompanied by a documentation drawn up in the official language or languages of the Community, which may be determined, in accordance with the Treaty, by the Member State in which the lift is installed. This documentation shall consist of at least: of an instruction manual containing the drawings and schemes necessary for the current use, as well as the necessary for the maintenance, inspection, repair, periodic reviews and relief operations referred to in paragraph 4.4; of an incident notebook, in which repairs may be recorded and, where appropriate, periodic reviews.

ANNEX II

A. Content of the EC declaration of conformity for safety components (1).

The "EC" declaration of conformity shall include the following elements: name, surname and address of the manufacturer of the security components (2), where appropriate, name, surname and address of his established representative in the Community (2), description of the safety component, description of the type or series and, if any, serial number, safety function exercised by the safety component, if the safety component is not clearly set out in the description, manufacturing of the safety component, all relevant provisions satisfying the security component, where appropriate, reference to the harmonised standards used, where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which carried out the 'EC' type examination in accordance with points (i) and (ii) of the (a) Article 8 (1) (a), where appropriate, reference to the 'EC' certificate of type issued by the notified body, where appropriate, name, address and identification number of the notified body which has controlled the system of quality assurance applied by the manufacturer in accordance with subparagraph (a) (iii) of the Article 8 (1), identification of the signatory empowered by the manufacturer of the security components to act on his behalf or his authorised representative established in the Community.

(1) This declaration must be in the same language as the instruction manual referred to in paragraph 6.1 of Annex I, either in writing or in the form of a machine or in printing.

(2) Social reason and full address. In the case of the representative, the social reason and the address of the manufacturer of the safety components shall also be indicated.

B. Content of the EC declaration of conformity for lifts already installed (3).

The EC declaration of conformity must include the following elements: name, surname and address of the installer of the lift (4); description of the lift, name of the type or series, serial number and address in the the lift year of installation of the lift has been mounted; all relevant provisions complying with that lift; where appropriate, reference to harmonised standards used; where appropriate, name, address and identification number of the body notified to have carried out the 'EC' examination of the type of the lift model, in accordance with Article 8 (2) (i) and (ii); where appropriate, reference to the 'EC' type-certification; where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which has carried out the verification of the lift referred to in Article 8 (2) (IV); where appropriate, the name, address and identification number of the notified body which has carried out the final control of the lift referred to in the first indent of points (i), (ii) and (iii) of the Article 8 (2), where applicable, name, address and identification number of the body notified that it has carried out the control of the quality assurance system applied by the installer in accordance with the second and third indents of points (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) of Article 8 (2); identification of the signatory enabled by the elevator installer to act on your behalf.

ANNEX III

CE Conformity Marking

The CE conformity marking shall be composed of the initials "CE", according to the following model:

If the size of the CE marking is reduced or increased, the proportions of this logo should be observed.

The different elements of the CE marking must have an appreciably equal vertical dimension, which shall not be less than 5 millimetres. Exceptions to the minimum dimension are allowed for small security components.

The CE marking shall be followed by the identification number of the notified body involved in the framework of: The procedures referred to in points (ii) or (iii) of Article 8 (1) (a), procedures referred to in Article 8 (2).

(3) This declaration must be in the same language as the instruction manual referred to in paragraph 6.2 of Annex I, either in the form of a machine or in print.

(4) Social reason and full address.

ANNEX IV

List of safety components referred to in Article 1 (1) and Article 8 (1

1. Device for blocking the doors of the landings.

2. Devices to prevent the fall mentioned in paragraph 3.2 of Annex I preventing the fall of the cab or the uncontrolled upward movements.

3. Speeding devices.

4. (a) Energy accumulation dampers: either non-linear characteristic or with recoil damping.

b) Energy dissipation dampers.

5. Safety components on cats of the power hydraulic circuits, when used as devices to prevent the fall.

6. Electrical safety devices in the form of safety switches containing electronic components.

ANNEX V

CE "type" examination

A. "CE" examination of type for security components

1. The 'EC' type examination is the procedure whereby a notified body checks and certifies that a representative specimen of a safety component shall allow the lift on which the provisions are correctly mounted to comply with the provisions of the relevant to this Royal Decree.

2. The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorised representative established in the Community shall submit the application for the EC type-examination to the notified body of his choice.

The application shall include: name, surname and address of the manufacturer of the security component and, if the application is submitted by an authorised representative, also the name, last name and address of the manufacturer, together with the place of manufacture of the safety components, a written declaration specifying that the same application has not been submitted to any other body, the technical documentation, a representative representative of the safety component or the indication of the place where the place may be examined. The notified body may, on grounds of justification, request other copies.

3. The technical documentation shall enable the conformity assessment and the fitness of the safety component to be carried out to ensure that the lift on which it is mounted correctly complies with the provisions of this Royal Decree.

To the extent necessary for conformity assessment, the technical documentation shall include the following elements: a general description of the safety component, including its scope of use (in particular, the possible limits of speed, load and energy), and the conditions of the same (in particular, potentially explosive atmospheres, exposure to climatic factors), design and manufacturing plans or schemes, the expected essential requirements and the solution adopted to meet them (e.g. harmonised standard), if applicable, the results of the tests or the calculations carried out by the manufacturer or subcontracted by the manufacturer, a copy of the instructions for the assembly of the safety components, the provisions to be adopted in the manufacture to ensure the compliance of security components manufactured in series with the security component examined.

