SB COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
COM(93) 646 final 
Brussels, 31.01.1994 
94/0011(COD) 
ivy^u.frji Proposal for a 
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 
Relating to cableway installations designed to carry passengers 
( presented by the Commission ) 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
REASONS FOR THE PROPOSAL IN TERMS OF SUBSIDIARITY 
(a) What are the objectives of the proposed action in relation to the 
obligations incumbent upon the Community? 
The objectives of this action are to ensure the free movement of 
components of cableway installations and of complete cableway 
installations by harmonizing the national provisions on safety and 
health protection and to provide protection for users. 
(b) Is the Community alone responsible for the action planned or does 
it share responsibility with the Member States? 
The Community alone is responsible for the action in question (internal 
market). 
(c) Which forms of action are open to the Community? 
Mutual recognition and regulation are the two forms of action open to 
the Community. The national legislation of the Member States on 
cableway installations is based on differing safety principles. 
Directive 90/531/EEC provides for the opening up of public contracts in 
this field. 
(d) Are uniform rules necessary or would a Directive setting the 
general objectives but leaving implementation to the Member States 
suffice? 
The measure proposed for cableway installations is a Directive based on 
Articles 57, 66 and 100a of the EC Treaty. It will cover all aspects of 
marketing since it is impossible to ensure free movement by means of a 
less binding measure to guarantee a high level of protection in the 
Member States. As regards components, the Directive is based on the 
principles set out in the Resolution of 7 May 1985 on a new approach to 
technical harmonization and standards. As regards complete 
installations, for the purposes of opening up the markets and 
protecting users, the Directive provides for a Community verification 
procedure. In both these contexts the rules have been limited to the 
essential requirements and leave the implementation aspects to the 
Member States and to European standardization. 
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INTRODUCTION 
1. In those Member States where they are in widespread use, cableway 
installations designed to carry passengers are covered by 
regulations relating to such aspects as safety during putting into 
service and operation, environmental protection and regional 
planning. 
2. The national regulations, which naturally apply both to the 
components and to the system as a whole, are usually of a very 
detailed nature in terms of equipment obligations, so much so as to 
render them incompatible. Consequently, they tend to involve 
techniques peculiar to the national industry as well as local 
customs and knowhow. At the same time, they stipulate specific 
dimensions and devices, not to mention particular characteristics 
which are usually inconsistent from one country to another. 
3. In the light of these circumstances, manufacturers are obliged to 
redefine their equipment for each market, thus excluding the 
possibility of supplying standard equipment. This adversely 
affects their competitiveness, in that they are obliged in each 
instance to include additional study, design and production costs, 
while facing de facto exclusion from certain markets. 
4. Users from a largely international background are thus denied a 
clear insight into the nature and scope of the safety measures 
adopted, notably with regard to operation. 
5. In the circumstances, and given that for reasons connected with 
public policy (safety, health and environment) the regulatory 
constraints on manufacturers and operators are particularly acute, 
it is difficult to imagine how a genuinely open and competitive 
market could be created in the Community without envisaging the 
establishment of a Community framework of reference. 
6. It should also be recalled that, originally, the intention had been 
that cableway installations designed to carry passengers should be 
included in the scope of the provisions relating to lifts. 
Subsequently, however, these installations had been excluded on the 
grounds that the measures to be implemented apply specifically to 
users whose needs cannot be catered for in the framework of 
provisions geared primarily to the safety of workers. 
More recently, in the context of discussions within the Council, the 
Member States have introduced the subject of cableway installations 
designed to carry passengers in the scope of Directive 90/531/EEC 
relating to the excluded sectors. 
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THE MARKET 
7. The installations in question can be divided into five categories: 
funicular railways; 
cable cars; 
gondolas; 
chair lifts; 
drag lifts. 
In 1987 the total number of installations in Europe was as follows: 
Table 1 : Total number of cableway installations in Europe in 
19871 
France 
Italy 
Geraany 
Spain 
United Kingdoa 
Greece 
Netherlands 
Belgiua 
Portugal 
Denmark 
Luxembourg 
Ireland 
Total EC 
Austria 
Switzerland 
Czechoslovakia 
Sweden 
Poland 
Yugoslavia 
Norway 
Finland 
Other countries 
Total Europe 
non EC 
Total Europe Funicular 
13 
25 
13 
10 
20 
3 
6 
90 
26 
51 
4 
1 
2 
3 
5 
3 
95 
185 Cable cars 
56 
128 
27 
5 
3 
12 
1 
2 
1 
235 
64 
134 
5 
1 
2 
8 
5 
7 
226 
461 Gondolas 
134 
193 
24 
5 
4 
3 
1 
364 
59 
103 
5 
1 
2 
16 
4 
6 
196 
560 Chair lifts 
625 
399 
106 
72 
13 
10 
4 
3 
1 
1233 
508 
265 
40 
36 
17 
52 
28 
9 
40 
995 
2228 Drag lifts 
3238 
2025 
1900 
216 
82 
28 
12 
15 
5 
2 
7523 
3371 
1730 
1709 
881 
420 
326 
313 
151 
216 
9117 
16640 Total 
4066 
2770 
2070 
308 
122 
56 
17 
21 
12 
2 
1 
9445 
4028 
2283 
1763 
920 
443 
405 
355 
160 
272 
10629 
20074 
Source: magazine MOTOR IM SCHNEE. 
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It should be noted that more than 70% of the world's heavy installations 
(funicular railways, cable cars and gondolas) are located in Europe. 
8. The manufacturers, for their part, are grouped together within the IARM 
(International Association of Ropeways Manufacturers). According to 
this association, the structure of the sector in 1990 was as follows: 
Table 2: Cableway installations - Structure of the sector in Europe in 1990 
EC 
Austria 
Switzerland Number 
of companies 
18 
9 
7 Turnover 
million ECU 
about 200 
about 100 
about 100 Jobs 
about 1500 
about 1000 
about 1000 
The major manufacturers on the world stage are from Europe 
(including Austria and Switzerland). 
It is important to point out that the cableway installation 
manufacturers are not contractors who offer their expertise for the 
purpose of completing construction projects designed by others. On 
the contrary, they are designers and industrialists in their own 
right who sell and develop their own technologies and their own 
products. 
9. During the period 1986-91, penetration of the major Community 
markets (Spain, France, Italy) was as follows (see Table 3). 
On the basis of this (albeit incomplete) table, it is possible to 
measure the extent to which the Community market has become 
compartmentalized (attributable mainly to regulatory factors). A 
more complete study on the principal countries concerned (Austria, 
Switzerland, Germany) is currently being carried out. 
Outside Europe, the other major markets are located in the United 
States and Japan. 
Table 3: - 6 -
Country 
Spain 
86 
87 
88 
89 
90 
91 
Italy 
* 86 
87 
88 
89 
90 
91 
** 86 to 91 
France 
87 
88 
89 
90 
91 
92 forecast No of install. 
19 
15 
22 
8 
13 
7 
13 
16 
12 
20 
9 
13 
262 
91 
157 
134 
138 
79 
29 Aaount(currency) 
Million Pesetas 
960 
900 
1280 
2539 
1066 
1487 
Million Lira 
32494 
18769 
26939 
56011 
27884 
19694 
NC 
Million Francs 
800 
960 
700 
510 
525 
N/A Origin 
F 
60X 
25X 
29X 
21X 
36X 
24X 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
100X 
0 
0 
0 
78X I 
0 
10X 
7X 
3X 
11X 
26X 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0.6X 
0 
0 
11.5X A 
40X 
65X 
63X 
76X 
53X 
45X 
9X 
17X 
4X 
7X 
4X 
48X 
IX 
0 
0 
0 
0 
8X S 
0 
0 
1X 
0 
0 
5X 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
24X 
7X 
2.5X Reaarks 
Spain has no national 
Manufacturer 
Subsidiary of an 
Austrian manufacturer 
•Province of Bolzano 
**Other provinces 
1 Austrian cable 
car 
1 Swiss funicular 
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AIMS OF THE REGULATIONS AND CONTROLS 
10. Cableway installations are carefully monitored by the public 
services in the Member States in a bid to ensure passengers the 
optimum conditions of safety commensurate with the technical state 
of the art. 
The causes of serious accidents are associated either with the 
transport system proper (broken cables, derailment, broken cabin 
fittings) or with the fixed installations supporting the system 
(fracture of a pylon anchor block). In other words, the safety of 
the installations depends not only on the quality of the goods 
supplied by industry - components - but also on the way in which 
they are assembled and installed on site and on the degree of 
monitoring during use. 
11. This is why, in the various countries concerned, responsibility for 
approving equipment and cableway installations designed to carry 
passengers, prior to entry into public service, as well as ongoing 
monitoring during operation is normally vested in a specialized 
administrative service. 
12. Consequently, approval of the components, as required under the 
regulations, cannot be obtained beforehand but only at the moment 
when a specific order is placed with a particular customer. As a 
result, in order to initiate the procedure for the approval of the 
various components for a type of installation, it is therefore 
necessary to have concluded a contract for a particular 
installation on which a ruling will have to be given by the 
authorities. 
This state of affairs discriminates severely against non-national 
manufacturers, especially as the initial approval procedure 
extends, on average, over a period of about two years and involves 
substantial costs. 
13. By the same token, verification of the installation, as required 
under the regulations, prior to its entry into public service may 
entail difficulties, not least the possibility of certain 
components or certain technological solutions being rejected with 
the consequent need to find alternatives. 
Non-national manufacturers, especially, may be placed at a 
particular disadvantage by such eventualities, in that they may 
find themselves unable to enter into commitments involving firm 
deadlines or to cope with their costs. 
14. This situation has resulted in virtually total compartmentalization 
of the market in components and in the installations as a whole. To 
overcome this problem, the Commission's objective is to create 
conditions allowing opening up of the national markets and free 
movement of the goods and services concerned, thereby contributing 
to the establishment of a fully fledged internal market in this 
field. 
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15. Article 100a(3) of the EC Treaty stipulates that the measures taken 
to establish the internal market must be based on a high level of 
protection of health, safety, the environment and consumers. 
This proposal for a Directive aims at ensuring such a high level of 
protection and, in particular, at improving safety standards in the 
Member States which have not yet taken the measures necessary in 
order to ensure a high level of protection. 
In practice, in an area with no internal frontiers, users must be 
able to rely on an equivalently high level of protection wherever 
in the Community the installation is located. 
16. Leaving aside structural detailing, which affects the technical 
characteristics and the technology in general, the only way to 
guarantee enduring safety standards is to monitor the installations 
during operation, either on an ongoing basis or in the form of 
intensified periodic checks or seasonal inspections. 
The methods employed to implement these measures are not 
technically neutral vis-à-vis the installations in question, 
inasmuch as they depend on the technologies used, while at the same 
time exerting a potential influence on the latter. These methods 
may be incorporated either in the form of regulatory provisions or 
in technical standards and specifications. 
