CELEX: 51989PC0638
Language: en
Date: 1989-12-20
Title: PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE AMENDING DIRECTIVE 84/529/EEC ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO ELECTRICALLY OPERATED LIFTS

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  C0MC89) 638 final-SYN 234
                                                  Brussels, 20 December 1989
                                  Proposal for a
                                COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                      amending Directive 84/529/EEC on the
                approximation of the Laws of the Member States
                    relating to electrically operated lifts
                          (presented by the Commission)
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                      EXPLANATORY        MEMORANDUM
   GENERAL
   1 . Subject
       This  proposal      for   a   Directive        Is   to   modify     Council
       Directive   84/529/EEC         1)   on   the    approximation        of   the
       laws  of   the    Member     States     relating        to    electrically
       operated   lifts,     last    amended      by   Commission       Directive
       86/312/EEC     2)    of    18     June    1986,      with      a  view     to
       including     in    the    scope      lifts      which      are   operated
       hydrauI IcaI I y or e I ectro-hydrau I IcaI ly.
       In  effect,    Directives       84/529/EEC        and   86/312/EEC       rely
       completely   on European        Standard      EN 81 part       1 relating
       exclusively     to electrically         operated       lifts, which       was
       the  only    one    existing       at    that     time.      In  1987     the
       European  Committee      for Standardization             (CEN)   published
       the   second     part     of     standard       EN    81     relating      to
       hydraulic   and    electro-hydraulic           lifts.     Logically      this
       should  be taken     into account        In the same manner          as was
       standard  EN 81 part       1 .
   2. Economic   and social        Impact
       In  the  market     for   lifts     the   economic        impact   of    this
       proposal     for     a    Directive         Is     very       significant.
       Currently   hydraulic        lifts    account      for   about    40   %   of
       the total   market     for   lifts.
1) OJ  No L 300 Of    19.11.1984 p. 86.
;)  J No L 196 of      1P.07.19S4
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Before         beginning        the    procedure        for    the   proposal    for
a m e n d m e n t , the Commission           carried out        an   inquiry   which
confirmed            the     existence        of    significant         differences
among           Member         States,         particularly           as     regards
administrative                  procedures           on       inspections        and
authorisations              for placing        on   the   market.
The     effect        of    this    situation       Is   to   reduce     the  market
share       of     hydraulic       lifts     In the     total     lift   market.  In
fact,          In     the      absence        of     technical        constraints,
manufacturers              and    customers        tend     to   choose     electric
lifts         to    avoid       diversifying          their      productions     and
administrative               harassment.
Obviously,               it      is     complicated            to     assess     the
significance of               these    transfers       from one      technology   to
the      other.        It' certainly          succeeded        In   weakening    the
position             of       Community          based         hydraulic       lifts
manufacturers             with    respect       to   their     competitors     based
outside         the European          Community.
If    the     European         institutions        were    to await      the  coming
Into          force         of      the      new       approach        directives,
particularly                  the        directive            concerning         the
approximation               of    the      laws     of     the     Member     States
relating          to   lifting       appliances       for    persons,     currently
in      preparation,             they     would       maintain        the    present
discrimination               for    several       years,      which     could   have
catastrophic             consequences         on   this    technology,       without
good      reason.
Allowing           this     technology        to   remain      and   develop    will
result        In maintaining           employment.
It    should        be    noted     that    the    safety      level   obtained   by
the proposal            to amend       directive 84/529/EEC             is the  same
for     hydraulic          lifts as the existing             level    for   electric
lifts currently               allowed     in all     the Member       States.
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    3. Consultation          with     the parties      concerned
        The   proposal         to   amend     Directive     84/529/EEC        has    been
        brought     forward        at   the   request    of  technical       committee
        TC  10   of    the      European     Committee      for    Standardization,
        in    which         the       manufacturers         from      the      European
        Federation           of       Handling        Industries         (FEM),       the
        Inspection         bodies       of   the   European       Confederation        of
        Inspection               Organisations             (CEOC)         and         the
        representatives                of       professional            organisations
        concerned        with       construction        of    buildings        are    all
        par t I c i p a n t s .
