(a) lifts permanently serving buildings or constructions; and

(b) safety components for use in such lifts.

    (2) Nothing in these Regulations shall preclude the placing on the market of any component, other than a safety component, - 

(a) which is intended to be incorporated into a lift to which these Regulations apply; and

(b) in respect of which a declaration is made by the manufacturer of that component or his authorised representative established in the Community that the component is intended for such incorporation.

(a) it satisfies the relevant essential health and safety requirements and for the purpose of satisfying those requirements - 


(i) where a transposed harmonised standard covers one or more of the relevant essential health and safety requirements, any lift constructed in accordance with that transposed harmonised standard shall be presumed to comply with that or, as the case may be, those essential health and safety requirements; and

(ii) by calculation or on the basis of design plans, it is permitted to demonstrate the similarity of a range of equipment to satisfy the essential safety requirements;



(b) the appropriate conformity assessment procedure in respect of the lift has been carried out in accordance with regulation 13(1);

(c) the CE marking has been affixed to it by the installer of the lift in accordance with Schedule 3;

(d) a declaration of conformity has been drawn up in respect of it by the installer of the lift containing the information listed in Part B of Schedule 2, taking account of the specifications given in the Schedule used for the conformity assessment procedure; and

(e) it is in fact safe.

(a) the installer of the lift or the manufacturer of the safety component or, in the case of the latter, his authorised representative established in the Community; or

(b) in a case where neither the installer of the lift nor the manufacturer of the safety component nor, in the case of the latter, his authorised representative established in the Community has placed the lift or safety component, as the case may be, on the market, the person who places it on the market in the United Kingdom;

 -  the name and address of the manufacturer of the safety component and of his authorised representative, if the application is made by the latter, and the place of manufacture of the safety components,

 -  a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body,

 -  a technical dossier,

 -  a representative specimen of the safety component or details of the place where it can be examined. The notified body may make reasoned requests for further specimens.

     3. The technical dossier must allow an assessment of the conformity and adequacy of the safety component to enable a lift to which it is correctly fitted to conform with the provisions of the Directive.

In so far as is necessary for the purpose of assessing conformity, the technical dossier should include the following:

 -  a general description of the safety component, including its area of use (in particular possible limits on speed, load and power) and conditions (in particular explosive environments and exposure to the elements),

 -  design and manufacturing drawings or diagrams,

 -  essential requirement(s) taken into consideration and the means adopted to satisfy it (them) (e.g. a harmonised standard),

 -  results of any tests or calculations performed or subcontracted by the manufacturer,

 -  a copy of the assembly instructions for the safety components,

 -  steps taken at the manufacturing stage to ensure that series-produced safety components conform to the safety component examined.

     4. The notified body must:

 -  examine the technical dossier to assess how far it can meet the desired aims,

 -  examine the safety component to check its adequacy in terms of the technical dossier,

 -  perform or have performed the appropriate checks and tests necessary to check whether the solutions adopted by the manufacturer of the safety component meet the requirements of the Directive allowing the safety component to carry out its function when correctly fitted on a lift.

     5. If the representative specimen of the safety component complies with the provisions of the Directive applicable to it, the notified body must issue an EC type-examination certificate to the applicant. The certificate must contain the name and address of the manufacturer of the safety component, the conclusions of the check, any conditions of validity of the certificate and the particulars necessary to identify the approved type.

The Commission, the Member States and the other notified bodies may obtain a copy of the certificate and, on a reasoned request, a copy of the technical dossier and reports of examinations, calculations and tests carried out. If the notified body refuses to issue an EC type-examination certificate to the manufacturer, it must state the detailed grounds for refusal. Provision must be made for an appeal procedure.

     6. The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorised representative established in the Community must inform the notified body of any alterations, even of a minor nature, which he has made or plans to make to the approved safety component, including new extensions or variants not specified in the original technical dossier (see the first indent of Section 3). The notified body must examine the alterations and inform the applicant whether the EC type-examination certificate remains valid(1).