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COMMUNITY ACTION AND SUBSIDIARITY 
17. It is clear from the foregoing that, in order to achieve 
transparency and the genuine opening-up of the market not only in 
the Community but also in the framework of the EEA Agreement, the 
Community will need to follow a specific course of action. A 
number of hypotheses need to be considered, taking particular 
account of the principle of subsidiarity. 
18. The first hypothesis involves the mutual recognition of regulatory 
provisions. The fact that the regulations in question are normally 
drawn up on the basis of obligations involving resources means that 
they are incompatible by definition. Mutual recognition could 
therefore be envisaged only if each of the Member States accepted 
on its territory installations designed, constructed and operated 
in accordance with the regulations of the other Member States. 
Such a hypothesis is not realistic either from a political or a 
technical point of view, inasmuch as it would create insoluble 
difficulties involving both interpretation and liability. 
19. A second hypothesis entails voluntary standardization by the 
players concerned, and this would inevitably apply only to 
components. In the absence of common criteria under the national 
regulations, and notwithstanding the fact that the contracting 
entities are under an obligation to refer to them, these standards 
would come up against the barrier of regulatory incompatibility. 
Consequently, standardization without prior definition of 
harmonized regulatory requirements is not, in itself, sufficient to 
solve the problem. 
20. All this would appear to indicate that the appropriate approach 
should be based on a proposal for a Directive, taking into account 
not only the components but also the installations as a whole, 
including the pertinent provisions concerning design, manufacture, 
putting into service and ongoing operation. 
In the case of cableway installations, moreover, the only way to 
ensure a market that is genuinely open and competitive is on the 
basis of Community measures. In particular, this would enable 
small undertakings, which owing to a lack of resources are 
currently restricted to their national (if not local) markets, to 
compete throughout the Community market on an equal footing with 
the three or four major manufacturers. Then again, the creation of 
a Community framework of reference is bound to promote and 
strengthen the competitiveness of European industry in 
international markets: Scandinavian countries, North America, 
Japan. Lastly, in the case of users whose background is, for the 
most part, international, this will ensure transparency and 
comprehensibility of the measures adopted for their safety, 
including ongoing operational safety. 
On this last point, it should be stressed that the proposal for a 
Directive lays down in general terms the obligations incumbent on 
the Member States, while leaving to their discretion the choice of 
measures to be taken. 
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SUBSTANCE OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A DIRECTIVE 
21. As in the case of the existing national regulations, the proposal 
for a Directive considers the system as a whole. This means that 
account must be taken of the end result of the assembly of the 
components, which must be: 
pertinent, i.e. used in their field of application; 
consistent, i.e. compatible with their environment in the 
context of the installation; 
correctly assembled, in order to permit them to be put into 
service; 
checked and inspected, either periodically or continuously, 
during operation. 
Consequently, the authorities responsible will be required to carry 
out controls at two levels involving: 
the critical components which must be judged from the point of 
view of their operational safety; 
the complete installations which must be such as to ensure, in 
particular, the safety of users and respect for the 
environment. 
22. Thus the proposal for a Directive draws on concepts evolved in the 
context of the new approach in respect of Directives relating to 
the "putting on the market" and "free movement" "of products". In 
particular, it is concerned with notions such as essential 
requirements, harmonized standards, safeguard clause, conformity 
assessment modules, notified bodies, etc. 
Notwithstanding, we are not dealing here with a Directive on the 
"free movement" of products. First and foremost, this is an 
instrument to permit the use of components and installations. It 
is such use which, in reality, is linked to the opening-up of 
markets subject to regulatory provisions, and in particular 
provisions concerned with the protection of the public. The 
provisions apply to complex equipment and systems designed to 
provide a service to the public. This is why the concepts referred 
to above are not sufficient, in themselves, and why, by analogy, 
new concepts must be defined that are applicable to the complete 
system and its operation. Such is the case, for instance, with 
regard to innovation, verification of the installation, putting 
into service, inspection during operation, bringing into 
conformity, cooperation among the notified bodies, etc. 
Without such provisions, there is a risk that the opening-up of 
these markets will not be effective in the short term, even where 
European standards already exist in respect of components 
considered in isolation. 
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23. In the light of the foregoing considerations, the legally operative 
part of the Directive has been arranged in six chapters: 
I. General provisions 
This chapter concerns objectives, field of application and 
definitions, essential requirements and provisions relating to 
the selection of critical components. 
II. Safety components 
This chapter groups together the provisions to be complied 
with when using the components, notably European 
specifications, including standards and conformity assessment 
by notified bodies and cooperation among these bodies. 
III. Installations 
This chapter is the most specific of all and deals with the 
division of responsibilities and prerogatives among the Member 
States, contracting entities, manufacturers and notified 
bodies. It contains provisions on the problem of innovation, 
verification prior to putting into service, operation and, 
where appropriate, bringing the installations into conformity. 
The other chapters 
IV. Notified bodies 
V. Committee 
VI. Final provisions 
pose no particular problems by comparison with other Directives 
already in force. 
24. The chapters making up the legally operative part are followed by 
eight annexes concerning: 
I. Composition of cableway installations designed to carry 
passengers 
II. Essential requirements 
III. Safety analysis 
IV. EC declaration of conformity of components 
V. Assessment of conformity of components with the choice of 
modules 
VI. EC declaration of conformity of installations 
VII. EC verification of installations 
VIII. Minimum criteria for the notification of bodies 
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PROPOSAL FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 
RELATING TO CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS 
DESIGNED TO CARRY PASSENGERS 
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in 
particular Articles 57(2), 66 and 100a thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 1 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,2 
Whereas cableway installations designed to carry passengers are 
designed, manufactured, put into service and operated with the object 
of providing a service to the public; whereas, to a very large extent, 
these cableway installations are mountain lift systems used in high-
altitude tourist resorts and consisting of funicular railways, cable 
cars, gondolas, chair lifts and drag lifts; 
Whereas these installations are operated in connection with tourism, 
and ski resort tourism in particular, which plays an important role in 
the economy of the regions concerned and is becoming an increasingly 
important factor in national trade balances; whereas, from a technical 
point of view, the cableway installations sector also ranks among the 
industrial activities linked to the production of capital equipment and 
to activities in the building and civil engineering sector; 
Whereas the Member States are responsible for ensuring the safety of 
cableway installations designed to carry passengers at the time of 
manufacture, putting into service and during operation; whereas, 
moreover, they are jointly responsible with the local authorities for 
such matters as land-use legislation, regional planning and 
environmental protection; whereas the national regulations which they 
apply differ widely and involve techniques peculiar to the national 
industry as well as local customs and knowhow; whereas they stipulate 
specific dimensions and devices and particular characteristics; 
whereas, in the light of these circumstances, manufacturers are obliged 
to redefine their equipment for each market; whereas this makes it 
difficult to provide standard solutions and adversely affects 
competitiveness; 
lOJ No 
2oj No 
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Whereas steps should be taken to define, on a Community-wide basis, 
essential safety, health, environmental protection and consumer 
protection requirements applicable to cableway installations and their 
components; whereas without these mutual recognition of regulatory 
provisions would create insoluble political and technical difficulties 
as regards interpretation and liability; whereas, by the same token 
standardization without prior definition of a framework of harmonized 
regulatory requirements is not sufficient to solve the problem; 
Whereas responsibility for approving equipment and installations is 
generally vested in a specialized service of the national 
administration; whereas, in certain cases, approval of the components 
cannot be obtained beforehand but only at the moment when a specific 
order is placed with a particular customer; whereas, by the same 
token, the requisite verification of the installation prior to its 
entry into public service may result in the rejection of certain 
components Or certain technological solutions; whereas such a state of 
affairs leads to increased costs and longer waiting periods and is 
particularly discriminatory against non-national manufacturers, 
especially; whereas cableway installations are carefully monitored by 
the public services, not least during periods when they are 
operational; whereas the causes of serious accidents are linked to the 
system of transport as such, or to the fixed installations supporting 
the system, or to the way in which the system is operated and 
maintained; 
Whereas, under these conditions, the safety of the installations 
depends both on the quality of the industrial goods supplied and on the 
way in which they are assembled, set up and monitored on site; whereas 
this underlines the importance of having an overview of the 
installation in order to assess the level of safety and of adopting a 
common approach, at Community level, in the field of safeguards and 
quality; whereas, under these conditions, steps should be taken to 
enable manufacturers to overcome their current difficulties and to 
enable users to derive maximum benefit from their leisure time and to 
enjoy equal improvements irrespective of the Member State they choose 
to visit; whereas, to this end, a set of requirements should be defined 
together with control and verification procedures to be applied 
uniformly throughout the Community; 
Whereas steps must be taken to ensure that users from countries 
anywhere in the Community, and even beyond, enjoy a satisfactory level 
of safety; whereas, in order to meet this requirement, it is necessary 
to define procedures and establish examination, control and 
verification mechanisms; whereas such mechanisms necessitate the use of 
standardized technical provisions which must be incorporated in the 
installations; 
Whereas Directive 85/337/EEC calls for an environmental impact 
assessment on cableway installations if the projects are likely to have 
significant effects on the environment by virtue, inter alia, of their 
nature, size or location; 
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Whereas cableway installations come within the scope of Council 
Directive 90/531/EEC of 17 September 1990 on the procurement procedures 
of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and 
telecommunications sectors 5; 
Whereas the contracting entities are obliged to include the technical 
specifications in the general documentation or in the product 
specifications peculiar to each contract; whereas these technical 
specifications must be defined with reference to European 
specifications, where such specifications exist; whereas a European 
specification is a common technical specification, a European technical 
approval or a national standard transposing a European standard; 
Whereas a harmonized European standard is established by a European 
standardization body, i.e. the CEN, CENELEC or the ETSI, on a mandate 
from the Commission; whereas the references thereof are published in 
the Official Journal of the European Communities; 
Whereas, in the absence of European specifications, the technical 
specifications should be defined, as far as possible, with reference to 
the other standards in use in the Community; whereas the contracting 
entities can define the additional specifications needed to supplement 
the European specifications and other standards; whereas these 
provisions must, in all instances, ensure compliance at European level 
with the harmonized standards to which cableway installations designed 
to carry passengers are required to conform; 
Whereas it is in the interests of the Community to have an 
international standardization system capable of producing standards 
effectively used by international trading partners and satisfying the 
requirements of Community policy; whereas, consequently, the European 
standardization bodies must continue their cooperation with the 
international standardization organizations; 
Whereas the contracting entities indicate in the general documentation 
or product specifications peculiar to each contract the control and 
verification procedures to which the components and installations will 
be subject; whereas these procedures must, notably in the case of the 
components, fall within the framework of Council Resolution 90/C10 of 
21 December 1989 concerning a global approach to conformity 
assessment 4; whereas the notion of component applies not 
only to tangible objects but also to intangible objects such as 
software; whereas the procedures for assessing the conformity of 
components must be based on the use of the modules featured in Council 
Decision 90/683/EEC of 13 December 1990^; whereas, in the case of 
components that are critical from the safety point of view, steps must 
be taken to define the principles and conditions governing the 
application of design quality assurance; whereas these measures are 
necessary to promote the general adoption of the system of quality 
assurance among undertakings; 