I I THE PROPOSAL       FOR A DIRECTIVE
    1
      • Field of app I i cat Ion
        The   content       of    the   directive      essentially       concerns     the
        extension      of     the    field    of  application       by   amendment     of
        the first      Article of Directive             84/529/EEC       and   addition
        to the    annex       of   a reference       to part     2 of    the   standard
        EN 81 .
    2. Schedule      for      Implementation
        Given    the    urgency        of   the   industry's      problem,      and   the
        simplicity        of     the   text,    the   schedule     given     to   Member
        States     for      the     transposition        into    national       law   has
        been    reduced        to   three     months.    The    coming     Into     force
        shall    be   at     the     latest    at   the   expiry     of   these     three
        months.
         It   is    recalled           that    Directive       84/529/EEC         is   of
        optional         application           and     that     transposition          in
        national      legislation          does not    require     the amendment       of
        existing     national         texts.
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                              PROPOSAL FOR A
                           COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
                   AMENDING DIRECTIVE 84/529/EEC
              ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE
                        MEMBER STATES RELATING TO
                       ELECTRICALLY OPERATED LIFTS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN        COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic
Community, and     in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal         from the Commission (1),
In cooperation with the European Parliament (2),
Having   regard     to   the   opinion   of   the    Economic    and   Social
Comm11tee (3) ,
Whereas,     in    the     Member    States,      the    construction      of
hydrauI IcaI I y and eIectrohydrau I IcaI I y driven          lifts and   their
inspection    are   the subject    mandatory    provisions     which   differ
from  one   Member     State   to  another    and   consequently    impede
trade, and whereas i.t is therefore necessary to approximate
these provisions,;
Whereas  the regulations concerning          installation, the tests
carried   out   during    inspections    before    putting   Into    service,
and the checks   on the    functioning    of   such    equipment     have  an
influence on their construction, and whereas these differ from
one Member    State to another and that consequently            they should
also be harmonized,
(1) OJ  No
(2) OJ  No
(3) OJ  No
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Whereas Council Directive 84/529/EEC (4); as amended by Commission
Directive 86/312/EEC (5), is capable of applying, mutatis mutandis,
to hydrauLica I Ly.or eLeetrohydrau I ica I ly operated lifts;
Whereas the standard EN 81-1 on which Directive 84/529/EEC
is based, has been extended since the publication of the Directive
by a second part, EN 81-2, which relates to hydraulic and oil/
electric lifts;
Whereas the extension of Directive 84/529/EEC            Is urgent
because the manufacturers are subject to significant technical
barriers to Intra-CommunIty trade which threaten to compromise
the market ;
Whereas the measures aimed at the gradual establishment of the
Internal market must be adopted by 31 December 1992; whereas
the internal market consists of an area without Internal
frontiers within which the free movement of goods, persons,
services and capital Is guaranteed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Directive 84/529/EEC is amended as follows:
(4) OJ No L 300/ 19.11.1984, p. 86.
(5) OJ No L 196/ 18.07.1986, p. 56.
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1.    In  Article      1    (2)    third    Indent       the    words     "appliances
     actuated     by   fluids     (such   as oil     or    hydraulic      lifts)"    are
     de I eted,
2.   Annex    1, point     1 is replaced      by the following :
     "1.   The appliances        referred    to in Article          1 (1) m u s t , with
           the exception of the sections                referred     to in point      2,
           comply    with    the following     standards         adopted    by  the
           European     Committee      for Standardization           (CEN):
         EN 81-1     (edition: December         1 9 8 5 ) . Safety     rules   for   the
         construction         and    installation         of    lifts   and    service
         l Ifts.
         Part   1: Electric        lifts.
