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7.Finally,theCommitteewouldliketodraw
attentiontotheneedtoaccelerateandpromote
theimplementation oftheAgreements .Thepresentamendments,approvedinSeptember1989,willhave
takenthreeyearstoberatifiedbytheContracting
Parties.
DoneatBrussels,1July1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveontheapproximation ofthelawsofthe
MemberStatesrelatingtolifts0)
(92/C287/02)
On4March1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle100AoftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforIndustry,Commerce,CraftsandServices,whichwasresponsibleforpreparing
theCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon10June1992.TheRapporteur
wasMrPearson.
Atits298thPlenarySession(meetingof1July1992)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedunanimouslythefollowingOpinion.
1.4.TheCommitteenotestheassuranceoftheCom­
missionthatwiththerepealofDirective84/529/EEC,
therewillbenoreductioninsafetystandards.The
CommitteehoweverthinksthataCENharmonized
standardwouldbeofadvantage;itshouldserveasa
basisandpointofreferenceformanufacturers within
theMemberStates:itwouldincludeminimumdetailed
safetyrequirementsfortheprotectionofusers.1.Introduction
1.1.TheCommitteeparticularlywelcomesthepro­
posalstoreplaceDirective84/529/EEC(2)—andas
twiceamended—asithas,since27February1976,
consistentlycalledforaDirectiveinwhichprovisionis
madefortotalharmonization .
1.2.TheCommitteefurthernoteswithsatisfaction
thatthenewDirectiveisbasedonthe'newapproach'
system,wherebytheanomaliescreatedbetweenCom­
munityandnationalrequirementswillbeeliminated :
theserequirementswillbemandatoryandnotvoluntary
ashitherto.
1.3.Asthetitleshows,thenewproposalsincludeall
typesofliftswhichareaccessibletopeople;theydo,
however,applyonlytonewliftsinstalledinpermanent
buildings.2.Generalcomments
2.1.TheCommitteewelcomestheproposedDirec­
tivewhichsetsclearimprovedstandardsfornewlifts.
2.2.TheCommitteebelievesthattheCommission
shouldreviewandupgradethesafetyrequirementsfor
existinglifts,settingacommonharmonizedstandard.
Analysisofaccidentrecordsshouldbeinvolvedinsuch
areview.í1)OJNoC62,11.3.1992,p.4.
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2.3.ThereareanumberofDirectiveswhichare
contingentupononeanother:'machines','liftingequip­
ment','lifts'andelementsoftheConstructionProducts
Directive.TheCommissionandtheCouncilshouldbe
verycarefulthattherequirementsoftheseDirectives
donotcontradictandthatthereshouldbeasmuch
alignmentaspossible.
2.4.InDirective84/529/EEC(Article2.2)attention
isdrawntofireprotectionintheconstructionofa
buildinghousingalift.Theimportanceofthiselement
shouldbereiteratedinthecurrentDirectiveparticularly
inviewoftheincreasingprovisionoffire-fightinglifts
inhigh-risebuildings.
2.5.Article7(1)(2)and(3)concernsliftsandsafety
componentsbearingtheCEmarkwhichdonotcon­
formtotherequiredsafetystandard,andwhichhave
beenprohibitedfromuse.TheMemberStatemaking
theprohibitionisrequiredtoinformtheCommission ,
whichinturninformstheotherMemberStates.The
CommitteebelievesthattheCommission shouldbe
obligedtopublishtheprohibitionintheOfficialJour­
naloftheEuropeanCommunitiesshouldtherebeno
appealtothecommitteereferredtoinDirective83/
189/EEC(*)irrespectiveofanyotherinformationbeing
madeavailabletothegeneralpublic.TheCourtof
Justicemaybethefinalarbiteranditsdecisionshould
bemadepublic.c)TheCommitteeisawarethattheCommissiondocu­
mentreferstoamaximumpermittedinclination
angleof15degreesfromvertical:manufacturers ,of
recentdate,relatetoangledeviationfromhorizontal
andtheCommissionshouldconsultonthispoint
andthusachangetomaximumpermittedlevelof
75degreesfromverticalwouldapply.Thischange
istofacilitatemoderndesignofliftsinpublicareas
whichwillenable,forexample,greaterfacilitiesfor
thedisabled.