4. The notified body: shall examine the technical documentation to assess its suitability to achieve the proposed purposes, examine the safety component to verify that it complies with the technical documentation, perform or perform appropriate checks and tests necessary to verify whether the solutions adopted by the manufacturer of the safety component comply with the requirements of this Royal Decree and allow the safety component to perform its function, when properly mounted in an elevator.

5. If the representative representative of the security component complies with the provisions of this Royal Decree which apply to it, the notified body shall issue the applicant with an EC type-examination certificate. The certificate shall include the name and address of the manufacturer of that safety component, the conclusions of the control, the conditions of validity of the certificate and the data necessary to identify the approved type.

The Commission, the Member States and the other notified bodies may obtain a copy of the certificate and, by submitting a reasoned request, a copy of the technical documentation and the records of the examinations, calculations or tests carried out. If the notified body refuses to issue the 'EC' type-certificate to the manufacturer, it shall give reasons for its refusal in detail. A resource procedure must be set.

6. The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorised representative established within the Community shall inform the notified body of any modification, however small, which he has introduced or is to introduce into the safety component. approved, including new extensions or variants not specified in the initial technical documentation (see in this respect the first indent of paragraph 3). The notified body shall examine these amendments and inform the applicant whether the EC type-examination certificate is still valid (5)

7. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States the relevant information concerning: the EC type-examination certificates which it has issued, the EC-type examination certificates which it has withdrawn. In addition, each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the 'EC' examination certificates of type which it has withdrawn.

8. The EC type-examination certificate, documentation and correspondence relating to EC-type examination procedures shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established or in a language which This accepts.

9. The manufacturer of the safety component or his representative shall keep a copy of the EC type-examination certificates and their supplements, together with the technical documentation for 10 years from the last date of manufacture of the security component.

If neither the manufacturer of a safety component nor its representative is established in the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available shall be the responsibility of the person responsible for placing the product on the market. of the safety component on the Community market.

(5) If the notified body deems it necessary, it may choose to issue a supplement to the original EC type-examination certificate or to request that a new application be submitted.

B. 'EC' type examination for lifts

1. The 'EC' type examination is the procedure whereby a notified body checks and certifies that a model lift or lift with respect to which no extension or variant has been envisaged complies with the provisions of this Royal Decree.

2. The 'EC' examination application of the type of lift shall be submitted by the installer of the lift to the notified body which he chooses.

The application shall include: The name, last name and address of the installer of the lift, a written declaration specifying that the same application has not been submitted to any other notified body, the technical documentation, the indication of the place where the model lift can be examined. This should include the elements of the ends and communicate at least three levels (high, low and intermediate).

3. The technical documentation shall permit the assessment of the conformity of the lift with the provisions of this Royal Decree and the compression of its design and operation.

To the extent necessary for conformity assessment, the technical documentation shall include the following elements: a general description of the model lift. The technical documentation shall clearly indicate all the possibilities of extension offered by the model lift submitted for examination (see Article 1 (4)), design plans or drawings, the essential requirements laid down and the solution adopted to comply with them (e.g. harmonised standard), a copy of the 'EC' declarations of conformity relating to the safety components used in the manufacture of the lift, if applicable, the results of the tests or the calculations made by the manufacturer or subcontracted by the manufacturer, a copy of the instructions for use of the lift, the provisions to be adopted for the installation in order to ensure the conformity of the lift manufactured in series with the provisions of this Royal Decree.

4. The notified body: shall examine the technical documentation to assess its suitability to achieve the proposed purposes, examine the model lift to verify that it complies with the technical documentation, perform or make the necessary appropriate checks and tests necessary to verify that the solutions adopted by the installer of the lift comply with the requirements of the Directive and allow the lift to conform to the requirements of the Directive.

5. If the model lift complies with the provisions of this Royal Decree which apply to it, the notified body shall issue to the applicant an EC type-examination certificate. The certificate shall include the name and address of the installer of the lift, the conclusions of the control, the conditions of validity of the certificate and the data necessary to identify the approved type.

The Commission, the Member States and the other notified bodies may obtain copies of the certificate and submit a reasoned request, a copy of the technical documentation and the records of the examinations, calculations or tests. performed.

If the notified body refuses to issue the "EC" examination certificate of type to the manufacturer, it must give reasons for its refusal in detail. A resource procedure must be set.

6. The installer of the lift shall inform the notified body of any modification, however small, which it has introduced or is to introduce in the approved lift, including new extensions or variants not specified in the initial technical documentation (see in this respect the first indent of paragraph 3). The body or the notified body shall examine these amendments and inform the applicant whether the EC type-examination certificate is still valid (6)

(6) If the notified body deems it necessary, it may choose to issue a supplement to the original EC type-examination certificate or to request that a new application be submitted.

7. Each notified body shall communicate to the Member States the relevant information concerning: the EC type-examination certificates which it has issued, the EC-type examination certificates which it has withdrawn. In addition, each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the 'EC' examination certificates of type which it has withdrawn.