     7. Each notified body must communicate to the Member States the relevant information concerning:

 -  EC type-examination certificates issued,

 -  EC type-examination certificates withdrawn.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the EC type-examination certificates it has withdrawn.

     8. EC type-examination certificates and the dossiers and correspondence relating to EC type-examination procedures must be drawn up in an official language of the Member State where the notified body is established or in a language acceptable to it.

     9. The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorised representative must keep with the technical documentation copies of EC type-examination certificates and their additions for a period of 10 years after the last safety component has been manufactured.

Where neither the manufacturer of a safety component nor his authorised representative is established in the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available falls to the person who places the safety component on the Community market.

(1) If the notified body deems it necessary, it may either issue an addition to the original EC type-examination certificate or ask for a fresh application to be submitted.

B. EC type-examination of lifts
     1. EC type-examination is the procedure whereby a notified body ascertains and certifies that a model lift, or that a lift for which there is no provision for an extension or variant, satisfies the requirements of the Directive.

     2. The application for EC type-examination must be lodged by the installer of the lift with a notified body of his choice.

The application must include:

 -  the name and address of the installer of the lift,

 -  a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body,

 -  a technical dossier,

 -  details of the place where the model lift can be examined. The model lift submitted for examination must include the terminal parts and be capable of serving at least three levels (top, middle and bottom).

     3. The technical dossier must allow an assessment of the conformity of the lift with the provisions of the Directive and an understanding of the design and operation of the lift.

In so far as is necessary for the purpose of assessing conformity, the technical dossier should include the following:

 -  a general description of the representative model of the lift. The technical dossier should indicate clearly all possible extensions to the representative model of the lift under examination (see Article 1 (4)),

 -  design and manufacturing drawings or diagrams,

 -  essential requirements taken into consideration and the means adopted to satisfy them (e.g. a harmonised standard),

 -  a copy of the EC declarations of conformity of the safety components used in the manufacture of the lift,

 -  results of any tests or calculations performed or subcontracted by the manufacturer,

 -  a copy of the lift instruction manual,

 -  steps taken at the installation stage to ensure that the series-produced lift conforms to the provisions of the Directive.

     4. The notified body must:

 -  examine the technical dossier to assess how far it can meet the desired aims,

 -  examine the representative model of the lift to check that it has been manufactured in accordance with the technical dossier,

 -  perform or have performed the appropriate checks and tests necessary to check that the solutions adopted by the installer of the lift meet the requirements of the Directive and allow the lift to comply with them.

     5. If the model lift complies with the provisions of the Directive applicable to it, the notified body must issue an EC type-examination certificate to the applicant. The certificate must contain the name and address of the lift installer, the conclusions of the check, any conditions of validity of the certificate and the particulars necessary to identify the approved type.

The Commission, the Member States and the other notified bodies may obtain a copy of the certificate and, on a reasoned request, a copy of the technical dossier and reports of examinations, calculations and tests carried out.

If the notified body refuses to issue an EC type-examination certificate to the manufacturer, it must state the detailed grounds for refusal. Provision must be made for an appeal procedure.

     6. The installer of the lift must inform the notified body of any alterations, even of a minor nature, which he has made or plans to make to the approved lift, including new extensions or variants not specified in the original technical dossier (see the first indent of Section 3). The notified body must examine the alterations and inform the applicant whether the EC type-examination certificate remains valid(1).

     7. Each notified body must communicate to the Member States the relevant information concerning:

 -  EC type-examination certificates issued,

 -  EC type-examination certificates withdrawn.

Each notified body must also communicate to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the EC type-examination certificates it has withdrawn.

     8. EC type-examination certificates and the dossiers and correspondence relating to EC type-examination procedures must be drawn up in one of the official languages of the Member State where the notified body is established or in a language acceptable to it.

     9. The installer of the lift must keep with the technical documentation copies of EC type-examination certificates and their additions for a period of at least 10 years after the last lift has been manufactured in conformity with the representative model of the lift.