         EN 81-2     (edition: November         1 9 8 7 ) . Safety     rules   for   the
         construction         and    Installation         of    lifts    and   service
         lifts.
         Part   2: HydraulIc        I ifts."
3.   In Annex    1, point      2, the introductory          words and the       heading
     of point    2.1   are    replaced by the        following:
     "2.  These standards         shall apply subject            to the   following
          modi f i cat i o n s :
     2.1.    Section    12.4.2.1      (applies only          for   standard    EN   81.1
     - edition: December           1985)"
     The    remainder       of   the    text   of     Annex       I, point    2 is
     unchanged.
Article  2
1.   Member      States       shall      adopt     and        publish      the     laws,
     regulations       and     administrative        provisions        necessary       In
     order    to  comply      with    this  Directive         within    three    months
     of   the   date     of    its   notification.         They     shall    forthwith
      Inform   the Commission         thereof.
 ---pagebreak--- The p r o v i s i o n s  adopted     pursuant      to  the   first   subparagraph    shall
make  express           reference      to     this  Directive.
 2.       Member        States   shall       ensure   that    the  texts   of  the  provisions
          of    national      law    which      they  adopt    in  the  field   covered  by this
          Directive        are   communicated         to   the   Commission.
 Article      3
 This   Directive         is a d d r e s s e d  to  the  Member     States.
            Done      at Brussels                                For  the  Counc i I
                                                                The   Près i dent
 ---pagebreak---                                         FICHE      FINANCIERE
relative          à    la    proposition      de    modification          de    la   directive         du
                                                        -
Conseil             3*/52C/CEE           concsrnan*             la       rapprochement               *.'es
législations              des    Etrts   membres       relative:          ai'x   ascenseuro          mv.s
é I ectr!çuement.
La    proposition              de   modification           de    la    directive        84/529/CEE
s'appuyant            sur      une   norme     existants,           Il   n'y     a   pas    lieu       de
prévoir        un m a n d a t    au  CEN/CENELEC.
La   gestion           de     la   modification        c*3    la    directive         n'Introduira
aucune          charge          supplémentaire            pour       les     services         de        la
Commlesion.
L'Incidence                financière         d-3     I'?.et ion          rrur      les      crédits
d' I n t e r v e n t i o n ,  sur   les c r é d i t s do    personnel        et    les c r é d i t s   d3
fonctionnement               est   donc  nulle.
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         F ICHE H' IMPACT SUP. LA COMPFTiT P' >TH TT L'E\"PLO
    Quelle ost             la Justification pr In Mjia I *» de                   | a nosur e ?
    La       fabrication               des    ascenseurs            représente          une   part
    importante              du     marché     d't     bâtiment.           La     fabrication     des
    ascenseurs             hydrauliques         reprisante           à   e! i Q     soûle   40 %   du
    marché        totai       d 3 s ascenseur s.
    Or,       dans        ! ?s      divers     Et its     membre?,            ios     législation -
    nationales              dans       ce    domaine       divergent            en  .m&tlèrs     de
    certification.                  SI,     dans       !e    sec;:.:r           des    ascenseurs
    électriques,              la directive o p t i o n n e l l e         84/529/CEE       a permis
    aux        fabricants              de    standardirer              leurs       fabrications,
    notamment            pour       les   ^ompe^nts         ~->umls        à   examen    de  type,
    rien n'a          été     fait pour       les ascenseurs             hydrauliques.
    La    présont-3          proposition         d<> m o d i f i c a t i o n   de   la   directive
    84/529/Cî-s            vise      à   assurer      I?. libre         mise      sur   le  marché
    ainsi       que      la mise        en service       dec    a:csns p /!rs       hydrauliques
    dans         les      mêmes         conditions        eue       pour        les    ascenseurs
    61ectrlques .
I 1 C a r a c t é r i s t i q u e s des ent repr I se** " ^ n o r n é t•:«?.