8. The EC type-examination certificate, the documentation and the correspondence concerning the EC type-examination procedures shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established or in a language which This accepts.

9. The installer of the lift shall keep a copy of the EC type-examination certificates and their supplements together with the technical documentation for a period of 10 years from the last date of manufacture of the lift in accordance with the lift model.

ANNEX VI

End Control

1. The final check is the procedure whereby the installer of the lift which complies with the provisions of paragraph 2 is satisfied and declares that the lift placed on the market meets the requirements of this Royal Decree. The installer of the lift shall affix the CE marking to the cab of each lift and extend an EC declaration of conformity.

2. The installer of the lift shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the lift placed on the market conforms to the model lift described in the EC type-examination certificate and meets the essential safety and health requirements for the lift. applicable.

3. The installer of the lift shall keep a copy of the 'EC' declaration of conformity and of the final control certificate referred to in paragraph 6 during the period of at least 10 years from the placing on the market of the lift.

4. The installer of the lift shall choose the notified body which shall perform or perform the final control of the lift to be placed on the market. In order to verify the conformity of the lift with the corresponding requirements of this Royal Decree, the appropriate control and testing shall be carried out, as defined in the applicable rules referred to in Article 5 of this Royal Decree or equivalent tests.

Such controls and tests shall primarily cover:

(a) Review of the documentation to verify that the lift is fitted to the model lift approved in accordance with Part B of Annex V.

b) Operation of the empty lift with maximum load, to check the correct assembly and the proper functioning of the safety devices (end of the path, locks, etc.).

c) Operation of the empty lift with maximum load, to check the proper functioning of the safety devices in the event of an interruption of the power supply.

d) Static test with a load of 1.25 times the nominal load.

The nominal load shall be that referred to in paragraph 5 of Annex I.

After these tests, the notified body shall verify that no deformation or deterioration has occurred which endanger the use of the lift.

5. The notified body must receive the following documentation: the plane of the lift assembly, the plans and drawings necessary for the final control, on all the schemes of the control circuits, a copy of the instructions of the use referred to in paragraph 6.2 of Annex I.

The notified body may not require detailed plans or precise information which are not necessary to check the conformity of the lift to be placed on the market with the model lift described in the examination declaration. "CE" type.

6. If the lift complies with the provisions of this Royal Decree, the notified body shall affix or affix its identification number to the side of the CE marking, in accordance with Annex III and issue a final certificate of inspection shall contain the checks and tests carried out.

The notified body shall complete the pages corresponding to the logbook referred to in paragraph 6.2 of Annex I.

If the notified body refuses to grant the final control certificate, it shall provide a detailed justification for such a decision and indicate which means can be used to obtain it. When the installer of the lift refiles its final control request, it must be submitted to the same notified body.

7. The final control certificate, the documentation and the correspondence relating to the certification procedures shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established or in a language accepted by the notified body.

ANNEX VII

Minimum criteria to be taken into account by Member States for the notification of bodies

1. The body, its Director and the staff responsible for carrying out the verification operations may not be the designer, the manufacturer, the supplier, the manufacturer of the safety components, nor the installer of the lifts. they are controlled, nor the representative of any of those persons. The body, its director and the staff responsible for supervising the quality assurance systems referred to in Article 8 of this Royal Decree may neither be the designer, nor the manufacturer, nor the supplier, nor the manufacturer of the safety components, the installer of the lifts controlled by them, nor the representative of any of those persons. They may not intervene directly or as representatives in the design, manufacture, placing on the market or maintenance of such safety components or in the installation of such lifts. This shall not prevent the manufacturer of the safety components or the installer of the lift and the body from exchanging technical information.

2. The body and the staff responsible for the control shall carry out the control or supervision operations with complete professional integrity and technical competence and free from any pressure or coercion, in particular those of an economic type, which may affect their judgement on the results of their control, in particular those from persons or groups of persons interested in the results of the control or supervision.

3. The body shall have the necessary staff and resources to carry out appropriate technical and administrative tasks relating to the implementation of controls or supervision; it shall also have access to the necessary equipment. for extraordinary verifications.

4. The staff responsible for the checks must have: good technical and professional training, adequate knowledge of the requirements of the checks carried out and sufficient practice in such checks, the ability to draw up the certifications, minutes and reports constituting the materialization of the controls carried out.

5. The independence of the staff responsible for monitoring must be ensured. The remuneration of employees shall not depend on the number of checks they carry out or on the results of such checks.

6. The body must take out civil liability insurance, unless such liability is covered by the State, in accordance with the provisions of the national legislation or the controls are carried out directly by the State. member.

7. The staff of the body shall be bound by professional secrecy in respect of all matters which come to his attention in the performance of his duties (except to the competent administrative authorities of the State in which he carries out his activity), with the provisions of this Royal Decree.

ANNEX VIII

Product Quality Assurance

Module E

1. Product quality assurance is the procedure whereby the manufacturer of the safety component which complies with the obligations of paragraph 2 is satisfied and declares that the safety components are in conformity with the type described above. on the certificate of the EC type examination and fulfil the requirements of this Royal Decree which are applicable to them, and that the safety component is suitable for making the lift on which it is mounted in an appropriate manner conform to the provisions of this Royal Decree.