(1) If the notified body deems it necessary, it may either issue an addition to the original EC type-examination certificate or ask for a fresh application to be submitted.

(a) examination of the documentation to check that the lift conforms with the representative model of the lift approved in accordance with Annex V.B;

(b)  -  operation of the lift both empty and at maximum load to ensure correct installation and operation of the safety devices (end stops, locking devices, etc.),      -  operation of the lift at both maximum load and empty to ensure the correct functioning of the safety devices in the event of loss of power,      - static test with a load equal to 1.25 times the nominal load.     The nominal load shall be that referred to in Annex I, Section 5.

After these tests, the notified body shall check that no distortion or deterioration which could impair the use of the lift has occurred.

     5. The notified body must receive the following documents:

 -  the plan of the complete lift,

 -  the plans and diagrams necessary for final inspection, in particular control circuit diagrams,

 -  a copy of the instruction manual referred to in Annex I, Section 6.2.

The manufacturer of the safety component or his authorized representative established in the Community must affix the CE marking to each safety component and draw up an EC declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     2. The manufacturer must apply an approved quality assurance system for final inspection of the safety component and testing as specified in Section 3, and must be subject to surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     3. Quality assurance system
     3.1. The manufacturer of the safety component must lodge an application for assessment of his quality assurance system for the safety components concerned with a notified body of his choice.

The application must include:

 -  all relevant information for the safety components envisaged,

 -  the documentation on the quality assurance system,

 -  the technical documentation of the approved safety components and a copy of the EC type-examination certificates.

     3.2. Under the quality assurance system, each safety component must be examined and appropriate tests as set out in the relevant standards referred to in Article 5 or equivalent tests must be carried out in order to ensure its conformity to the relevant requirements of the Directive.

All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer of the safety components must be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure a common understanding of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and records.

It must contain in particular an adequate description of:

(a) the quality objectives;

(b) the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to safety component quality;

(c) the examinations and tests that will be carried out after manufacture;

(d) the means to verify the effective operation of the quality assurance system;

(e) quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

     3.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in Section 3.2. It must presume conformity with these requirements in respect of quality assurance systems that implement the relevant harmonized standard(1).

The auditing team must have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned. The assessment procedure must include a visit to the premises of the safety component manufacturer.

The decision must be notified to the manufacturer of the safety components. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     3.4. The manufacturer of the safety components must undertake to discharge the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to ensure that it is maintained in an appropriate and efficient manner.

The manufacturer of the safety components or his authorized representative established in the Community must keep the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended updating of the quality assurance system.

The notified body must assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality assurance system still satisfies the requirements referred to in Section 3.2 or whether a reassessment is required.

It must notify its decision to the manufacturer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
     4.1. The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the manufacturer of the safety component duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the approved quality assurance system.

     4.2. The manufacturer must allow the notified body access for inspection purposes to the inspection, testing and storage locations and provide it with all necessary information, in particular:

 -  the quality assurance system documentation,

 -  the technical documentation,

 -  the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

     4.3. The notified body must periodically carry out audits to ensure that the manufacturer of the safety components maintains and applies the quality assurance system and must provide an audit report to the manufacturer of the safety components.

     4.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unexpected visits to the manufacturer of the safety component.

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 assurance system where necessary; it must provide the manufacturer of the safety components with a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, with a test report.

     5. The manufacturer must, for a period ending 10 years after the last safety component has been manufactured, keep at the disposal of the national authorities:

 -  the documentation referred to in the third indent of the second paragraph of Section 3.1,

 -  the updating referred to in the second paragraph of Section 3.4,

 -  the decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the final paragraph of Section 3.4 and in Sections 4.3 and 4.4.

     6. Each notified body must forward to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals issued and withdrawn.

(1) This harmonised standard will be EN 29003, supplemented where necessary to take account of the specific features of safety components.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established in the Community must affix the CE marking to each safety component and draw up an EC declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for the surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     2. The manufacturer must operate an approved quality assurance system for design, manufacture and final inspection of the safety components and testing as specified in Section 3 and must be subject to surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     3. Quality assurance system
     3.1. The manufacturer must lodge an application for assessment of his quality assurance system with a notified body. The application must include:

 -  all relevant information on safety components,

 -  the documentation on the quality assurance system.

