Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2024/354 of 19 January 2024 on harmonised standards for cableway installations drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and the Council
Date: 2024-01-19
Institutions: Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
Subjects: European standard, cable transport, carriage of passengers, harmonisation of standards, marketing standard, safety standard, technical standard, transport safety








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2024/354


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            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2024/354
of 19 January 2024
         
on harmonised standards for cableway installations drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (1), and in particular Article 10(6) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), subsystems and safety components for cableway installations which are in conformity with harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union, are to be presumed to be in conformity with the essential requirements set out in Annex II to that Regulation covered by those standards or parts thereof.












(2)


By Implementing Decision C(2023) 5065 (3), the Commission made a request to the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) for the revision of existing harmonised standards and the completion of the work on draft harmonised standards in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424.












(3)


On the basis of the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023) 5065, CEN revised the following standards on safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons: EN 12929-1, EN 12929-2, EN 13796-2 and EN 13796-3. This resulted in the adoption of the following amending standards: EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022, EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022, EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022 and EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022. CEN also revised standard EN 13223:2015, the reference of which is included in Commission Communication 2018/C 114/04 (4). This resulted in the adoption of the amending standard EN 13223:2015+A1:2022.












(4)


The Commission together with CEN has assessed whether those standards comply with the request set out in Implementing Decision C(2023) 5065.












(5)


Those standards satisfy the requirements which they aim to cover and which are set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2016/424. It is therefore appropriate to publish the references of those standards in the Official Journal of the European Union. Given that standard EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022 refers to undated normative references, it should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union with restriction.












(6)


Standard EN 13223:2015+A1:2022 is to replace standard EN 13223:2015. It is therefore necessary to withdraw the reference of standard EN 13223:2015 from the Official Journal of the European Union.












(7)


In order to give manufacturers sufficient time to adapt their products to the revised version of harmonised standard EN 13223:2015, it is necessary to defer the withdrawal of the reference of that standard.












(8)


The references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 are published in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1923 (5) and Communication 2018/C 114/04. In the interests of clarity and rationality, a complete list of references of harmonised standards drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 and satisfying the requirements they aim to cover should be published in a single legal act.












(9)


Consequently, the references of harmonised standards published in Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1923 and Communication 2018/C 114/04 should be published in an Annex to this Decision and both Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1923 and Communication 2018/C 114/04 should be repealed.












(10)


However, Communication 2018/C 114/04 should continue to apply to the reference of the harmonised standard EN 13223:2015 until the date of withdrawal of that reference.












(11)


Compliance with a harmonised standard confers a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements set out in Union harmonisation legislation from the date of publication of the reference of such standard in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Decision should therefore enter into force on the date of its publication,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
The references of harmonised standards for cableway installations drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424, listed in Annex I to this Decision, are hereby published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The references listed in rows 1, 6, 8 and 16 of that Annex are published with restriction.


Article 2
Communication 2018/C 114/04 is repealed.
However, it shall continue to apply with respect to the reference of the harmonised standard listed in Annex II to this Decision until the date of withdrawal of that reference set out in that Annex.


Article 3
Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1923 is repealed.


Article 4
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 19 January 2024.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/1025/oj

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and repealing Directive 2000/9/EC (OJ L 81, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/424/oj).

(3)  Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 5065 final of 2 August 2023 on a standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardization as regards cableway installations in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

(4)  Commission Communication in the framework of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cableway installations and repealing Directive 2000/9/EC (Publication of titles and references of harmonised standards under Union harmonisation legislation) (OJ C 114, 28.3.2018, p. 7).

(5)  Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1923 of 18 November 2019 on the harmonised standards for cableway installations drafted in support of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 298, 19.11.2019, p. 8, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2019/1923/oj).




ANNEX I






No


Reference of the standard




1.


