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European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I Scope, placing on the market and free movement

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  3. CHAPTER II Conformity assessment procedure

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    2. Article 9.. . . . . . . . . ....

  4. CHAPTER III CE marking

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  5. CHAPTER IV Final provisions

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    1. ANNEX I

      ESSENTIAL HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF LIFTS AND SAFETY COMPONENTS

      1. PRELIMINARY REMARKS

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      2. 1. GENERAL

        1. 1.1. Application of Directive 89/392/EEC, as amended by Directives 91/368/EEC, 93/44/EEC...

        2. 1.2. Carrier

        3. 1.3. Means of suspension and means of support

        4. 1.4. Control of loading (including overspeed)

          1. 1.4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 1.4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 1.4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 1.4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 1.5. Machinery

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          2. 1.5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 1.6. Controls

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          2. 1.6.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 1.6.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

          4. 1.6.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 2. HAZARDS TO PERSONS OUTSIDE THE CAR

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        2. 2.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 2.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 3. HAZARDS TO PERSONS IN THE CAR

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        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 4. OTHER HAZARDS

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        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

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        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

        5. 4.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 4.6. . . . . . . . . . ....

        7. 4.7. . . . . . . . . . ....

        8. 4.8. . . . . . . . . . ....

        9. 4.9. . . . . . . . . . ....

        10. 4.10. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 5. MARKING

        1. 5.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 5.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 6. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

        1. 6.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 6.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

    2. ANNEX II

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

      2. B. Content of the EC declaration of conformity for installed lifts...

    3. ANNEX III

      CE CONFORMITY MARKING

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    4. ANNEX IV

      LIST OF SAFETY COMPONENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 (1) AND ARTICLE 8 (1)

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      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

    5. ANNEX V

      EC TYPE-EXAMINATION

      1. A. EC type-examination of safety components

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        2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3. . . . . . . . . . ....

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        5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

        6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      2. B. EC type-examination of lifts

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    6. ANNEX VI

      FINAL INSPECTION

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      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    7. ANNEX VII

      MINIMUM CRITERIA TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY MEMBER STATES FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF BODIES

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      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    8. ANNEX VIII

      PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE

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      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. Quality assurance system

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

    9. ANNEX IX

      FULL QUALITY ASSURANCE

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      3. 3. Quality assurance system

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        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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    10. ANNEX X

      UNIT VERIFICATION

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    11. ANNEX XI

      CONFORMITY TO TYPE WITH RANDOM CHECKING

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    12. ANNEX XII

      PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR LIFTS

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      3. 3. Quality assurance system

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        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

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        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      6. 6. . . . . . . . . . ....

    13. ANNEX XIII

      FULL QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR LIFTS

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      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. Quality assurance system

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. Design inspection

        4. 3.4. Assessment of the quality assurance system

        5. 3.5. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

        1. 4.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      5. 5. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

    14. ANNEX XIV

      PRODUCTION QUALITY ASSURANCE

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      2. 2. . . . . . . . . . ....

      3. 3. Quality assurance system

        1. 3.1. . . . . . . . . . ....

        2. 3.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 3.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 3.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

      4. 4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body

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        2. 4.2. . . . . . . . . . ....

        3. 4.3. . . . . . . . . . ....

        4. 4.4. . . . . . . . . . ....

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      7. 7. . . . . . . . . . ....

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