     3.2. The quality assurance system must ensure compliance of the safety components with the requirements of the Directive that apply to them and enable lifts to which they have been correctly fitted to satisfy those requirements.

All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the manufacturer must be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure a common understanding of the quality policies and procedures such as quality programmes, plans, manuals and records.

It must contain in particular an adequate description of:

 -  the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the design and quality of the safety components,

 -  the technical design specifications, including standards, that will be applied and, where the standards referred to in Article 5 will not be applied in full, the means that will be used to ensure that the essential requirements of the Directive that apply to the safety components will be met,

 -  the design control and design verification techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used when designing the safety components,

 -  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, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.,

 -  the means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and product quality and the effective operation of the quality assurance system.

     3.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in Section 3.2. It must presume compliance with these requirements in respect of quality assurance systems that implement the relevant harmonized standard(1).

The auditing team must have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned. The assessment procedure must include a visit to the manufacturer's premises.

The decision must be notified to the manufacturer of the safety components. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     3.4. The manufacturer of the safety components must undertake to discharge the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to ensure that it is maintained in an appropriate and efficient manner.

The manufacturer or his authorized representative established in the Community must keep the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended updating of the quality assurance system.

The notified body must assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality assurance system will still satisfy the requirements referred to in Section 3.2 or whether a reassessment is required.

It must notify its decision to the manufacturer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
     4.1. The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the manufacturer of the safety components duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the approved quality assurance system.

     4.2. The manufacturer of the safety components must allow the notified body access for inspection purposes to the design, manufacture, inspection and testing, and storage locations, and must provide it with all necessary information, in particular:

 -  the quality assurance system documentation,

 -  the quality records provided for in the design part of the quality system, such as results of analyses, calculations, tests, etc.,

 -  the quality records provided for in the manufacturing part of the quality assurance system, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

     4.3. The notified body must periodically carry out audits to make sure that the manufacturer of the safety components maintains and applies the quality assurance system and must provide an audit report to the manufacturer of the safety components.

     4.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unexpected visits to the manufacturer of the safety components. 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 assurance system where necessary; it must provide the manufacturer of the safety components with a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, with a test report.

     5. The manufacturer of the safety components or his authorized representative must, for a period of 10 years after the last safety 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 Section 3.1,

 -  the updating referred to in the second paragraph of Section 3.4,

 -  the decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the final paragraph of Section 3.4 and in Sections 4.3 and 4.4.

Where neither the manufacturer of the safety components nor his authorized representative is established in the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available falls to the person who places the safety component on the Community market.

     6. Each notified body must forward to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals issued and withdrawn.

     7. The dossiers and correspondence relating to the full quality assurance procedures must be drawn up in one of the official languages of the Member State where the notified body is established or in a language acceptable to it.

(1) This harmonised standard will be EN 29001, supplemented where necessary to take account of the specific features of safety components.

 -  the name and address of the installer of the lift and the location where the lift is installed,

 -  a written declaration to the effect that a similar application has not been lodged with another notified body,

 -  a technical dossier.

     3. The purpose of the technical dossier is to enable the conformity of the lift with the requirements of the Directive to be assessed and the design, installation and operation of the lift to be understood.

So far as relevant for conformity assessment, the technical dossier shall contain the following:

 -  a general description of the lift,

 -  design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams,

 -  the essential requirements in question and the solution adopted to meet them (e.g. harmonised standard),

 -  the results of any tests or calculations carried out or subcontracted by the installer of the lift,

 -  a copy of the instructions for use of the lift,

 -  a copy of the EC type-examination certificates of the safety components used.