3 OJ No L 297, 29.10.1990. 
4 OJ No C 10, 16.1.1990. 
5 OJ No L 380, 31.12.1990. 
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Whereas, in the case of components, it is necessary to identify the 
components on which the safety of the installations depends; whereas 
this is done by submitting the project to a methodical safety analysis; 
Whereas in their specifications the contracting entities lay down, by 
reference to the European specifications, the characteristics which 
manufacturers are under a contractual obligation to observe, 
particularly for components; whereas, under these conditions, the 
conformity of the components depends principally on their field of use 
and not solely on free movement on the common market; 
Whereas, consequently, it is not necessary for the manufacturer to 
affix the CE marking to components subject to the provisions of this 
Directive; whereas, however, after assessment of conformity following 
the procedures laid down for this purpose in the Directive, the 
manufacturer's declaration of conformity will suffice; whereas this 
applies without prejudice to the obligation incumbent upon 
manufacturers to affix the CE marking to certain components to certify 
their conformity with other Community provisions applicable thereto; 
Whereas the Member States' responsibility for safety, health and other 
aspects covered by the essential requirements on their territory must 
be recognized in a safeguard clause providing for the appropriate 
Community procedures; 
Whereas a procedure is necessary for the verification of installations 
before they are put into service; whereas such verification must enable 
the authorities to satisfy themselves that at each stage of the design, 
manufacturing and entry-into-service process the result obtained 
conforms to the provisions applicable; whereas manufacturers must be 
able to take for granted that treatment will be equal, irrespective of 
the country in question; whereas a module should therefore be drawn up 
to define the principles and conditions governing EC verification of 
installations ; 
Whereas, in the case of cableway installations, large-scale tests can 
only be carried out on technological innovations once an actual 
installation has been completed; whereas, under these conditions, a 
procedure should be envisaged which, while ensuring compliance with the 
essential requirements, also provides for permissible derogations; 
Whereas it is not necessary to envisage bringing all existing 
installations into conformity with the provisions applicable to new 
installations; whereas, however, this may prove necessary if there is 
clear evidence that conditions are unsafe; 
Whereas, particularly in the absence of a European specification, the 
notified bodies responsible for examining the conformity assessment 
procedures in respect both of the components and of the installations 
must coordinate their decisions as closely as possible; whereas the 
Commission must take appropriate steps to ensure that they do so; 
Whereas adequate implementation of the essential requirements, 
particularly with regard to the safety of the installation as a whole, 
and coordination of the procedures call for the establishment of a 
special committee, 
HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
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CHAPTER I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Article 1 
1. This Directive applies to cableway installations designed to carry 
passengers. 
2. For the purposes of this Directive, cableway installations designed 
to carry passengers means capital equipment made up of several 
components, designed, manufactured, assembled and put into service 
with the object of providing an operational service to carry the 
general public. 
This on-site equipment is used for the carriage of passengers in 
vehicles or on chairs, whereby the suspension and/or traction is 
provided by cables positioned or running along the line of travel. 
3. The installations concerned are: 
(a) funicular vehicles mounted on wheels and supported on a track 
or road; 
(b) cable cars (usually bicable), where the two cabins are lifted 
by one or more carrier cables and traction is provided by one 
or more tow cables; 
(c) gondolas (usually monocable) combining on the same cable, or 
group of cables, dual lifting and traction functions. Their 
movement is continuous and unidirectional; 
(d) chair lifts, usually with fixed mountings; 
(e) drag lifts which usually constitute the basic equipment at ski 
resorts. 
4. This Directive applies to the installations and components and lays 
down the rules on harmonization necessary and adequate in order to 
ensure and guarantee compliance with the essential requirements 
applicable thereto, as referred to in Article 3. 
5. For the purposes of this Directive: 
"Installation" means the complete on-site system together with 
the following subsystems, as described in greater detail in 
Annex I: 
- infrastructures; 
- electrical and telecommunications equipment; 
- mechanical equipment; 
vehicles; 
- public facilities; 
- operational equipment. 
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"Component" means any single component, set of components, 
subassembly or complete assembly incorporated in the subsystems 
making up the installation, as indicated in Annex I. 
"Safety component" means any installation component the failure 
of which poses a risk to the safety of persons, be they 
passengers, workers or third parties. 
Article 2 
The provisions of this Directive shall apply without prejudice to the 
pertinent provisions of other Community Directives, particularly with 
regard to the European specifications on components, save where, 
particularly in the case of safety components, compliance with the 
essential requirements laid down in this Directive calls for 
application of the special European specifications established for this 
purpose. 
Article 3 
1. The installations and components covered by this Directive shall 
comply with the essential requirements set out in Annex II. 
2. The conformity of a component to the relevant essential 
requirements shall be determined by reference to the pertinent 
European specifications, where such specifications exist. 
3. The references of the European specifications which take the form 
of common technical specifications, European technical approvals, 
as defined in Directive 90/531/EEC, or national standards 
transposing harmonized European standards shall be published in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
The Member States shall publish the references of the national 
standards transposing the harmonized standards. 
4. In the absence of European specifications, and without prejudice to 
the provisions of Article 17, Member States shall send to other 
Member States and the Commission a list of those parts of existing 
national technical regulations, standards and specifications which 
are regarded as relevant to the proper implementation of the 
essential requirements. 
5. The additional technical specifications needed to supplement the 
European specifications or other standards must not jeopardize 
compliance with the essential requirements. 
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6. Where a Member State or the Commission considers that the European 
specifications referred to in paragraph 2 do not entirely satisfy 
the relevant essential requirements referred to in Article 3, the 
Commission or the Member State concerned shall bring the matter 
before the Committee referred to in Article 18, giving the reasons 
therefor. The Committee shall deliver an opinion without delay. 
Upon receipt of the Committee's opinion, and following 
consultations with the Committee set up under Directive 83/189/EEC 
in the case of harmonized standards, the Commission shall inform 
the Member States whether or not it is necessary to withdraw the 
European specifications in question from the published information 
referred to in paragraph 3. 
Article 4 
1. The installations shall be the subject of a safety analysis to 
ensure that the design and architecture of the project, having 
regard to the environment in which it is located, make it possible 
to obtain satisfactory safety conditions in the most adverse 
situations. 
2. The safety analysis shall make it possible to identify, in 
particular, the safety components in the installation which are 
subject to the provisions of Chapter II. 
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CHAPTER II 
SAFETY COMPONENTS 
Article 5 
Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the 
safety components to which this Directive applies: 
are placed on the market only if they permit the construction of 
installations complying with the essential requirements referred 
to in Article 3; 
are used for their intended purpose and are properly installed and 
maintained. 
Article 6 
Member States shall not, on the basis of this Directive, prohibit, 
restrict or impede the placing on their national markets or use in an 
installation of safety components which comply with the provisions of 
this Directive. 
Article 7 
1. Member States shall regard the safety components referred to in 
Article 4 and with the EC declaration of conformity based on the 
model set out in Annex IV as conforming to all the relevant 
provisions of the Directive. 
2. The EC declaration of conformity shall be drawn up by the 
manufacturer, or his authorized representative established in the 
Community, on the basis of the modules in Decision 90/683/EEC, as 
defined in Annex V. 
3. The procedure for assessing component conformity shall be examined 
at the request of the manufacturer, or his authorized 
representative established in the Community, by the notified body 
referred to in Article 16 and appointed for this purpose. 
4. Where the safety components are subject to other Community 
directives concerning other aspects, the EC declaration of 
conformity shall indicate in these cases that the safety components 
also fulfil the requirements of the other directives. 
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5. Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative 
established in the Community fulfils the obligations of the 
preceding paragraphs, these obligations shall be incumbent on any 
person placing the component on the market. The same obligations 
shall apply to any person assembling the components or parts 
thereof of various origins or constructing components for his own 
use. 
6. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 8: 
(a) If any Member State ascertains that the EC declaration of 
conformity has been drawn up unduly, the manufacturer or his 
authorized representative in the Community shall be under an 
obligation to bring the component back into conformity and to 
put an end to the infringement under the conditions imposed by 
that Member State; 
(b) If the non-conformity persists, the Member States must take all 
the appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit marketing of 
the component concerned or to ensure its withdrawal from the 
market, in accordance with the procedures provided for by 
Article 8. 
Article 8 
1. Where a Member State ascertains that a component with an EC 
declaration of conformity as referred to in Article 7(1) which is 
marketed and used in accordance with its intended purpose is liable 
to jeopardize compliance with the essential requirements referred 
to in Article 3, it shall take all appropriate measures to restrict 
the scope or prohibit the use thereof. 
The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission of 
measures taken indicating the reasons for its decisions and, in 
particular, whether non-conformity is due to: 
a. failure to satisfy the essential requirements; 
b. incorrect application of the European specifications referred 
to in Article 3(2) to (4) insofar as application of these 
specifications is invoked; 
c. shortcomings in the European specifications referred to in 
Article 3(2) to (4). 
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2. The Commission shall enter into consultation with the parties 
concerned without delay. Where the Commission considers, after 
this consultation, that the measure is justified, it shall 
immediately so inform the Member State which took the initiative 
and the other Member States. Where the Commission considers, after 
this consultation, that the measure is unjustified, it shall 
immediately so inform the Member State which took the initiative 
and the manufacturer or his authorized representative established 
within the Community. Where the decision referred to in 
paragraph 1 is based on a shortcoming in the European 
specifications referred to in Article 3(2) to (4), the procedure 
defined in Article 3(6) shall apply. 
3. Where a component with the EC declaration of conformity referred to 
in Article 7(1) is found not to comply, the competent Member State 
shall take appropriate action against whomsoever drew up the 
declaration and shall so inform the Commission and the other Member 
States. 
4. The Commission shall ensure that the Member States are kept 
informed of the progress and outcome of this procedure. 
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CHAPTER III 
INSTALLATIONS 
Article 9 
Each Member State shall be responsible for authorizing the putting into 
service of the cableway installations designed to carry passengers and 
located in its territory. 
To this end, Member States shall take all appropriate measures to 
ensure that the installations covered by this Directive may be put into 
service only if they have been designed, constructed and installed in 
such a way as not to hamper compliance with the essential requirements 
pertaining thereto. 
Article 10 
1. Member States shall not, on the basis of this Directive, prohibit, 
restrict or impede the construction, putting into service and 
operation in their territory of installations which comply with the 
provisions of this Directive. 
2. Member States may allow a derogation from paragraph 1 in their 
territory if the installation concerned, while meeting the 
essential requirements, is of a wholly or partially new design and 
if it falls into the category referred to in Article 12(1). The 
derogation option shall cease to apply when the conditions of 
paragraph 3 of the same Article are met. 
Article 11 
1. Member States shall regard installations with the EC declaration of 
conformity based on the model set out in Annex VI and with the 
technical documentation provided for by paragraph 5 as conforming 
to the relevant essential requirements referred to in Article 3. 