The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorised representative established in the Community shall affix the CE marking to each safety component and make an 'EC' declaration of conformity. The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for the surveillance referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The manufacturer shall use a quality assurance system approved for the final control of the safety-rapporteur and the tests, as specified in paragraph 3, and shall be subject to the surveillance referred to in paragraph 4.

3. Quality assurance system.

3.1 The manufacturer of the safety component shall submit, for the safety components concerned, an application for the assessment of his quality assurance system in the notified body of his choice.

This application shall include: all relevant information relating to the security components referred to, the documentation relating to the quality assurance system, the technical documentation of the safety components approved and a copy of the EC type-examination certificates.

3.2 In the framework of the quality assurance system, each safety component shall be examined and appropriate tests shall be carried out, in accordance with the relevant rules referred to in Article 5, or equivalent tests for the purpose of ensure compliance with the relevant requirements of this Royal Decree.

All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer of the safety component shall appear in a documentation carried out in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of measures, procedures and instructions written. Such documentation of the quality assurance system shall allow for a uniform interpretation of quality programmes, plans, manuals and dossiers.

In particular, it will include an appropriate description of:

a) Quality objectives.

(b) The organisation chart and the responsibilities of the management staff and their powers with regard to the quality of safety components.

c) The controls and tests to be carried out after manufacture.

d) The means to verify the effective operation of the quality assurance system.

e) Quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualification of the affected staff, etc.

3.3 The notified body shall evaluate the quality assurance system to determine whether it meets the requirements specified in paragraph 3.2 and shall of course comply with those requirements in the case of quality systems applying the corresponding harmonised standard (7).

The team of auditors will have at least one member who has experience of advisor in the field of the technology of the elevators. The assessment procedure shall include an inspection visit to the premises of the manufacturer of the safety components.

You will then notify your decision to the manufacturer of the security components. The notification shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

3.4 The manufacturer of the security component shall undertake to comply with the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in a manner that continues to be appropriate and effective.

The manufacturer of the safety components or his authorised representative established within the Community must inform the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system of any project to adapt the safety system. quality assurance.

The notified body shall assess the proposed amendments and decide whether the modified quality assurance system still complies with the requirements referred to in paragraph 3.2 or if a new one is necessary. assessment.

You must notify the manufacturer of your decision. The notification shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body.

4.1 The purpose of the surveillance is to verify that the manufacturer of the security component duly complies with the obligation imposed on him by the approved quality assurance system.

4.2 The manufacturer shall allow the notified body's entry into the factories, warehouses and inspection and testing facilities so that it can carry out the necessary inspections and provide it with all the necessary information, in particular: the documentation on the quality assurance system; the technical documentation, the quality records, such as inspection reports and test and calibration data, the reports on the quality assurance system; qualification of the staff concerned, etc.

(7) This harmonised standard shall be EN 29003, supplemented, if necessary, in order to take into account the specificity of the safety components.

4.3 The notified body shall carry out periodic audits to ensure that the manufacturer of the safety components maintains and applies the quality assurance system and shall provide an audit report to the manufacturer of the security components.

4.4 In addition, the notified body may carry out unannounced inspection visits to the manufacturer of the safety components.

In the course of such visits, the notified body may carry out or carry out tests in order to verify, if deemed necessary, the proper functioning of the quality assurance system, to submit to the manufacturer of the safety components a report of the inspection visit, and if a test had been carried out, the report of the inspection visit.

5. For 10 years from the last date of manufacture of the safety component, the manufacturer must be at the disposal of the national authorities: the documentation referred to in the third indent of the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.1; adaptations and reports of the notified body referred to in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3.4 and in paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4; the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3.4 and in paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning approvals of quality systems issued or withdrawn.

ANNEX IX

Product Quality Assurance

H Module

1. Total quality assurance is the procedure whereby the manufacturer of the safety component which meets the obligations laid down in paragraph 2 is satisfied and declares that the safety components concerned comply with the requirements of the safety component. requirements of this Royal Decree which apply to it, as well as the fitness of the security component to enable the lift in which it is mounted correctly to comply with the provisions of this Royal Decree.

The manufacturer or his authorised representative established in the Community shall affix the CE marking to each safety component and make an 'EC' declaration of conformity. The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of the surveillance authority referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The manufacturer shall apply an approved quality assurance system for the design, manufacture and final inspection of the safety components and tests as specified in paragraph 3 and shall be subject to surveillance. referred to in paragraph 4.

3. Quality assurance system.

3.1 The manufacturer shall submit an application for the assessment of his quality assurance system in a notified body of his choice.

The application shall include: all relevant information on the safety components; the documentation relating to the quality assurance system.

3.2 The quality assurance system shall ensure the conformity of the safety components with the requirements of this Royal Decree which are applicable to them and allow the lifts on which they are fitted correctly. comply with those provisions.

All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer shall be included in a documentation carried out in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. The documentation of the quality assurance system shall allow for a uniform interpretation of the procedural and quality measures, such as programmes, plans, manuals and quality records.