     4. The notified body must examine the technical dossier and the lift and carry out the appropriate tests as set out in the relevant standard(s) referred to in Article 5 of the Directive, or equivalent tests, to ensure its conformity with the relevant requirements of this Directive.

If the lift meets the requirements of this Directive, the notified body shall affix, or cause to be affixed, its identification number adjacent to the CE marking in accordance with Annex III and shall draw up a certificate of conformity relating to the tests carried out.

The notified body shall fill in the corresponding pages of the logbook referred to in Section 6.2 of Annex I.

If the notified body refuses to issue the certificate of conformity, it must state in detail its reasons for refusing and indicate how conformity can be achieved. When the installer of the lift reapplies for verification he must apply to the same notified body.

     5. The certificate of conformity and the dossiers and correspondence relating to unit verification procedures must be drawn up in an official language of the Member State where the notified body is established or in a language acceptable to it.

     6. The installer of the lift shall keep with the technical dossier a copy of the certificate of conformity for a period of 10 years from the date on which the lift is placed on the market.

The manufacturer of the safety components, or his authorised representative established in the Community, must affix the CE marking to each safety component and draw up an EC declaration of conformity.

     2. The manufacturer of the safety components must take all measures necessary to ensure that the manufacturing process assures conformity of the manufactured safety components with the type as described in the EC type-examination certificate and with the requirements of the Directive that apply to them.

     3. The manufacturer of the safey components or his authorised representative must keep a copy of the EC declaration of conformity for a period of 10 years after the last safety component has been manufactured.

Where neither the manufacturer of the safety components nor his authorised representative is established in the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available falls to the person who places the safety components on the Community market.

     4. A notified body chosen by the manufacturer must carry out or have carried out checks on safety components at random intervals. An adequate sample of the finished safety components, taken on site by the notified body, must be examined and appropriate tests as set out in the relevant standard(s) referred to in Article 5, or equivalent tests, must be carried out to check the conformity of production to the relevant requirements of the Directive. In those cases where one or more of the safety components checked do not conform, the notified body must take appropriate measures.

The points to be taken into account when checking the safety components will be defined by joint agreement between all the notified bodies responsible for this procedure, taking into consideration the essential characteristics of the safety components referred to in Annex IV.

On the responsibility of the notified body, the manufacturer must affix that body's identification number during the manufacturing process.

     5. The dossiers and correspondence relating to the random checking procedures referred to in Section 4 must be drawn up in one of the official languages of the Member State where the notified body is established or in a language acceptable to it.

The installer of a lift must affix the CE marking to each lift and draw up an EC declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     2. The installer of a lift must apply an approved quality assurance system for final inspection of the lift and testing as specifed in Section 3, and must be subject to surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     3. Quality assurance system
     3.1. The installer of a lift must lodge an application for assessment of his quality assurance system for the lifts concerned with a notified body of his choice.

The application must include:

 -  all relevant information for the lifts envisaged,

 -  the documentation on the quality assurance system,

 -  the technical documentation on the approved lifts and a copy of the EC type-examination certificates.

     3.2. Under the quality assurance system, each lift must be examined and appropriate tests as set out in the relevant standards referred to in Article 5 or equivalent tests must be carried out in order to ensure its conformity to the relevant requirements of the Directive.

All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the installer of a lift must be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure a common understanding of the quality programmes, plans, manuals and quality records.

It must contain in particular an adequate description of:

(a) the quality objectives,

(b) the organisational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to lift quality,

(c) the examinations and tests that will be carried out before placing on the market, including at the very least the tests laid down in Annex VI, 4(b),

(d) the means to verify the effective operation of the quality assurance system,

(e) quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

     3.3. The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in Section 3.2. It must presume conformity with these requirements in respect of quality assurance systems that implement the relevant harmonized standard(1).

The auditing team must have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned. The assessment procedure must include a visit to the premises of the lift installer and a visit to the installation site.

The decision must be notified to the lift installer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     3.4. The installer of a lift must undertake to discharge the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to ensure that it is maintained in an appropriate and efficient manner.