2. The EC declaration of conformity shall be drawn up by the 
contracting entity, or its authorized representative, on the basis 
of the EC verification procedure defined in Annex VII. 
3. The EC verification procedure shall be examined at the request of 
the contracting entity, or its authorized representative, by the 
notified body referred to in Article 16 and appointed for this 
purpose. 
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4. The responsibilities of the notified body in charge of the EC 
verification of an installation begin at the design stage and 
extend over the entire construction stage up to the approval stage, 
prior to the installation being put into service. 
5. The notified body must compile the technical documentation which 
accompanies the EC declaration of conformity. The technical 
documentation must include all the necessary documents concerning 
the characteristics of the installation and, where appropriate, all 
the documents certifying the conformity of the components. It must 
also contain all the relevant details of the conditions of and 
restrictions on use, of the maintenance instructions, of continuous 
or routine monitoring, adjustment or servicing. 
Article 12 
1. By way of derogation from the provisions of Article 11(1), the 
putting into service of an installation of a wholly or partially 
new design may be authorized by a Member State in its territory on 
the basis of a provisional EC verification certifying that the 
installation complies with the essential requirements. 
2. Under the coordination arrangements referred to in Article 17, the 
notified body which has examined the EC verification procedure 
shall notify its partners of the outcome of its work and shall 
inform them, if so requested, of how the installation, with its new 
features, performs under operating conditions. 
3. The Member State may authorize the same derogation for other 
installations exhibiting the same new feature for a period of no 
more than two years from the date on which the first installation 
comes into operation. 
At the end of this period, the coordination procedure referred to 
in Article 17 shall be initiated by the notified body which 
examined the provisional EC verification procedure, with a view to 
making it definitive and enabling the EC declaration of conformity 
to be drawn up. 
Article 13 
If a Member State considers that an installation in respect of 
which an EC declaration of conformity has been issued does not 
fully comply with the essential requirements referred to in 
Article 3, it may request that additional checks be carried out 
before authorizing the entry into service of that installation in 
its territory. 
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2. The Member State shall immediately inform the Commission of the 
additional checks requested, together with reasons. The Commission 
shall forthwith initiate the coordination procedure provided for in 
Article 17 which may, where appropriate, lead to amendment of the 
European specifications for the installations, as referred to in 
Article 3(2). 
Article 14 
The provisions of this Directive shall apply in cases where an 
existing installation is undergoing major repairs or alterations, 
Article 15 
1. Member States shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that the 
installations covered by this Directive remain in operation only on 
condition that they are properly maintained and used and that they 
comply with the essential requirements referred to in Article 3. 
2. If a Member State discovers that the operation of an installation 
represents a clear safety hazard and poses a danger to passengers, 
workers or third parties, it shall immediately take all necessary 
measures to remedy the situation. 
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CHAPTER IV 
NOTIFIED BODIES 
Article 16 
1. Member States shall notify the Commission and the other Member 
States of the bodies responsible for carrying out the conformity 
assessment procedure referred to in Article 7 and the verification 
procedure referred to in Article 11 specifying the field of 
competence of each body. 
The Commission shall assign the bodies identification numbers. The 
Commission shall publish the list of notified bodies, together with 
their identification number, in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities and shall keep it up to date. 
2. Member States shall apply the criteria laid down in Annex VIII in 
assessing the bodies to be notified. Bodies meeting the assessment 
criteria laid down in the relevant harmonized standards of the 
EN.45.000 series shall be presumed to fulfil those criteria. 
3. A Member State which has approved a body must withdraw its 
notification if it finds that the body no longer meets the criteria 
referred to in Annex VIII. 
Article 17 
1. In order to achieve consistency in the application of this 
Directive, and in particular of the provisions of Annex V on 
assessment of the conformity of components and of Annex VII on the 
procedure for the EC verification of installations, the Commission 
shall take steps to ensure that the decisions of the notified 
bodies referred to in Article 16 are closely coordinated, notably 
in cases where no European specifications exist. 
2. Coordination meetings between the notified bodies shall be held at 
the request of the Commission or of the Committee referred to in 
Article 18, or at the instigation of the notified bodies 
themselves. At the request of the Commission, each Member State 
may be called upon to appoint, subject to certain limitations, 
notified bodies to participate in the coordination meetings. 
3. The work carried out at the level of the coordination meetings may 
lead, where appropriate, to the drawing-up of European 
specifications setting out, in particular, all the operations 
required to establish the conformity of the components or of the 
installations with the provisions of this Directive. 
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CHAPTER V 
COMMITTEE 
Article 18 
The Commission shall be assisted by a committee of an advisory nature 
composed of the representatives of the Member States and chaired by the 
representative of the Commission. 
Any matter relating to the implementation and practical application of 
this Directive may be brought before the Committee, in accordance with 
the following procedure. 
The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a 
draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its 
opinion on the draft, within a time limit which the Chairman may lay 
down according to the urgency of the matter, if necessary by taking a 
vote. The opinion shall be recorded in the minutes; in addition, each 
Member State shall have the right to ask to have its position recorded 
in the minutes. 
The Commission shall take the utmost account of the opinion delivered 
by the Committee. It shall inform the Committee of the manner in which 
it has taken account of this opinion. 
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CHAPTER VI 
FINAL PROVISIONS 
Article 19 
Any decision taken pursuant to this Directive which restricts _the use 
of a component in an installation, and the construction and operation 
of an installation, shall state the exact grounds on which it is based. 
Such decisions shall be notified as soon as possible to the party 
concerned, who shall at the same time be informed of the legal remedies 
available to him under the laws in force in the Member State concerned 
and of the time limits to which such remedies are subject. 
Article 20 
1. The Member States shall amend their laws, regulations and 
administrative provisions so as to authorize the use of safety 
components and the putting into ^service of installations complying 
with this Directive by 31 December 1995 at the latest. They shall 
forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
2. The provisions adopted by the Member States pursuant to paragraph 1 
shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied 
by such a reference at the time of official publication. The 
detailed procedures for this reference shall be adopted by the 
Member States. 
Article 21 
This Directive shall enter into force on the twenty-first day following 
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
Done at Brussels, 
For the Parliament For the Council 
The President The President 
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ANNEX I 
CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PASSENGERS 
COMPOSITION 
Infrastructures 
1.1 Layout, gauge, maximum speed, throughput 
1.2 Stations (buildings, access areas, sidings, workshops) 
1.3 Structures along the line 
1.4 Cables 
1.5 Maintenance, anchorage and cable power installations 
Power supply and telecommunications 
2.1 Power supply 
2.2 Functions provided 
2.3 Monitoring and control devices 
2.4 Telecommunications 
Mechanical devices 
3.1 Drives 
3.2 Brakes 
3.3 On-site guidance systems 
3.4 Station machinery 
3.5 Line engineering 
3.6 Devices peculiar to cableway rescue cars 
Vehicles 
4.1 Rolling stock 
4.2 Cable connections 
4.3 Passenger area 
4.4 Connection between traction unit and passenger area 
4.5 Braking system 
Public facilities 
5.1 Access and exit points (turnstiles) 
5.2 Ticket machines, information 
5.3 Emergency equipment 
5.4 Alarm systems 
Operation 
6.1 Staff 
6.2 Normal service 
6.3 Service in exceptional circumstances 
6.4 Incidents and accidents - rescue procedures 
6.5 Maintenance, inspections and tests 
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ANNEX II 
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS 
1. Purpose 
This Annex sets out the essential requirements applicable to the 
design, construction, bringing into service and operation of 
cableway installations designed to carry passengers, as referred to 
in this Directive. 
2. General requirements 
2.1 Safety of persons 
The safety of passengers, workers and third parties is an 
essential requirement for the design, construction and 
operation of cableway transport installations. 
2.2 Principles of integrated safety 
All cableway transport installations must be designed, 
constructed and operated in accordance with the following 
principles, which are to be applied in the order given: 
eliminate or, if this is not possible, reduce hazards as 
far as possible by means of design and construction 
features which prevent them from occurring; 
define and implement all necessary measures to protect 
against hazards which cannot be eliminated by the design 
and construction features; 
inform the persons concerned about the precautions which 
should be taken to avoid the hazards which it has not been 
possible to eliminate completely by means of the above 
provisions and measures. 
2.3 Consideration of external factors 
All cable transport installations must be designed, constructed 
and operated in such a way as to take into account, in addition 
to the category and type of installation, the nature and 
physical features of the terrain on which it is installed, the 
natural environmental risks and the proximity of other 
infrastructures. No authorization may be granted for 
installations likely to have a significant impact on areas with 
a sensitive environment, such as special protection areas 
designated in accordance with Community legislation, until 
after an assessment has been made, as provided for by 
Directive 85/337/EEC. 
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2.4 Dimensions 
2.4.1 The installation and all of its components must be 
dimensioned, designed and constructed to withstand with a 
sufficient degree of safety all stresses encountered under 
normally foreseeable operating conditions, including 
outside influences, dynamic effects and fatigue phenomena, 
while complying with the acknowledged rules of the art, in 
particular with regard to the choice of materials. 
2.4.2 The installation must also withstand, without serious 
damage to persons or property, all stresses resulting from 
normally foreseeable natural phenomena which occur when it 
is not in operation. 
2.5 Assembly 
2.5.1 The components and installation must be designed and 
constructed in such a way as to ensure that they can be 
safely assembled and put into place using appropriate 
methods of handling and lifting. 
2.5.2 Mistakes in the assembly or replacement of certain 
components which might be the cause of risks must be 
rendered impossible by the design of the components 
concerned or, failing this, by means of information given 
on the components themselves. 
2.6 Integrity of the installation 
2.6.1 The safety components must be designed, constructed and 
used in such a way as to ensure that, in every case, their 
own operational integrity and/or safety is guaranteed, as 
defined in the safety analysis in Annex III, with an 
adequate margin so that their failure is highly improbable. 
2.6.2 The installation must be designed, constructed and operated 
in such a way as to ensure that any failure of a component 
which might affect safety, even indirectly, is met by an 
appropriate technical measure being taken in good time. 
2.6.3 The guarantees referred to in the preceding two paragraphs 
must apply throughout the period between two scheduled 
inspections of the component concerned. 
2.6.4 Measures must be taken to prevent any fire in the 
installation or its surroundings from jeopardizing the 
safety of persons. 
2.6.5 Special measures must be taken to protect installations and 
persons from the effects of lightning. 
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2.6.6 The installation must be designed and constructed in such a 
way as to ensure that any internal or external nuisance 
resulting from noise emissions or vibrations falls within 
the prescribed limits. 
2.7 Safety devices 
2.7.1 Any defect in the installation which could result in a 
failure endangering safety must be detected and reported, 
save where impossible. The same applies to any normally 
foreseeable external event which may endanger safety. 
2.7.2 Any defect or external event thus detected must be 
processed by a safety device whose function is either to 
cause the installation to be shut down automatically within 
a prescribed period or immediately to warn the staff of the 
installation by triggering an appropriate alarm. 
2.7.3 After the installation has been shut down by a safety 
device, it must not be possible to restart it unless 
appropriate action has been taken. 