In particular, such documentation will include an appropriate description of:

(a) The quality objectives, the organisation chart and the responsibilities of the management staff and their powers with regard to the quality of the design and the quality of the safety components.

(b) The technical specifications of the design, including the rules to be applied and, where the standards referred to in Article 5 are not applied in full, the means to be used for compliance with the requirements of this Regulation; the essential requirements of this Royal Decree that are applicable to security components.

c) The design verification and control techniques, processes, and systematic activities that will be used at the time of the design of the security components.

d) The corresponding manufacturing, quality assurance and quality assurance techniques, and the systematic processes and activities to be used.

e) The controls and tests to be carried out before, during and after manufacture, and their frequency.

f) Quality dossiers, such as inspection reports and test and calibration data, reports on the qualification of the affected staff, etc.

g) The means to verify the achievement of the desired quality in design and product, and the effective operation of quality assurance.

3.3 The body shall evaluate the quality assurance system to determine whether it meets the requirements referred to in paragraph 3.2. It will of course comply with those requirements in the case of quality systems which apply the relevant harmonised standard (8).

The team of auditors will have at least one member who has an advisory experience in the field of elevator technology. The assessment procedure shall include a visit to the manufacturer's premises.

The decision shall be notified to the manufacturer of the safety components and shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

3.4 The manufacturer of the safety components shall undertake to fulfil the obligations arising out of the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in such a way as to continue to be appropriate and effective.

The manufacturer, or his authorised representative established in the Community, shall keep the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any project to adapt it.

(8) This harmonised standard shall be at 29001, supplemented, if necessary, in order to take into account the specific nature of the safety components.

The notified body shall assess the proposed amendments and decide whether the modified quality assurance system still complies with the requirements set out in paragraph 3.2, or whether a new assessment is required.

The notified body shall notify the manufacturer. This notification shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body.

4.1 The purpose of the surveillance is to ensure that the manufacturer of the safety components duly fulfils the obligations imposed on him by the approved quality assurance system.

4.2 The manufacturer of the safety components shall authorise the notified body to have access, for inspection purposes, to its design, manufacturing, inspection, testing and storage facilities and shall provide it with all the necessary information, in particular: the documentation on the quality assurance system; the quality records provided for at the design stage of the quality assurance system, such as the results of the analyses; calculations, tests, etc.; the quality records provided for at the stage of the Quality assurance dedicated to manufacturing, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualification of the affected staff, etc.

4.3 The notified body shall carry out regular audits to ensure that the manufacturer of the safety components maintains and applies the quality assurance system, and shall provide an audit report to the manufacturer of the security components.

4.4 In addition, the notified body may carry out unannounced inspection visits to the manufacturer of the safety components. In the course of such visits, the notified body may carry out or carry out tests to check, if necessary, that the quality assurance system is working properly. That body shall provide the manufacturer of the safety components with a report of the inspection visit and, when tests have been carried out, shall deliver a test report to the manufacturer of the safety components.

5. The manufacturer of the safety components or his representative shall be available to the national authorities for 10 years from the last date of manufacture of the safety component: the documentation referred to in the second paragraph indent of the second subparagraph of point 3.1; the adaptations referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.4; the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3.4 and paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4. Where neither the manufacturer of the safety components nor his representative is established within the Community, the obligation to keep the documentation available shall be the responsibility of the person responsible for the marketing of the components of the security on the Community market.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the approval of the quality systems issued or withdrawn.

7. The documentation and correspondence relating to the total quality assurance procedures shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established or in a language accepted by the notified body.

ANNEX X

Verification Per Unit

Module G

1. Unit verification is the procedure whereby the installer of a lift is satisfied and declares that the lift which is placed on the market and which has obtained the certificate of conformity referred to in paragraph 4 meets the requirements of this Royal Decree. The installer of the lift shall affix the CE marking to the cab of the lift and shall make an 'EC' declaration of conformity.

2. The installer of the lift shall submit the application for verification per unit to the notified body which he has chosen.

The application shall include: the name and address of the installer of the lift, as well as the place where the lift is installed, a written declaration specifying that the same application has not been submitted to any another notified body and the technical documentation.

3. The purpose of the technical documentation is to enable the assessment of compliance with the requirements of this Royal Decree and the understanding of the design, installation and operation of the lift.

To the extent necessary for conformity assessment, the technical documentation shall include the following elements:

a) Overview of the lift.

b) Planes or design and manufacturing schemes.

c) The expected essential requirements and the solution adopted to meet them (for example: harmonised standard).

(d) Where applicable, the results of the tests or calculations performed by the installer of the lift or subcontracted by the installer.

e) A copy of the instructions for using the lift.

f) A copy of the "CE" examination certificates of the type of security components used.

4. The notified body shall examine the technical documentation and the lift and carry out appropriate tests as defined in the applicable standard or rules referred to in Article 5 of this Royal Decree or equivalent tests to verify its compliance with the applicable requirements of this Royal Decree.

In the event that the lift complies with the provisions of this Royal Decree, the notified body shall affix or send its identification number to the side of the CE marking, in accordance with Annex III, and issue a certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out.

The notified body shall complete the relevant pages of the incident notebook referred to in paragraph 6.2 of Annex I.

