Council Directive 84/529/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrically operated lifts

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electrically operated lifts (84/529/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas in the Member States the construction and inspection of electrically operated lifts are subject to mandatory provisions which differ from one Member State to another and consequently hinder trade in such lifts ; whereas it is therefore necessary to approximate these provisions;
Whereas the rules concerning installation, the tests carried out at the time of inspection before entry into service and the performance checks on these applicances affect their manufacture ; whereas such rules differ from one Member State to another and must therefore also be harmonized;
Whereas Council Directive 84/528/EEC of 17 September 1984 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to common provisions for lifting and mechanical handling appliances (4) has laid down in particular the procedures for EEC type-examination and EEC inspection for these appliances ; whereas, according to that Directive, it is necessary to lay down the technical requirements which electrically operated lifts and their essential components (locking devices, landing doors, overspeed governors, safety gears, hydraulic buffers) must satisfy in order to be freely imported, marketed and used after having undergone the requisite inspections and bearing accordingly the required marks and signs,