2.8 Maintenance 
The installation must be designed and constructed so as to enable 
ordinary or special maintenance and repair operations and 
procedures to be carried out safely. 
3. Infrastructure requirements 
3.1 Location and gauge 
3.1.1 The installation must be designed to operate safely taking 
into account the characteristics of the terrain and 
environment, atmospheric and meteorological conditions, 
obstacles and other structures located in the vicinity 
either on the ground or in the air in such a way as to 
cause no nuisance or pose no danger under any operational 
or maintenance conditions or in the event of an operation 
to rescue passengers. 
3.1.2 Sufficient distance must be maintained laterally and 
vertically between vehicles, towing devices, tracks, 
cables, etc., and possible obstacles, taking account of the 
vertical, longitudinal and lateral movement of the cables 
and vehicles or of the towing devices under the most 
adverse operating conditions. 
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3.2 Cables and fittings 
3.2.1 All measures must be taken to prevent the risks of cables 
breaking, to guarantee their maximum stress values, to 
ensure that they are safely mounted on their supports, to 
enable them to be monitored and to prevent their 
derailment. 
3.2.2 If it is not possible to prevent all risk of derailment of 
the traction cable, measures must be taken to ensure that 
cables can be retrieved and the installation shut down 
without injury to persons. 
3.3 Stations and structures along the line 
3.3.1 Stations and structures along the line must be designed, 
installed and equipped so as to ensure stability, to permit 
safe guidance of the cables and the vehicles and to be 
capable of being maintained safely whatever the operating 
conditions. 
3.3.2 Stations must be designed so as to guarantee the safety of 
the traffic. The movement of vehicles and gear in the 
stations must be capable of taking place without risk to 
persons. 
4. Requirements relating to mechanical, electrical and 
telecommunications installations 
4.1 Mechanical installations 
4.1.1 Drives 
A cableway transport installation must be actuated by means 
of an engine and a mechanism the performance and capability 
of which are adapted to the various operating systems and 
modes. 
4.1.2 Standby drive 
The installation must have a standby drive the energy 
source of which is independent of that of the main engine. 
This device is not, however, mandatory unless provided for 
in the safety analysis. This generally excludes drag lifts. 
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4.1.3 Braking 
4.1.3.1 It must be possible to shut down the installation at any 
moment, should the need arise, under the most unfavourable 
conditions in terms of authorized load and pulley adhesion 
during operation. The stopping distance must be as short 
as the security of the installation dictates. 
4.1.3.2 Deceleration values must be within adequate limits fixed in 
such a way as to ensure both the safety and comfort of the 
passengers and the satisfactory behaviour of the vehicles, 
cables and other parts of the installation. 
4.1.3.3 In all installations except drag lifts, there must be two 
or more braking systems, each capable of bringing the 
installation to a halt, and coordinated in such a way that 
they automatically replace the active system when its 
efficiency becomes inadequate. The traction cable's last 
braking system must act directly on the driving pulley. 
4.1.3.4 The installation must be fitted with an effective clamp and 
locking mechanism to guard against premature restarts. 
4.2 Control devices 
The control devices must be designed and constructed so as to 
be safe and reliable, to withstand normal operating stresses 
and external factors such as humidity, temperature and 
electronic interference and so as not to cause dangerous 
situations, even in the event of operational error. 
4.3 Communication devices 
Suitable facilities must be provided to enable operational 
staff to communicate with one another at all times. 
5. Vehicles 
5.1 Vehicles must be designed and fitted out in such a way that 
under normally foreseeable operating conditions passengers 
cannot fall out of them and do not encounter any risks. 
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5.2 Vehicle fittings must be designed and constructed so as not to 
damage the cable or slip under the most unfavourable operating 
conditions. 
5.3 It must be possible for the doors of closed vehicles (cars, 
cabins, wagons) to be closed and locked during transport. The 
vehicle floor and walls must be designed and constructed so as 
to withstand pressure exerted by passengers under any 
circumstances. 
5.4 The maximum height of vehicles above ground must take account 
of the nature of the installation, the types of vehicle and the 
rescue procedures. 
5.5 The maximum speed of the vehicles or trailers, their minimum 
separation distance and their acceleration and braking 
performance must be selected in such a way as to ensure the 
safety of persons and the proper functioning of the 
installation. 
5.6 If for reasons of operational safety an operator is required on 
board the vehicle, the vehicle must be fitted with the 
equipment required for him to carry out his tasks. 
5.7 Vehicles and, in particular, their suspension mechanisms must 
be designed and fitted so as to ensure the safety of workers 
servicing them in accordance with appropriate safety rules and 
instructions. 
5.8 In the case of vehicles equipped with disconnectable fittings, 
all necessary measures must be taken to bring to a halt at the 
moment of departure, and without causing injury to passengers, 
any vehicle whose fitting has been incorrectly connected to the 
cable. Similarly, it must be possible to halt a vehicle at the 
moment of arrival if the vehicle fitting has not been 
disconnected. 
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6. Equipment for the public 
6.1 Access to stations, traffic control, parking and the 
embarkation and disembarkation of passengers must be organized 
in such a way as to ensure the safety of persons including, 
where necessary, persons who are not fully mobile. 
6.2 Protective devices must be fitted to embarkation and 
disembarkation platforms and to terminal buildings, if there is 
any risk of falling from heights. 
6.3 Public facilities, such as installation access and exit points, 
turnstiles, ticket machines, etc., must be designed in such a 
way as not to endanger the safety of persons. They must also 
be designed with the object of ensuring easy access for 
children. 
7. Operation 
7.1 Operational safety 
7.1.1 All necessary measures must be taken to ensure that the 
installation is used for its intended purpose according to 
its technical specifications and to the specified operating 
conditions and that the instructions on servicing, 
continuous or regular monitoring, inspections, adjustment, 
maintenance, operation and safety are complied with. 
7.1.2 Operation of the installation must be entrusted to persons 
acknowledged to have the requisite skills and they must be 
given the material resources they require to carry out 
their tasks satisfactorily. 
7.1.3 All parts of the installation, particularly those to which 
the public have access, must be kept in such a condition 
that they do not constitute a special danger to persons. 
7.2 Safety in the event of immobilization of the installation 
7.2.1 In the event of immobilization of the installation, and 
where it cannot be quickly restarted, arrangements must be 
made to return passengers to safety within a reasonably 
short time depending on the type of equipment and the 
environment, irrespective of the point of immobilization 
and without compromising their safety or that of the other 
persons involved. 
7.2.2 Under these circumstances, it must be possible to return 
vehicles to the station immediately in accordance with 
prior arrangements and while ensuring safety by means of 
appropriate precautions. 
•Procedures must be provided to ensure that passengers are 
notified of the situation as quickly as possible. 
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7.2.3 An evacuation plan must be established. It must be followed 
if passengers have to leave vehicles in the course of a 
journey. They must be evacuated using the necessary 
resources, taking account of the nature of the installation 
and its environment. These resources must be available as 
rapidly as possible during operation of the installation. 
They must guarantee the safety of passengers, even those 
who are not in a position actively to participate in 
evacuation operations. 
7.3 Other special provisions concerning safety 
7.3.1 Operators' stands and workplaces 
Movable parts which are normally accessible in the stations 
must be designed, constructed and used in such a way as to 
avoid any risks or, where such risks exist, be fitted with 
protective devices so as to prevent any risk of contact 
which may cause accidents. These devices must be of a type 
that cannot easily be concealed or rendered inoperative. 
7.3.2 Risk of falling 
Workplaces and working areas, including those used only 
occasionally, and access to them must be designed and 
fitted out in such a way as to prevent persons required to 
work or move in them from falling. Should this not 
suffice, they must also be provided with anchorage points 
for personal protective equipment to prevent falls. 
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ANNEX III 
SAFETY ANALYSIS 
The safety analysis required for every cableway installation designed 
to carry passengers is conducted, for each mode of operation envisaged, 
in accordance with a recognized method, taking into account the current 
state of the art and the complexity of the installation in question. 
The aim is to ensure that the design and architecture of the proposed 
installation, having regard to the environment in which it is located, 
should be such as to guarantee satisfactory safety conditions, even in 
the most adverse situations. 
The analysis is concerned, in particular, with the safety devices and 
the systems which they trigger off. These devices and systems must 
either be intrinsically safe (failsafe) or must be such that the 
probability of their failure can be evaluated or, alternatively, their 
level of reliability can be assessed. 'Intrinsically safe' means that 
the sole effect of any defect or failure involving any circuit or 
component in the device must be to maintain the system in a safe state. 
The safety analysis is used as the basis for drawing up the inventory 
of risks and for determining the list of components referred to in 
Article 4, where the failure of such components poses a risk to the 
safety of persons. This analysis must be attached to the tender 
documents. 
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ANNEX IV 
COMPONENTS 
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 
This Annex applies to the components referred to in Article 4(2) of the 
Directive with a view to establishing their compliance with the 
essential requirements referred to in Article 3(1) of the Directive and 
defined in Annex 2 relating thereto. 
The EC declaration of conformity and the accompanying documents must be 
dated and signed. It must be drawn up in the same language as the 
instruction manual. 
The declaration must contain the following particulars: 
the references of the Directive; 
name, business name and full address of the manufacturer or his 
authorized representative established in the Community; authorized 
representatives must also give the business name of the 
manufacturer or designer; 
description of the component (make, type, etc.); 
details of the conformity declaration procedure used (Article 7); 
relevant descriptions of the component, and in particular the 
conditions of use; 
the name and address of the notified body (or bodies) involved in 
the conformity procedure and the date of the examination 
certificate with details, where appropriate, of the duration and 
conditions of validity of the certificate; 
where appropriate, the reference of the European specifications; 
identification of the person empowered to sign on behalf of the 
manufacturer or his authorized representative established in the 
Community. 
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ANNEX V 
COMPONENTS 
ASSESSMENT OF CONFORMITY 
1. Scope 
This Annex applies to the components referred to in Article 4 of 
the Directive with a view to checking compliance with the essential 
requirements referred to in Article 3 and defined in Annex II 
relating thereto. It is concerned with the role of the notified 
bodies in assessing the intrinsic conformity of a component, 
considered in isolation, with the prescribed technical 
specifications. 
2. Procedures 
The assessment procedures implemented by the notified bodies both 
at the design stage and the production stage are based on the 
modules defined in Council Decision 90/683/EEC of 
13 December 1990* along the lines indicated in the following 
table. 
The solutions shown in this table are considered to be equivalent 
and can be used at the manufacturer's discretion. 
OJ No L 380, 31.12.1990 
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ASSESSMENT OF THE CONFORMITY 
OF THE COMPONENTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 
DESIGN PRODUCTION 
[1] EC type-examination ll»*-] Production quality 
MODULE B assurance 
MODULE D 
[l.b] Product verification 
MODULE F 
[2] Full quality assurance (2] Full quality assurance 
MODULE H* MODULE H* 
[3] Unit verification [3] Unit verification 
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provided for pending possible additions, specific to cableway 
installations, to the pertinent EN 29000 series standards 
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MODULE B 
EC type-examination 
1. This module describes that part of the procedure by which a 
notified body ascertains and attests that a specimen, 
representative of the production envisaged, meets the provisions of 
the Directive that apply to it. 