If the notified body refuses to issue the certificate of conformity, it shall give reasons for its decision in detail and indicate which means can be used to obtain the conformity. When the lift installer rerequests the verification, it must do so with the notified body.

5. The certificate of conformity, the documentation and correspondence relating to the verification procedures per unit shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established, or in an accepted language. by this.

6. The installer of the lift shall keep together with the technical documentation a copy of the certificate of conformity for 10 years from the placing on the market of the lift.

ANNEX XI

Compliance with type, with controls by sampling

Module C

1. Type-conformity is the procedure whereby the manufacturer of the safety components, or his authorised representative established in the Community, is satisfied and declares that the safety components are in conformity with the type described in the 'EC' type-certificate and comply with the requirements of this Royal Decree which are applicable to them, and allow the lift in which they are properly mounted to comply with the essential safety and health requirements of this Royal Decree.

The manufacturer of the safety components, or his authorised representative established in the Community, shall affix the CE marking to each safety component and make an "EC" declaration of conformity.

2. The manufacturer of the safety components shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the manufacturing process ensures the conformity of the safety components manufactured with the type described in the EC type-examination certificate, as well as with the requirements of this Royal Decree applicable to them.

3. The manufacturer of the safety components, or their representative, shall keep a copy of the 'EC' declaration of conformity for 10 years from the last date of manufacture of safety components.

Where neither the manufacturer of the safety components nor their representative is established in the Community, this obligation to keep the technical documentation available shall be the responsibility of the person responsible for the placing on the market. Community market for security components.

4. The notified body chosen by the manufacturer shall carry out or make checks on the safety components at random intervals. This notified body shall take an appropriate sample of the finished safety components on the spot and monitor and carry out appropriate tests in accordance with the applicable standard (s) referred to in Article 5, or other equivalent tests, with the purpose of verifying the conformity of production with the corresponding requirements of this Royal Decree. In cases where one or more of the units of the controlled safety components are not in conformity, the notified body shall take the appropriate measures.

The elements to be taken into account for the control of the safety components shall be established by common agreement between all the notified bodies responsible for this procedure, taking into account the characteristics essential components of the safety components set out in Annex IV.

The manufacturer shall, under the responsibility of the notified body, affix the latter's identification number during the manufacturing process.

5. The documentation and correspondence relating to the sampling control procedures referred to in paragraph 4 shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established or in a language accepted by this.

ANNEX XII

Lift product quality assurance

Module E

1. Product quality assurance is the procedure whereby the installer of a lift complying with the obligations of paragraph 2 is satisfied and declares that the lifts installed are in conformity with the type described in the certificate. 'EC' of type and meet the requirements of this Royal Decree which apply to them.

The installer of an elevator will affix the CE marking to each lift and make an "EC" declaration of conformity. The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for the surveillance referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The installer of an elevator shall use an approved quality system for the final control of the lift and tests, as specified in paragraph 3, and shall be subject to the surveillance referred to in paragraph 4.

3. Quality assurance system.

3.1 The installer of a lift shall present to the lifts an application for the assessment of its quality assurance system with a notified body, which it shall choose.

This application shall include: all relevant information relating to the lifts concerned; the documentation relating to the quality assurance system; the technical documentation of the approved lifts; and a copy of the 'EC' examination certificates of type.

3.2 In the framework of the quality assurance system, each lift shall be examined and appropriate tests shall be carried out, in accordance with the applicable rules referred to in Article 5 of this Royal Decree, or equivalent tests, with the purpose of verifying their conformity with the relevant requirements of this Royal Decree.

All elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer of an elevator shall be included in a documentation carried out in a systematic and orderly manner, in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. Such documentation of the quality assurance system shall allow for a uniform interpretation of quality programmes, plans, manuals and dossiers.

In particular, it will include an appropriate description of:

a) Quality objectives.

(b) The organisation chart and the responsibilities of the management staff and their powers with regard to the quality of the lifts.

(c) The checks and tests to be carried out prior to the placing on the market and which shall include at least the tests provided for in paragraph 4 (b) of Annex VI.

d) The means to verify the effective operation of the quality assurance system.

e) Quality dossiers, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualification of the affected staff, etc.

3.3 The notified body shall evaluate the quality assurance system to determine whether it meets the requirements specified in paragraph 3.2 and shall of course comply with those requirements in the case of quality systems applying the corresponding harmonised standard (9).

(9) This harmonised standard shall be EN 29003, supplemented if necessary, in order to take account of the specificity of the lifts.

The team of auditors will have at least one member who has an advisory experience in the field of elevator technology. The assessment procedure shall include an inspection visit to the premises of the lift installer and an inspection visit to a site.

The decision shall be notified to the installer of the lift: This notification shall include the conclusions of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

3.4 The installer of the lift shall undertake to fulfil the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to maintain it in such a way as to continue to be appropriate and effective.

The installer of the lift must inform the notified body that it has approved the quality assurance system of any project of adaptation of the quality assurance system.

The notified body shall assess the proposed amendments and decide whether the modified quality assurance system still complies with the requirements referred to in paragraph 3.2 or if a new one is necessary. assessment.

You must notify your decision to the elevator installer. The ' notification shall include the conclusions of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body.