3.1.3.Article1(3)
TheCommitteeunderstandsthattheDirectivewill
includeliftsfordomesticbuildings,liftsforthedisabled
andgoods-onlyliftsbutamongstcommonexamplesof
thosenotincludedintheprovisionsareliftingplatforms
withoutcars,escalatorsandski-liftsandfuniculars.
3.1.4.Article1(4)
Therecanbeconfusionbetweenthecontractresponsi­
bilityandliabilityoftheinstallerandofthemanufac­
turerofalift.ThisArticleshouldprovideforthe
correlationofbothparties.
3.2.Article6(2)
a)TheintentionofthisArticleisendorsed,however
toincreaseclarificationtheCommitteesuggeststhat
directreferencetothemachineryDirectivecouldbe
replacedby'thestandingCommitteeofthemachin­
eryDirectiveinaccordancewiththeprocedureset
outbelow'.
b)Thetransportation ofpersonsisrelevanttohealth
andsafetyandthustheEconomicandSocialCom­
mitteereiteratesthatrepresentation ofthesocial
partnersoncommitteessuchasreferredtoinDirec­
tive83/189/EECishighlydesirable.
3.3.1.Article8
ItisunderstoodthattheCommissionintendsrevising
thenumberingoftheindentsofthisArticleandthe
changeswouldimprovethetext.
3.3.2.Article8(2)(a)
Addtoendoffirstsentence'....themanufacturer shall'
inordertomakethesubsequentparagraphsclearer.
3.4.AnnexI
3.4.1.Thereareanumberoftechnicalcomments
relativetothisAnnexwhicharelistedintheattached
AddendumofthisOpinion.Theyareofsignificancein
thepracticalapplicationofsafetytoliftoperation.
However,in7.1and7.2ofthisAnnex,thelanguage
provisionsmaybeinadequate :itisnecessarythatthe
manufacturersuppliestheinstructionsinthelanguage
oftheinstallerandalsointhelanguageofthecountry
inwhichitisinstalledat7.2.3.Specificcomments—Articles
3.1.1.Article1(1)
a)TheArticleshouldmakeitclearthattheprovisions
involvenewlifts.
b)Thedefinitionasdraftedinthedifferentlanguages
appearstobeopentoconfusion:itmustbeclear
thatitspecifiesliftswhichareapermanentcom­
ponentofabuildingwhichistobeusedbythe
generalpublicand,assuch,subjecttothesafety
requirementsofthisDirective.
3.1.2.Article1(2)
a)ThisArticleshouldmakeitclearthatitembraces
domesticbuildings.
b)ThedefinitionofLIFTshouldbeextendedto
include'Goods-only'lifts—whoseliftcarsare
accessibletoloaders,withpowersupplytothecar.
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3.4.2.Liftmanufacturers areconcernedthatthe
questionofuncontrolledmovementoftheliftcar(free
fallinbothdirections)isunresolved :despitethecostelementinvolveditisimportantthataCouncilruling
bemadeatanearlydate.
DoneatBrussels,1July1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
APPENDIX
totheOpinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
TheCommitteepointstothefollowingtechnicalitemsintheAnnexesIandIVandbelievesthattheyshould
bereviewed.
ANNEXI
1.1.1.3.
1.2.1.3.—Thetitleshouldbe'Supportingmeans'.
Amendthelastparagraphtoindicatesomedegreeofdifferentiation betweenlifts
suspendedonropes,chainsandothers.
1.4.
1.4.1.
1.4.2.Thetitleshouldbe'Controlofloadingandoverspeed'.
Change'movement'to'starting'.
Change'detection'to'limitation'.Thisclausecouldwellbeamalgamatedwith
clause3.2ofthisannex.
Change'drivesystem'to'machinery'. 1.5.1.
1.5.2.2.
2.1.
2.2.1.
2.2.2.
2.2.3.
3."
3.1.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.
3.5.
4.
4.1.2.2.
2.3.
3.2.
3.3.