2. The application for the EC type-examination shall be lodged by the 
manufacturer or his authorized representative established within 
the Community with a notified body of his choice. 
The application shall include: 
the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the 
application is lodged by the authorized representative, his 
name and address in addition, 
a written declaration that the same application has not been 
lodged with any other notified body, 
the technical documentation, as described in point 3. 
The applicant shall place at the disposal of the notified body a 
specimen, representative of the production envisaged and 
hereinafter called "type"(*) . The notified body may request 
further specimens if needed for carrying out the test programme. 
3. The technical documentation shall enable the conformity of the 
component with the requirements of the Directive to be assessed. It 
shall, as far as relevant for such assessment, cover the design, 
manufacture and operation of the component.(**) 
(*) A type may cover several versions of the component provided that 
the differences between the versions do not affect the level of 
safety and the other requirements concerning the performance of the 
component. 
(**) The documentation shall contain as far as is relevant for 
assessment: 
- a general type-description, 
- conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams 
of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc., 
the descriptions and explanations necessary for 
understanding these drawings and diagrams and the operation 
of the product, 
a list of the European specifications referred to in 
Article 3, applied in full or in part, and descriptions of 
the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements of 
the Directive where the standards referred to in Article 3 
have not been applied, 
the results of design calculations and tests carried out, 
etc., 
the test reports. 
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4. The notified body shall: 
4.1 examine the technical documentation, verify that the type has 
been manufactured in conformity with the technical 
documentation and identify the elements which have been 
designed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the 
European specifications referred to in Article 3 as well as the 
components which have been designed without applying the 
relevant provisions of those European specifications; 
4.2 perform or have performed the appropriate examination and 
necessary tests to check whether, where the manufacturer has 
chosen to apply the relevant European specifications, these 
have actually been applied; 
4.3 agree with the applicant the location where the examinations 
and necessary tests shall be carried out. 
5. Where the type meets the provisions of the Directive, the notified 
body shall issue an EC type-examination certificate to the 
applicant. The certificate shall contain the name and address of 
the manufacturer, conclusions of the examination, conditions for 
its validity and the necessary data for identification of the 
approved type. 
A list of the relevant parts of the technical documentation shall 
be annexed to the certificate and a copy kept by the notified body. 
If the manufacturer is denied a type certification, the notified 
body shall provide detailed reasons for such denial. 
Provision shall be made for an appeals procedure. 
6. The applicant shall inform the notified body that holds the 
technical documentation concerning the EC type-examination 
certificate of all modifications to the approved component which 
must receive additional approval where such changes may affect the 
conformity with the essential requirements of the prescribed 
conditions for use of the component. This additional approval is 
given in the form of an addition to the original EC type-
examination certificate. 
7. Each notified body shall communicate to the other notified bodies 
the relevant information concerning the EC type-examination 
certificates and additions issued and withdrawn. 
8. The other notified bodies may receive copies of the EC type-
examination certificates and/or their additions. The annexes to 
the certificates shall be kept at the disposal of the other 
notified bodies. 
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9. The manufacturer or his authorized representative shall keep with 
the technical documentation copies of EC type-examination 
certificates and their additions for a period ending at least 10 
years after the last component has been manufactured. 
Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorized representative is 
established within the Community, the obligation to keep the 
technical documentation available shall be the responsibility of 
the person who places the component on the Community market. 
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MODULE D 
Production quality assurance 
1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer who 
satisfies the obligations of point 2 ensures and declares that the 
components concerned are in conformity with the type as described 
in the EC type-examination certificate and satisfy the requirements 
of the Directive that apply to them. The manufacturer shall draw 
up a written declaration of conformity. 
2. The manufacturer shall operate an approved quality system for 
production, final component inspection and testing as specified in 
paragraph 3 and shall be subject to monitoring as specified in 
point 4. 
3. Quality system 
3.1 The manufacturer shall lodge an application for assessment of 
his quality system with a notified body of his choice, for the 
components concerned. 
The application shall include: 
all relevant information for the category of components 
envisaged; 
the documentation concerning the quality system; 
if applicable, the technical documentation of the approved 
type and a copy of the EC type-examination certificate. 
3.2 The quality system shall ensure compliance of the components 
with the type described in the EC type-examination certificate 
and with the requirements of the Directive that apply to them. 
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the 
manufacturer shall be documented in a systematic and orderly 
manner in the form of written policies, procedures and 
instructions. The quality system documentation must permit a 
consistent interpretation of the quality programmes, plan, 
manuals and records. 
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of: 
- the quality objectives and the organizational structure, 
the responsibilities and powers of the management with 
regard to component quality; 
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the manufacturing, quality control and quality assurance 
techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be 
used; 
the examinations and tests that will be carried out before, 
during and after manufacture, and the frequency with which 
they will be carried out; 
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test 
data, calibration data, qualification reports of the 
personnel concerned, etc.; 
the means to monitor the achievement of the required 
component quality and the effective operation of the 
quality system. 
3.3 The notified body shall assess the quality system to determine 
whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in point 3.2. 
It shall presume conformity with these requirements in respect 
of quality systems that implement the relevant harmonized 
standard^*). 
The auditing team shall have at least one member with 
experience of evaluation of the component technology concerned. 
The evaluation procedure shall include an inspection visit to 
the manufacturer's premises. 
The decision shall be notified to the manufacturer. The 
notification shall contain the conclusions of the examination 
and the reasoned assessment decision. 
3.4 The manufacturer shall undertake to fulfil the obligations 
arising out of the quality system as approved and to uphold it 
so that it remains adequate and efficient. 
The manufacturer or his authorized representative shall keep 
the notified body that has approved the quality system informed 
of any intended updating of the quality system. 
The notified body shall evaluate the modifications proposed and 
decide whether the amended quality system will still satisfy 
the requirements referred to in paragraph 3.2 or whether a 
re-assessment is required. 
It shall notify its decision to the manufacturer. The 
notification shall contain the conclusions of the examination 
and the reasoned assessment decision. 
(*) This harmonized standard will be EN 29 002, supplemented, if 
necessary, to take into account the specific nature of the 
components for which it is implemented. 
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4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body 
4.1 The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the 
manufacturer duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the 
approved quality system. 
4.2 The manufacturer shall allow the notified body entrance for 
inspection purposes to the locations of manufacture, 
inspection, testing and storage, and shall provide it with all 
necessary information, in particular: 
the quality system documentation; 
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test 
data, calibration data, qualification reports of the 
personnel concerned, etc. 
4.3 The notified body shall periodically carry out audits to make 
sure that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality 
system and shall provide an audit report to the manufacturer. 
4.4 Additionally the notified body may pay unexpected visits to 
the manufacturer. During such visits the notified body may 
carry out, or cause to be carried out, tests to verify that the 
quality system is functioning correctly, if necessary. The 
notified body shall provide the manufacturer with a visit 
report and, if a test has taken place, with a test report. 
5. The manufacturer shall, for a period ending at least 10 years after 
the last component has been manufactured, keep at the disposal of 
the national authorities : 
the documentation referred to in the second indent of the 
second paragraph of point 3.1.; 
- the updating referred to in the second paragraph of point 3.4.; 
the decisions and reports from the notified body which are 
referred to in the final paragraph of point 3.4 and in points 
4.3 and 4.4. 
6. Each notified body shall give the other notified bodies the 
relevant information concerning the quality system approvals issued 
and withdrawn. 
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MODULE F 
Product verification 
1. This module describes the procedure whereby a manufacturer or his 
authorized representative established within the Community checks 
and attests that the components subject to the provisions of point 
3 are in conformity with the type described in the EC type-
examination certificate and satisfy the requirements of the 
Directive that apply to them. 
2. The manufacturer shall take all measures necessary in order that 
the manufacturing process ensures conformity of the components with 
the type described in the EC type-examination certificate and with 
the requirements of the Directive that apply to them. He shall 
draw up a declaration of conformity. 
3a) The notified body shall carry out or have carried out the 
appropriate examinations and tests in order to check the conformity 
of the components with the requirements of the Directive either by 
examination and testing of every component as specified in point 4 
or by examination and testing of components on a statistical basis, 
as specified in point 5, at the choice of the manufacturer. 
3b) The manufacturer or his authorized representative shall keep a 
copy of the declaration of conformity for a period ending at 
least 10 years after the last component has been manufactured. 
4. Verification by examination and testing of every component 
4.1. All components shall be individually examined and 
appropriate tests as set out in the relevant European 
specification(s) referred to in Article 3 shall be carried 
out in order to verify their conformity with the type 
described in the EC-type examination certificate and the 
requirements of the Directive that apply to them. 
4.2. The notified body shall affix or cause to be affixed, its 
identification symbol to each approved component and draw 
up a written certificate of conformity relating to the 
tests carried out. 
4.3. The manufacturer or his authorized representative shall 
ensure that he is able to supply the notified body's 
certificates of conformity on request. 
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5. Statistical verification 
5.1. The manufacturer shall present his components in the form 
of homogeneous batches and shall take all measures 
necessary in order that the manufacturing process ensures 
the homogeneity of each batch produced. 
5.2. All components shall be available for verification in the 
form of homogeneous batches. A random sample shall be 
drawn from each batch. Components in a sample shall be 
individually examined and appropriate tests as set out in 
the relevant European specification(s) referred to in 
Article 3 shall be carried out to ensure their conformity 
with the requirements of the Directive which apply to them 
and to determine whether the batch is accepted or rejected. 
5.3. The statistical procedure shall use the following elements: 
Relevant elements shall be defined in the European 
specifications such as, for example, the statistical method 
to be applied, the sampling plan with its operational 
characteristics, etc. 
5.4. In the case of accepted batches, the notified body shall 
affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification symbol to 
each component and shall draw up a written certificate of 
conformity relating to the tests carried out. All 
components in the batch may be put on the market except 
those components from the sample which were found not to be 
in conformity. 
If a batch is rejected, the notified body or the competent 
authority shall take appropriate measures to prevent the 
placing on the market of that batch. In the event of 
frequent rejection of batches the notified body may suspend 
the statistical verification. 
The manufacturer may, under the responsibility of the 
notified body, affix the latter's identification symbol 
during the manufacturing process. 
5.5. The manufacturer or his authorized representative shall 
ensure that he is able to supply the notified body's 
certificates of conformity on request. 
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MODULE G 
Unit verification 
This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer 
ensures and declares that the component concerned, which has been 
issued with the certificate referred to in point 2, conforms to the 
requirements of the Directive that apply to it. The manufacturer 
shall draw up a declaration of conformity. 
2. The notified body shall examine the component and carry out the 
appropriate tests as set out in the relevant European 
specifications referred to in Article 3 to ensure its conformity 
with the relevant requirements of the Directive. 
The notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its 
identification symbol on the approved component and shall draw up a 
certificate of conformity concerning the tests carried out. 
3. The aim of the technical documentation is to enable conformity with 
the requirements of the Directive to be assessed and the design, 
manufacture and operation of the component to be understood. 
For the purposes of assessment, the documentation shall include the 
following : 
a general description of the type, or of the single component, 
design and manufacturing drawings as well as component, sub­
assembly and circuit diagrams, etc., 
the descriptions and explanations necessary for understanding 
these drawings and diagrams and the operation of the component, 
a list of the relevant European specifications referred to in 
Article 3, 
the results of the design calculations and tests carried out, 
etc., 
the test reports. 
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MODULE H 
Full quality assurance 
1. This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer who 
satisfies the obligations of paragraph 2 ensures and declares that 
the components concerned satisfy the requirements of the Directive 
that apply to them. The manufacturer shall draw up a written 
declaration of conformity. 
2. The manufacturer shall operate an approved quality system for 
design, manufacture and final component inspection and testing as 
specified in point 3 and shall be subject to surveillance as 
specified in point 4. 
3. Quality system 
3.1 The manufacturer shall lodge an application for assessment of 
his quality system with a notified body. 
The application shall include: 
all relevant information for the category of component 
envisaged; 
the quality system's documentation; 
3.2 The quality system shall ensure compliance of the components 
with the requirements of the Directive that apply to them. 
All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the 
manufacturer shall be documented in a systematic and orderly 
manner in the form of written measures, procedures and 
instructions. This quality system documentation shall ensure 
common understanding of the quality policies and procedures 
such as quality programmes, plans, manuals and records. 
It shall contain in particular an adequate description of: 
- the quality objectives and the organizational structure, 
responsibilities and powers of the management with regard 
to design and component quality; 
the technical design specifications, including European 
specifications, that will be applied, 
- the design control and design verification techniques, 
processes and systematic actions that will be used when 
designing the components pertaining to the category of 
components covered; 
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the corresponding manufacturing, quality control and 
quality assurance techniques, processes and systematic 
actions that will be used; 
the examinations and tests that will be carried out before, 
during and after manufacture, and the frequency with which 
they will be carried out, 
the quality records, such as inspection reports and test 
data, calibration data, qualification reports of the 
personnel concerned, etc., 
the means to monitor the achievement of the required design 
and component quality and the effective operation of the 
quality system. 
3.3 The notified body shall assess the quality system to determine 
whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in point 3.2. 
It shall presume compliance with these requirements in respect 
of quality systems that implement the relevant harmonized 
standard.(*) 
The auditing team shall have at least one member experienced as 
an assessor of the technology concerned. The evaluation 
procedure shall include an assessment visit to the the 
manufacturer's premises. 
The decision shall be notified to the manufacturer. The 
notification shall contain the conclusions of the examination 
and the reasoned assessment decision. 
3.4 The manufacturer shall undertake to fulfil the obligations 
arising from the quality system approved and to uphold it so 
that it remains adequate and efficient. 
The manufacturer or his authorized representative shall keep 
the notified body that has approved the quality system informed 
of any intended updating of the quality system. 
The notified body shall evaluate the modifications proposed and 
decide whether the amended quality system will still satisfy 
the requirements referred to in paragraph 3.2 or whether a 
re-assessment is required. 
It shall notify its decision to the manufacturer. The 
notification shall contain the conclusions of the examination 
and the reasoned assessment decision. 
(*) This harmonized standard shall be EN 29001, completed if necessary 
to take into consideration the specificity of the components for 
which it is implemented. 
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4. EC surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body 
4.1 The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the 
manufacturer duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the 
approved quality system. 
4.2 The manufacturer shall allow the notified body entrance for 
inspection purposes to the locations of design, manufacture, 
inspection, testing and storage, and shall provide it with all 
necessary information, in particular: 
the quality system documentation; 
the quality records as foreseen by the design part of the 
quality system, such as results of analyses, calculations, 
tests, etc.; 
the quality records as foreseen by the manufacturing part 
of the quality system, such as inspection reports and test 
data, calibration data, qualification reports of the 
personnel concerned, etc. 
4.3 The notified body shall periodically carry out audits to ensure 
that the manufacturer maintains and applies the quality system 
and shall provide an audit report to the manufacturer. 
4.4 Additionally the notified body may pay unexpected visits to the 
manufacturer. At the time of such visits, the notified body 
may carry out tests or have them carried out in order to check 
the proper functioning of the quality system where necessary; 
it shall provide the manufacturer with a visit report and, if a 
test has been carried out, with a test report. 
The manufacturer shall, for a period ending at least 10 years after 
the last component has been manufactured, keep at the disposal of 
the national authorities : 
the documentation referred to in the second indent of the 
second subparagraph of point 3.1, 
the updating referred to in the second subparagraph of point 
3.4, 
- the decisions and reports from the notified body which are 
referred to in the final subparagraph of point 3.4 and in 
points 4.3 and 4.4. 
Each notified body shall forward to the other notified bodies the 
relevant information concerning the quality system approvals issued 
and withdrawn. 
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7. Possible supplementary requirements(*) 
Design examination 
7.1 The manufacturer shall lodge an application for examination of 
the design with a notified body. 
7.2 The application shall enable the design, manufacture and 
operation of the component to be understood, and shall enable 
conformity with the requirements of the Directive to be 
assessed. 
It shall include: 
the technical design specifications, including the 
technical specifications that have been applied; 
the necessary supporting evidence for their adequacy. This 
supporting evidence shall include the results of tests 
carried out by the appropriate laboratory of the 
manufacturer or on his behalf. 
7.3 The notified body shall examine the application and where the 
design meets the provisions of the Directive that apply to it, 
shall issue an EC design examination certificate to the 
applicant. The certificate shall contain the conclusions of 
the examination, conditions for its validity, the necessary 
data for identification of the approved design and, if 
relevant, a description of the component's functioning. 
7.4 The applicant shall keep the notified body that issued the EC 
design examination certificate informed of any modification to 
the approved design. Modifications %o the approved design must 
receive additional approval from the notified body that issued 
the EC design examination certificate where such changes may 
affect the conformity with the essential requirements of the 
Directive or the prescribed conditions for use of the 
component. This additional approval is given in the form of an 
addition to the original EC design examination certificate. 
7.5 The notified bodies shall forward to the other notified bodies 
the relevant information concerning: 
- the EC design examination certificates and additions 
issued; 
- the EC design approvals and additional approvals withdrawn. 
(*) Changes likely following the amendment of the pertinent EN 29 000 
standards, in order to take account of the specific nature of the 
cableway installations. 
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ANNEX VI 
INSTALLATIONS 
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 
The EC declaration of conformity and the accompanying documents must be 
dated and signed. 
This declaration must be drawn up in the same language as the technical 
file and should contain the following particulars: 
the references of the Directive; 
name and address of the contracting entity or its authorized 
representative established in the Community. (Give the business 
name and full address, in the case of the authorized 
representative, together with the business name of the contracting 
entity); 
description of the installation; 
name and address of the notified body involved in the EC 
verification procedure referred to in Article 11; 
references of the documents contained in the technical dossier; 
all pertinent provisions (transitional or final) with which the 
installation must specifically comply and, where appropriate, any 
operating restrictions or conditions; 
if transitional: period of validity of the EC declaration; 
identification of the signatory. 
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ANNEX VII 
INSTALLATIONS 
EC VERIFICATION 
1. EC verification is the procedure whereby, at the request of the 
contracting party or its authorized representative, a notified body 
checks and attests that an installation is: 
completed; 
in conformity with the plan; 
in conformity with the provisions of the Directive; 
in conformity with other regulatory provisions which apply in 
compliance with the EC Treaty and that, in the opinion of the 
notified body, it is fit to be put into service. 
2. The installation shall be checked at each of the following stages: 
overall design; 
construction, including in particular civil engineering work, 
assembly of the components, adjustments to the overall 
installation; 
acceptance trials. 
3. The notified body responsible for EC verification shall draw up the 
certificate of conformity for the contracting entity or its 
authorized representative in the Community, which in turn shall 
draw up the EC declaration of conformity for the supervisory 
authority of the Member State in which the installation is located 
and/or operated. 
4. The technical documentation accompanying the declaration of 
conformity shall comprise the following: 
for the infrastructures: civil engineering work plans, the 
documents approving the excavations and reinforcements, reports 
on the testing and inspection of concrete; 
for the other systems, general and detailed plans of the work 
done, electrical and hydraulic diagrams, control circuit 
diagrams, description of computer and automatic systems, 
operating and maintenance instructions, etc.; 
list of the components referred to in Article 4 and 
incorporated in the cableway installation; 
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copies of the EC declarations of conformity required for these 
components in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 of 
the Directive, together, where necessary, with the 
corresponding calculations and a copy of the reports on the 
tests and examinations conducted by the notified bodies on the 
basis of the common technical specifications; 
a certificate from the notified body responsible for EC 
verification attesting that the plan is in conformity with the 
provisions of this Directive, together with the corresponding 
authenticated calculations indicating, where necessary, any 
reservations expressed during performance of the work which 
still stand, accompanied by the inspection and audit reports 
prepared in the course of its work as referred to in points 5.3 
and 5.4 below. 
5* Surveillance 
5.1 The purpose of EC surveillance is to ensure that during 
construction of the installation the obligations arising from 
the technical documentation are fulfilled. 
5.2 The notified body responsible for inspecting construction shall 
have permanent access to the building site, to the production 
shops, to storage areas and, where necessary, to préfabrication 
areas, testing plants and more generally to any locations it 
feels it needs to visit in order to perform its task. The 
contracting entity or its authorized representative in the 
Community shall provide it with, or have it provided with, any 
documents required to this end, notably the plans and technical 
documentation relating to the installation. 
5.3 The notified body responsible for checking construction shall 
periodically carry out audits to ensure compliance with the 
provisions of the Directive. On each visit it shall provide an 
audit report to the site supervisor. It may ask to be invited 
to inspect certain stages of the work. 
5.4 In addition, the notified body may pay unscheduled visits to 
the site or the production shops. During such visits full or 
partial audits may be carried out by the notified body. The 
notified body shall draw up a report on the visit and, where 
necessary, shall submit an audit report to the site supervisor. 
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6. The full set of documents listed in point 4 shall be provided as 
supporting documentation for the certificate of conformity issued 
by the notified body responsible for acceptance of the installation 
in working order to the contracting entity or its authorized 
representative in the Community. The documentation shall be 
attached to the EC declaration of conformity which the contracting 
entity submits to the supervisory authority in the Member State 
concerned. 
A copy of the documentation shall be kept by the contracting entity 
throughout the working life of the installation and shall be 
communicated to the other Member States on request. 
7. Each notified body shall publish periodically the relevant 
information concerning: 
the applications for EC verification received; 
the certificates of conformity issued; 
the certificates of conformity refused. 
8. Files and correspondence relating to the EC verification procedures 
shall be drawn up in an official language of the Member State in 
which the contracting entity or its authorized representative in 
the Community is established, or in a language acceptable to it. 
