The Lift Directive for elevator CE certification is numbered 2014/33/EU, which mainly applies to elevators and elevator safety components. The standard for escalators is EN 115:2008 Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 1: Construction and installation.
EN 12015 and EN 12016 apply to elevator control cabinets. Welding quality control systems for welded structures include ISO 3834, EN 729 Requirements for welding quality for fusion welding of metallic materials and EN 1090. The standard for passenger elevators is EN 81-20:2014 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts, first edition published on 20 April 2016, with the mandatory deadline for replacement of old standards set at 31 August 2017 (expiry date for conformity assessment of superseded standards). EN 81-50:2014 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Examinations and tests - Part 50: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components.
EN 115-1:2008 specifies the structural design, assembly technical requirements and other aspects of escalators. Main applicable directives for elevators:
Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC; EMC Directive 2014/30/EU; Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU; Applicable standards for elevator CE certification:
EN 115:2008 Safety of escalators and moving walks - Part 1: Construction and installation; EN 12015:2014 Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Emission; EN 12016:2013 Electromagnetic compatibility - Product family standard for lifts, escalators and moving walks - Immunity.
1. EN 12015 and EN 12016 apply to elevator control cabinets. Welding quality control systems for welded structures include ISO 3834 and EN 729 Requirements for welding quality for fusion welding of metallic materials as well as EN 1090;
The standard for passenger elevators is EN 81-20:2014 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts, first edition published on 20 April 2016, with the mandatory deadline for replacement of old standards set at 31 August 2017 (expiry date for conformity assessment of superseded standards)
EN 81-50:2014 Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Examinations and tests - Part 50: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components.