4.1 The purpose of the surveillance is to ensure that the installer of the lift duly complies with the obligations arising from the approved quality assurance system.

4.2 The installer of the lift shall allow the notified body to enter the inspection and testing facility so that it can carry out the necessary inspections and provide it with all the necessary information, special: the documentation on the quality assurance system; the technical documentation; quality records, such as inspection reports and data on tests and on calibration, reports on the quality assurance system; qualification of the staff concerned, etc.

4.3 The notified body shall carry out periodic audits to ensure that the installer of the lift maintains and applies the quality assurance system, and shall provide an audit report to the installer of the lift.

4.4 Furthermore, the notified body may carry out unannounced inspection visits to the works in which a lift is installed.

In the course of such visits, the notified body may carry out or carry out tests in order to verify, if deemed necessary, the proper functioning of the quality assurance system and the lift; submit to the elevator installer a report on the inspection, and if a test has been carried out, a report on it.

5. For 10 years from the last date of manufacture of the lift, the installer of the lift must be kept at the disposal of the national authorities: the documentation referred to in the third indent of the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.1; adaptations referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.4; the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3.4 and paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the approvals of the quality systems issued or withdrawn.

ANNEX III

Total Quality Assurance

H Module

1. The total quality assurance is the procedure whereby the installer of a lift complying with the obligations laid down in paragraph 2 is satisfied and declares that the lifts considered comply with the requirements of this Royal Decree that apply to them.

The installer of the lift will affix the CE marking to each lift and make an "EC" declaration of conformity. The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for the surveillance referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The installer of the lift shall apply an approved quality assurance system for the design, manufacture, assembly, installation, final control of lifts and tests, as specified in paragraph 3, and shall be subject to the surveillance referred to in paragraph 4.

3. Quality assurance system.

3.1 The installer of the lift shall submit an application for the assessment of its quality assurance system in a notified body of its choice.

The application shall include: all relevant information on the lifts, in particular that which facilitates a better understanding of the relationship between the design and the operation of the lift and which allows for the assessment of conformity with the requirements of this Royal Decree; the documentation relating to the quality assurance system.

3.2 The quality assurance system shall ensure the conformity of the lifts with the requirements of this Royal Decree that apply to them.

All elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer of the lift must be included in a systematic and orderly documentation in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. This documentation of the quality assurance system will allow for a uniform interpretation of the procedural and quality measures, such as programmes, plans, manuals and quality dossiers.

In particular, such documentation will include an appropriate description of:

(a) The quality objectives, the organisation chart and the responsibilities of the management staff and their powers with regard to the quality of the design and the quality of the lifts.

(b) The technical specifications of the design, including the rules to be applied and, where the standards referred to in Article 5 are not applied in full, the means to be used for the compliance of the requirements of this Royal Decree which apply to lifts.

(c) The techniques for monitoring and verifying the design, procedures and systematic activities to be used in the application of the design of the lifts.

d) The controls and tests to be performed upon receiving supplies of component and subassembly materials.

e) The corresponding installation and installation and quality control techniques, and the systematic procedures and activities to be used.

(f) The checks and tests to be carried out before (control of the installation conditions: hole, location of the machine, etc.), during and after the installation [and which shall include at least the tests provided for in the paragraph 4 (b) of Annex VI).

g) Quality dossiers, such as inspection reports and test and calibration data, reports on the qualification of the affected staff, etc.

h) The means to verify the achievement of the desired quality in design and installation, and the effective operation of the quality assurance system.

3.3 Design control.

When the design is not fully in conformity with the harmonised standards, the notified body shall examine the conformity of the design with the provisions of this Royal Decree and, if so, issue the installer a 'EC design examination certificate', which specifies the limits of its validity and the data necessary for the identification of the approved design.

3.4 Quality assurance system control.

The notified body shall evaluate the quality assurance system to determine whether it meets the requirements referred to in paragraph 3.2. It will of course comply with those requirements in the case of quality systems applying the relevant harmonised standard (10).

The team of auditors will have at least one member who has an advisory experience in the field of elevator technology. The evaluation procedure shall include a visit to the premises of the installer of the lift and a visit to one of the installation works.

The decision will be notified to the elevator installer. Such notification shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

3.5 The installer of the lift will undertake to fulfil the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to ensure that it continues to be adequate and effective.

The installer shall keep the notified body informed that it has approved the quality assurance system of any project to adapt the quality assurance system.

The notified body shall assess the proposed amendments and decide whether the modified quality assurance system still complies with the requirements set out in paragraph 3.2 or if a new assessment is required.

The body will notify the installer of the lift. This notification shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body.

4.1 The purpose of the surveillance is to ensure that the installer of the lift duly complies with the obligations arising from the approved quality assurance system.

4.2 The installer of the lift shall authorise the notified body to have access, for inspection purposes, to its design, manufacturing, assembly, installation, testing and storage facilities, and shall provide it with all the information necessary, in particular: the documentation on the quality assurance system; the quality records provided for in the design stage of the quality assurance system, such as the results of the analyses, calculations, tests, etc.; the quality records provided for in the phase of the quality assurance dedicated to the receipt of supplies and the installation, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualification of the affected staff, etc.