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ANNEX VIII 
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 shall not be the designer, 
manufacturer, maker, supplier or installer of the components or 
sub-systems which they inspect, nor the authorized representative 
of any of these parties. They shall not become involved, either 
directly or as authorized representatives, in the design, 
manufacture, construction, marketing, maintenance or operation of 
these components or sub-systems. This does not preclude the 
possibility of exchanges of technical information between the 
manufacturer or maker and the body. 
2. The body and its inspection staff shall carry out the verification 
operations with the highest degree of professional integrity and 
technical competence and shall be free from all pressures and 
inducements, particularly financial, which might influence their 
judgment or the results of the inspection, especially from persons 
or groups of persons with an interest in the result of the 
verifications. 
3. The body shall have at its disposal the necessary staff and possess 
the necessary facilities to enable it to perform properly the 
administrative and technical tasks connected with verification; it 
shall also have access to the equipment required for special 
verification. 
4. The staff responsible for inspection shall have: 
sound technical and professional training; 
satisfactory knowledge of the requirements of the tests they carry 
out and adequate experience of such tests; 
the ability to draw up the certificates, records and reports 
required to authenticate the performance of the tests. 
5. The impartiality of inspection staff shall be guaranteed. Their 
remuneration shall not depend on the number of tests carried out or 
on the results of such tests. 
6. The body shall take out civil liability insurance unless its 
liability is assumed by the State in accordance with national law, 
or the Member State itself is directly responsible for the 
inspections. 
7. The staff of the body shall be bound by professional secrecy 
(except vis^à-vis the competent administrative authorities of the 
State in which its activities are carried out) with regard to all 
information gained in carrying out its tasks under this Directive 
or any provision of national law giving effect to it. 
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FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
SECTION 1: FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 
1. TITLE OF OPERATION 
Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive relating to 
cableway installations designed to carry passengers. 
2. BUDGET HEADING INVOLVED 
B5 - 3000 Completing the internal market. 
3. LEGAL BASIS 
Article 100a of the EC Treaty. 
4. DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION 
4.1 Specific objectives of operation 
To remove barriers to the use and entry into service of cableway 
installations designed to carry passengers or to the opening-up of 
public contracts in this field, to provide passengers, workers and 
third parties with equivalent safety standards throughout Europe 
and to protect the environment. 
4.2 Duration 
The budget requested concerns expenditure from 1993 on. The measure 
itself is an ad hoc operation concerned with management of the 
internal market. 
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4.3 Target population 
Manufacturers of cableway installations, subcontractors, operators 
and users of such installations and national and local authorities. 
5. CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE 
5.1 Compulsory/Non-compulsory expenditure 
Non-compulsory 
5.2 Differentiated/Non-differentiated appropriations 
Differentiated 
5.3 Type of revenue involved 
No revenue 
6. TYPE OF EXPENDITURE OR REVENUE 
6.1 100% subsidy 
No 
6.2 Subsidy for joint financing with other sources in the public and/or 
private sector 
Yes 
6.3 Interest subsidy 
No 
6.4 Other 
None 
6.5 Should the operation prove an economic success, is there provision 
for all or part of the Community contribution to be reimbursed? 
No 
6.6 Will the proposed operation cause any change in the level of 
revenue? If so, what sort of change and what type of revenue is 
involved? 
No 
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7. FINANCIAL IMPACT 
7.1 Method of calculating total cost of operation 
Provision must be made in the budget for the resources required for the 
establishment of 13 standards for fields not yet covered, i.e. 
ECU 50 000 x 13 * ECU 650 000. 
7.2 Itemized breakdown of cost 
Breakdown 
I. Standardization 1994 budget 
ECU 250 000 1995 Preliminary 
Draft Budget 
ECU 400 000 Total 
ECU 650 000 
7.3 Expenditure on studies, meetings of experts, etc. included in 
Part B 
Item Breakdown 
B5-3000 Study 
Total 1993 budget 
ECU 25 000 
ECU 25 000 1994 Preliminary 
Draft Budget % variation 
8. FRAUD PREVENTION MEASURES 
Provisions on inspections and, where appropriate, audits are included 
in the framework contract between the Commission and the CEN. 
The Commission departments concerned verify the subsidies or receipt of 
the services, preparatory studies, feasibility studies or assessments 
ordered before payment, taking account of their contractual obligations 
and the principles of economy and sound financial or general 
management. Fraud prevention measures (inspections, reporting, etc.) 
are included in all the agreements or contracts concluded between the 
Commission and the parties which it pays. 
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SECTION 2: ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE (PART A OF THE BUDGET) 
This section of the financial statement must be sent to DG IX for an 
opinion. DG IX will then forward it to DG XIX. 
1. Will the proposed operation involve an increase in the number of 
Commission staff? If so, how many? 
No 
2. Indicate the number of staff and amount of administrative 
expenditure involved in the proposed operation. 
Explain the method of calculation. 
Item 
A2510 
A250 Breakdown 
Committee 
Coordination ** 1996 
ECU 
85 000 
85 000 1997 
ECU 
85 000 
85 000 1998 et seq. 
ECU 
85 000 
85 000 
12 government experts: ECU 7418 x 5 meetings - ECU 37 090 
12 private experts: ECU 9420 x 5 meetings - ECU 47 100, 
Method of calculation: ECU 618 per government expert 
ECU 785 per private expert. 
** Coordination of the notified bodies in accordance with the 
procedure provided for by Article 18. 
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SECTION 3: ELEMENTS OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS 
1. Objectives 
Specific objective(s) of proposed operation. Links with general 
objectives and the other operations proposed in the indicative 
financial programme. 
As part of the programme to complete the internal market and to 
improve the competitiveness of this branch of industry, for which 
no standards have yet been set, the objective is to prepare the 
harmonized standards needed to implement the Directive and comply 
with the essential requirements. 
2. Grounds for the operation - Subsidiarity and the need for Community 
measures 
At the moment there are no common rules on cableway installations 
designed to carry passengers. 
The objective of the operation proposed is to lay down the 
Community rules and harmonized standards required for the 
construction, putting into service and operation of cableway 
installations in the context of opening up the markets and 
promoting the competitiveness of the industry. 
The regulations currently in force make it impossible for 
manufacturers to operate effectively throughout the Community 
market. The differences between the existing national legislation 
both on components and on the systems as a whole and between their 
specific requirements force manufacturers to redefine their 
products for each market, thus militating against rationalization 
and economies of scale. 
Voluntary standardization by the parties concerned and mutual 
recognition of the national regulations cannot be contemplated. In 
practice, the lack of any common philosophy behind the regulations 
and of common criteria, without predefined essential requirements, 
preclude this. 
This situation hampers opening up of the market. 
2.1 Cost 
2.2 Spin-off effect (impact beyond the specific objective(s)) 
2.3 Multiplier effect (ability to mobilize other sources of finance) 
3. Monitoring and evaluation of the operation 
Not applicable 
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4. Coherence with financial programming 
4.1 Is the operation incorporated in the DG's financial programming for 
the relevant years? 
Yes 
4.2 To which broader objective defined in the DG's financial 
programming does the objective of the proposed operation 
correspond? 
- internal market 
- technical harmonization. 
4.3 Main factors of uncertainty which could affect the specific results 
of the operation. 
Not applicable 
IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM 
THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSAL ON BUSINESS 
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES 
TITLE OF PROPOSAL 
European Parliament and Council Directive relating to cableway 
installations designed to carry passengers. 
REFERENCE NUMBER: 
THE PROPOSAL: 
1. Taking account of the principle of subsidiarity, why is Community 
legislation necessary in this area and what are its main aims? 
At the moment there are no common rules on cableway installations 
designed to carry passengers. 
The objective of the operation proposed is to lay down the 
Community rules and harmonized standards required for the 
construction, putting into service and operation of cableway 
installations in the context of opening up the markets and 
promoting the competitiveness of the industry. 
The regulations currently in force make it impossible for 
manufacturers to operate effectively throughout the Community 
market. The differences between the existing national legislation 
both on components and on the systems as a whole and between their 
specific requirements force manufacturers to redefine their 
products for each market, thus militating against rationalization 
and economies of scale. 
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Voluntary standardization by the parties concerned and mutual 
recognition of the national regulations cannot be contemplated. In 
practice, the lack of any common philosophy behind the regulations 
and of common criteria, without predefined essential requirements, 
preclude this. 
THE IMPACT ON BUSINESS 
2. Who will be affected by the proposal? 
Which sectors of business? 
Consultants, designers and constructors of the installations, 
subcontractors and operators. 
Which sizes of business? 
Most of the undertakings concerned are small businesses. 
Structure of the sector in Europe in 1990 
Number of Turnover Jobs 
companies (million ECU) 
EC 18 about 200 about 1500 
Austria 9 about 100 about 1000 
Switzerland 7 about 100 about 1000 
Are there particular geographical areas of the Community where 
these businesses are found? 
Most of the businesses manufacturing cableway installations are 
based in the Alps. 
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3. What will business have to do to comply with the proposal? 
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Producers will have to apply the statutory provisions, harmonized 
standards and conformity procedures. 
The contracting entities will have to award their contracts on the 
basis of the harmonized standards. 
Operators will have to comply with the statutory provisions, 
essential requirements and harmonized standards. 
4. What economic effects is the proposal likely to have? 
On investment and the creation of new businesses: 
The turnover of ski resorts is about ten times the amount 
generated by operation of the cableway installations which, 
therefore, are the mainstay of tourist activities at these 
resorts and, as such, rank as part of the services sector. The 
proposal will contribute to the development of such resorts. 
On employment: 
Technically, the cableway installations sector is one of the 
capital goods industries and is linked to construction and 
civil engineering activities. The proposal will have a 
beneficial impact on all these activities, particularly on 
employment. 
On the competitive position of businesses: 
Creation of a Community reference framework favouring economies 
of scale will make European industry more competitive, not only 
in the Community but also on international markets. 
This will also allow small firms which, for lack of resources 
are currently restricted to their national or local market, to 
compete throughout the Community market on an equal footing 
with the three or four major manufacturers. 
5. Does the proposal contain measures to take account of the specific 
situation of small and medium-sized firms? 
Most undertakings in this sector are small firms. 
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List the organizations which have been consulted abput the proposal 
and outline their main views 
The government experts from the Member States, who are also 
involved in the CEN's standardization work, have expressed broad 
agreement with the need for a directive and with the approach 
chosen. In particular, they contributed to deciding the structure 
of the directive and of the essential requirements and to choosing 
the conformity assessment procedures. 
The OITAF (International Organization for Transportation by Rope) 
supported the principle of adoption of a directive. 
The IARM (International Association of Ropeway Manufacturers) 
stressed that the directive was in the interest of manufacturers, 
whose activities are currently curbed by the compartmentalization 
of the market due to the diverging legislation. 
The FIANET (International Federation of Cableway Operators) 
stressed that the directive will contribute to creating an open, 
competitive market throughout the Community. 
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