    Dans        les     vingt        dernières       années,         lss      regroupements      d;
    sociétés          ont      entraîné       la   disparition            presque      totale   des
    petites          entreprises.           Aussi     bien     pour        la   fabrication     tas
    composants             Q\.ie pour       I ' I nnôn I èr : o         et     l'Installation,       Us
    sociétés           concernées          sont    d ' Import tr\c. •:• m o y e n n e    ou  grands
    et      travaillent              sur     des     marchés         élargis        au    moins   à
    l'échelle           europ^^nna,
    N o t e - t - o n de*? c o n c e n t r a t i o n * dans      f?       réglons
                éll gib les aux           ?ldes r •*<? lor. - ! e? tfe^ E.M. ? NON
          -      eligible           au FEDÎR      ?                                      NON
 ---pagebreak---    Ou e 1 ! ^s 5? ont      le s_ ob I \_n at Ions   I mpos^e? a_u_x e n t r e p r i s e s ?
   -a    directive       84/529/CEE       est    d'asplication           optionnel i3.
   Elle    n'impose       pas,     à  strictement        parler,       d'obligation s
                    M
   nouvelles       a x   entreprises.        Celles-ci        peuvent      continuer     i
   fabriquer       les ascenseurs hydraullcues                 comme   par     le pass 6.
   Toutefois,       les entreprises          qu!   choisiraient          de    fabriquer
   conformément           à     la    directive          8-/529/CEE            devraient
   appliquer       les prescriptions de           la norme        EN 8 1 - 2 .
IV Y-a-t-II      des mesures spéciales            pour     les PME ?
   NON
   Que 1 e?t     I ' e f fet prévisible        ?
       Sur    la compétitivité         d t*. s e r. ,* .y p r I ? e s ?
       Dans     la   plupart      des  Etats     membres,        ies   composants       c?
       sécurité       utilisés dans un as^ers^ur                doivent      avoir    subi
       un examen       de type dans        l'Etat m e m b r a .    L'application        de
        la directive        84/529/CEE modifiée           permettra         d'effectuer
       pour    ces    composants      un   seul    examen       CE  de   type     valable
       dans    tous    les Etats m e m b r e s .
       Par     ailleurs,        ies   formalités        de      reception,        et   les
       dossiers        nécessaires        à   ce*    réceptions,           seront      les
       mômes     dans tous       les E . _ „ s m e m b r e s .
       C a c 1 devrait      entraîner      une réduction          du coût      à   la mise
       en     servie:        des     ascenseurs        hydrauliques             et    iaur
       restituer         leur      compétitivité         avec       les      ascenseurs
       é I ect r I ques .
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         Sur     I'empIol ?
         Le retour           à la c o m p é t i t i v i t é du secteur           permettra     dans
         un       premier         temps        le      maintien           de      l'emploi.      Le
         développement               de     nouveaux           emplois            est     lié    c"
         développement g l o b M              de    la c o n s t r u c t i o n   d'immeubles.
VI Le?* p a r t e n a i ras sociaux p n t - M s              6té c o n s u l * ^ ?
   La p r o p o s i t i o n ^ m o d i f i c a t i o n      de  la d i r e c t i v e   84/529/CEr.
   est      faite         a   la   demande        du     comité       technique        TC    10  du
   Comité         européen        de   Norma M-.at Ion          dans        lequel     on   trouve
   les f a b r i c a n t s de la Fédération e u r o p é e n n e de M a n u t e n t i o n
   (FEM),          les      organismes       de      contrôle        de      la    Confédération
   Européenne              des    Organismes           de. C o n t r ô l e      (CEOC)     et   des
   représentants               des    organisations           prof t. ?<: ! onne l l es         de  la
   construction              d'Immeubles.
   Toutes           ces       parties         attendent           avec          Impatience       la
   m o d i f i c a t i o n de    la directive           C4/5C3/CSE.
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