3.4.Redrafttheclausetoread'Meansshouldbeprovidedtopreventpeopleinthepit
oronthecarrooffrombeingcrushed'.
Addtoendoffirstsentence'...inconsultationwiththebuildingdesigner'.
TheinclusionofthisclauseoftheDirectiveshouldbediscussedbytheCouncil
inviewoftheconsiderablecostelement,althoughitisrealisedthatitisafurther
stepinuserprotection .
Redrafttheexistingfirstsentencealongthefollowinglines:
'Theinstallationmustbeequippedwithdevicestolimitthekineticenergy,incase
theliftcargoesbeyondthenormallimitpositions.'
Redraftasfollows:
'Liftsmustbesodesignedandbuiltasnottobeabletostartfornormaloperation
ifthedevice(s)providedin3.2is(are)notinanoperatingposition.'
4.1.Replacetheexistingclauseby:
'Ifthelandingdoorsandcardoorsareautomaticallyoperatedtheymustbefitted
withadevicetopreventtheriskofcrushingwhentheyareclosing.
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4.2.4.2.Amendtheexistingsentencetoread:
'Counterweights mustbesoinstalledastominimisetheriskofcollidingwithor
fallingontothecar.'
4.3.4.4.Amendtheexistingtexttoread:
'Carsmustbefittedwithanemergencyalarmdevicetoprovidemeansfor
communication withapermanentlyoccupiedplace.'
4.4.4.6.Replacetheword'machinery'by'machineroom'.
5.
5.1.7.1.Expand,forreasonsofclarity,thefirstsentencetoread:
'ThesafetycomponentsreferredtoinAnnexIVmustbeaccompaniedbyinstruc­
tionsdrawnupbythemanufacturerinthelanguageofthecountrywherethe
installationisinstalledandoftheliftinstalleroranotherCommunitylanguage
whichisacceptabletohim.'
5.2.7.2.Amendthefirstsentencetoread:
'Eachliftmustbeaccompaniedbyinstructionsdrawnupbythemanufacturerin
thelanguageofthecountrywheretheinstallationisinstalled.'
6.
6.1.AnnexIV—5Thisclauseisunnecessaryas'EC'typetestingofropes,chainsandtheirattach­
mentsisalreadyprotectedbyothermeanslistedintheDirective.
6.2.AnnexIV—6Inthiscontext'EC'typetestingofhosesisnotnecessarysincetheyarealready
protectedbyothermeanslistedintheDirective.
Opinionon'Europe2000:OutlookforthedevelopmentoftheCommunity'sterritory'
(92/C287/03)
On21November1991theCommissiondecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCom­
mittee,underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,on
thedocumententitled:'Europe2000:OutlookforthedevelopmentoftheCommunity's
territory'.
TheSectionforRegionalDevelopmentandTownandCountryPlanning,whichwasrespon­
sibleforpreparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon19May
1992.TheRapporteurwasMrE.Muller.
Atits298thPlenarySession(meetingof2July1992)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionbyamajorityvote,withoneabstention.
1.2.TheCommitteehasalreadysetoutitsviewson
theseissuesinitsOpinionof25September1991(1).
ThisOpinionsetoutadditionalobservationsrelating
preciselytothebroadercontextofspatialplanning.It
underlinedtheincreasinglyurgentneedtoensurethat
policiesweresufficientlycoordinatedatalllevels,bear­
inginmindthespecificconditionsandcircumstances
intheindividualregionsandMemberStates.TheCom­
mitteewouldalsodrawattentiontotheneedto1.Introduction
1.1.TheCommitteebroadlyendorsestheCom­
missionobjectivesasexpressedinthedocumentunder
review.Thisdocumentclearlyillustratesthereciprocal
causeandeffectlinksbetweenspatial-planning policy
andthefieldswhichthedocumentconsiders,i.e.sec­
toralareasandpolicieswithregardtowhichtheEChas
alreadyadoptedmeasuresandtakenonresponsibilities
(demographyandmigration,transport,information
andtelecommunications ,energy,environment ,regional
development ,urbanareas,ruralareas,coastalareas
andislands,cross-frontierregions). (l)OJNoC339,31.12.1991,p.91.