EN 1709:2019
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to transport persons – Precommissioning inspection and instructions for maintenance and operational inspection and checks
Restriction: The normative references referred to in point 2 of harmonised standard EN 1709:2019 shall be read as EN 1907:2017, EN 1908:2015, EN 1909:2017, EN 12397:2017, EN 12408:2004, EN 12927:2019, EN 12929:2015 (all parts), EN 12930:2015, EN 13107:2015, EN 13223:2015, EN 13243:2015, EN 13796:2017 (all parts)




2.


EN 1908:2015
Safety requirements of cableway installations designed to carry persons – Tensioning devices




3.


EN 1909:2017
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Recovery and evacuation




4.


EN 12385-8:2002
Steel wire ropes – Safety – Part 8: Stranded hauling and carrying-hauling ropes for cableway installations designed to carry persons




5.


EN 12385-9:2002
Steel wire ropes – Safety – Part 9: Locked coil carrying ropes for cableway installations designed to carry persons




6.


EN 12927:2019
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Ropes
Restriction: The normative references referred to in point 2 of harmonised standard EN 12927:2019 shall be read as EN 1559-2:2014, EN 1709:2019, EN 1907:2017, EN 1908:2015, EN 1909:2017, EN 10228-1:2016, EN 12385-2:2002+A1:2008, EN 12385-4:2002+A1:2008, EN 12385-8:2002, EN 12385-9:2002, EN 12397:2017, EN 12408:2004, EN 12929-1:2015, EN 12929-2:2015, EN 12930:2015, EN 13107:2015, EN 13223:2015, EN 13243:2015, EN 13411-2:2001+A1:2008, EN 13411-3:2004+A1:2008, EN 13411-4:2002+A1:2008, EN 13411-5:2003+A1:2008, EN 13411-6:2004+A1:2008, EN 13411-7:2006+A1:2008, EN 13796-1:2017, EN 13796-2:2017, EN 13796-3:2017, EN ISO 148-1:2016, EN ISO 5579:2013, EN ISO 9554:2019, EN ISO 10547:2009




7.


EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – General requirements – Part 1: Requirements for all installations




8.


EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – General requirements – Part 2: Additional requirements for reversible bicable aerial ropeways without carrier truck brakes
Restriction: The normative references referred to in point 2 of harmonised standard EN 12929-2:2015+A1:2022 shall be read as EN 1709:2019, EN 1907:2017, EN 1908:2015, EN 1909:2017, EN 12397:2017, EN 12408:2004, EN 12927:2019, EN 12929-1:2015+A1:2022, EN 12930:2015, EN 13107:2015/AC:2016, EN 13223:2015+A1:2022, EN 13243:2015, EN 13796-1:2017, EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022, EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022




9.


EN 12930:2015
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Calculations




10.


EN 13107:2015
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Civil engineering works
EN 13107:2015/AC:2016




11.


EN 13223:2015+A1:2022
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Drive systems and other mechanical equipment




12.


EN 13243:2015
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Electrical equipment other than for drive systems




13.


EN 13796-1:2017
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Carriers – Part 1: Grips, carrier trucks, on-board brakes, cabins, chairs, carriages, maintenance carriers, tow-hangers




14.


EN 13796-2:2017+A1:2022
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Carriers – Part 2: Slipping resistance tests for grips




15.


EN 13796-3:2017+A1:2022
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Carriers – Part 3: Fatigue tests




16.


EN 17064:2018
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Prevention and fight against fire
Restriction: The normative references referred to in point 2 of harmonised standard EN 17064:2018 shall be read as EN 1021-1:2014, EN 1021-2:2014, EN 1838:2013, EN 1907:2017, EN 12929-1:2015, EN 13243:2015, EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009, EN 50172:2004, EN 50272-1:2010, EN 50272-2:2001, EN 60204-1:2006, EN 60695-11-10:2013, EN 61730-1:2007, EN 61730-2:2007, EN ISO 7010:2012, EN ISO 8528-13:2016









ANNEX II







No


Reference of the standard


Date of withdrawal




1.


EN 13223:2015
Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons – Drive systems and other mechanical equipment


23 July 2025







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2024/354/oj
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