(10) This harmonised standard shall be EN 29001, supplemented, if necessary, in order to take account of the specificity of the lifts.

4.3 The notified body shall carry out regular audits to ensure that the installer of the lift maintains and applies the quality assurance system, and shall provide an audit report to the installer.

4.4 In addition, the notified body may carry out unannounced inspection visits to the premises of the installer of an elevator or to one of the assembly works of an elevator. In the course of such visits, the notified body may carry out or carry out tests to check, if necessary, that the quality assurance system is working properly. That body shall provide the lift installer with an inspection report and, where tests have been carried out, a test report.

5. The installer of a lift shall be kept at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years from the date of placing on the market of the lift: the documentation referred to in the second indent of the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.1; adaptations referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.5; the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3.5 and paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4.

When the installer is not established in the Community, this obligation shall be the responsibility of the notified body.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the authorisations of quality systems issued or withdrawn.

7. The documentation and correspondence relating to the total quality assurance procedures shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established, or in a language accepted by the notified body.

ANNEX XIV

Production Quality Assurance

Module D

1. The quality assurance of production is the procedure whereby the installer of a lift complying with the obligations of paragraph 2 is satisfied and declares that the lifts are in conformity with the type described in the examination certificate. 'EC' of type and fulfil the requirements of this Royal Decree which are applicable to them. The installer shall affix the CE marking to each lift and make a written declaration of conformity. The CE marking shall be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for the surveillance referred to in paragraph 4.

2. The installer of an elevator shall apply a quality assurance system approved for the production, installation, final control of the lifts and tests referred to in paragraph 3 and shall be subject to the surveillance provided for in paragraph 3. paragraph 4.

3. Quality assurance system.

3.1 The installer shall submit an application for the assessment of its quality assurance system in a notified body, which it shall choose.

This application shall include: all relevant information concerning the lifts; the documentation relating to the quality assurance system; the technical documentation of the approved type; and a copy of the EC examination certificate. type ".

3.2 The quality assurance system shall ensure the conformity of the lifts with the requirements of this Royal Decree that apply to them.

All elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer of an elevator shall be included in a documentation carried out in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. The documentation relating to the quality assurance system shall allow for a uniform interpretation of quality programmes, plans, manuals and dossiers.

In particular, it will include an appropriate description of: The quality objectives, the organisation chart and the responsibilities and powers of the management staff as regards the quality of the lifts; the manufacturing processes; the quality assurance and control techniques, the control and quality assurance and the systematic activities to be carried out; the examinations and tests to be carried out before, during and after the installation (11); the quality records, such as the inspection and testing and calibration data, reports on the qualification of personnel affected, etc.; means to monitor the achievement of the required quality of the lifts, and the effective functioning of the quality assurance system.

3.3 The notified body shall assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it meets the requirements referred to in paragraph 3.2. Where this is in accordance with the relevant harmonised standard, the conformity with those requirements shall be assumed (12).

The team of auditors will have at least one member who has an advisory experience in the field of elevator technology. The assessment procedure shall include an inspection visit to the facility of the installer.

The decision will be notified to the installer. The notification shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

3.4 The installer will undertake to fulfil the obligations arising from the quality assurance system, as approved and to ensure that it continues to be appropriate and effective.

The installer shall keep the notified body that has approved the quality assurance system informed of any adaptation provided for in the system.

The notified body shall assess the proposed amendments and decide whether the modified quality assurance system still complies with the requirements set out in paragraph 3.2 or if a new assessment is necessary.

(11) Those tests shall include at least the tests provided for in paragraph (B) of Annex VI (4).

(12) This harmonised standard shall be EN 29002, supplemented, if necessary, in order to take account of the specificity of the lifts.

The modified organism will notify the installer of its decision. This notification shall include the findings of the control and the reasoned assessment decision.

4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body.

4.1 The purpose of the surveillance is to ensure that the installer duly complies with the obligations imposed on it by the approved quality assurance system.

4.2 The installer will allow access by the notified body to the places of manufacture, inspection, assembly, installation, testing and storage so that it can make the necessary inspections, and will provide all the necessary information, in particular: the documentation on the quality assurance system; the quality records, such as inspection reports and data on tests and calibration data, the reports on qualification of staff, etc.

4.3 The notified body shall carry out regular audits to ensure that the installer maintains and applies the quality assurance system and shall provide an audit report to the installer.

4.4 In addition, the notified body may carry out unannounced inspection visits to the installer. In the course of such visits, the notified body may carry out or carry out tests in order to verify, if deemed necessary, the proper functioning of the quality assurance system. It shall submit to the installer a report of the inspection visit and, if a test has been carried out, a test report.

5. For 10 years from the last date of manufacture of the process, the installer shall have at the disposal of the national authorities: the documentation referred to in the second indent of the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.1; the adaptations to which it is refers to the second subparagraph of paragraph 3.4; the decisions and reports of the notified body referred to in the last subparagraph of paragraph 3.4 and paragraphs 4.3 and 4.4.

6. Each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the authorisations of the quality systems issued and withdrawn.

7. The files and correspondence relating to the procedures for ensuring the quality of the production shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in which the notified body is established or in a language accepted by this.