The installer of a lift must keep the notified body which has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended updating of the quality assurance system.

The notified body must assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality assurance system still satisfies the requirements referred to in Section 3.2 or whether a reassessment is required.

It must notify its decision to the lift installer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
     4.1. The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the installer of a lift duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the approved quality assurance system.

     4.2. The installer of a lift must allow the notified body access for inspection purposes to the inspection and testing locations and provide it with all necessary information, in particular:

 -  the quality assurance system documentation,

 -  the technical documentation,

 -  the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.

     4.3. The notified body must periodically carry out audits to ensure that the installer of a lift maintains and applies the quality assurance system and must provide an audit report to the lift installer.

     4.4. Additionally, the notified body may pay unexpected visits to the lift installation sites.

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 assurance system where necessary and of the lift; it must provide the lift installer with a visit report and, if a test has been carried out, with a test report.

     5. The installer of a lift must, for a period of 10 years after the last lift has been manufactured, keep at the disposal of the national authorities:

 -  the documentation referred to in the third indent of the second paragraph of Section 3.1,

 -  the updating referred to in the second paragraph of Section 3.4,

 -  the decisions and reports from the notified body which are referred to in the final paragraph of Section 3.4 and in Sections 4.3 and 4.4.

     6. Each notified body must forward to the other notified bodies the relevant information concerning the quality assurance system approvals issued and withdrawn.

(1) This harmonised standard will be EN 29003, supplemented where necessary to take account of the specific features of the lifts.

The installer of a lift must affix the CE marking on each lift and draw up an EC declaration of conformity. The CE marking must be accompanied by the identification number of the notified body responsible for the surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     2. The installer of a lift must operate an approved quality assurance system for design, manufacture, assembly, installation and final inspection of the lifts and testing as specified in Section 3 and must be subject to surveillance as specified in Section 4.

     3. Quality assurance system
     3.1. The installer of a lift must lodge an application for assessment of his quality assurance system with a notified body.

The application must include:

 -  all relevant information on the lifts, in particular information which makes for an understanding of the relationship between the design and operation of the lift and enables conformity with the requirements of the Directive to be assessed,

 -  the documentation on the quality assurance system.

     3.2. The quality assurance system must ensure conformity of the lifts with the requirements of the Directive that apply to them.

All the elements, requirements and provisions adopted by the lift installer must be documented in a systematic and orderly manner in the form of written measures, procedures and instructions. This quality assurance system documentation must ensure a common understanding of the procedures such as programmes, plans, manuals and quality records.

It must contain in particular an adequate description of:

 -  the quality objectives and the organizational structure, responsibilities and powers of the management with regard to the design and quality of the lifts,

 -  the technical design specifications, including standards that will be applied and, where the standards referred to in Article 5 of the Directive will not be applied in full, the means that will be used to ensure that the requirements of the Directive that apply to the lifts will be met,

 -  the design control and design verification techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used when designing the lifts,

 -  the examinations and tests that will be carried out on acceptance of the supplies of materials, components and sub-assemblies,

 -  the corresponding assembly, installation and quality control techniques, processes and systematic actions that will be used,

 -  the examinations and tests that will be carried out before (inspection of installation conditions: shaft, housing of machinery, etc.), during and after installation (including at the very least the tests laid down in Annex VI, Section 4 (b)),

 -  the quality records, such as inspection reports and test data, calibration data, reports on the qualifications of the personnel concerned, etc.,

 -  the means of monitoring the achievement of the required design and installation quality and the effective operation of the quality assurance system.

     3.3. Design inspection
When the design is not entirely in accordance with harmonized standards, the notified body must ascertain whether the design conforms to the provisions of the Directive and, if it does, issue an `EC design examination certificate' to the installer, stating the limits of the certificate's validity and giving the details required for identification of the approved design.

     3.4. Assessment of the quality assurance system
The notified body must assess the quality assurance system to determine whether it satisfies the requirements referred to in Section 3.2. It must presume compliance with these requirements in respect of quality assurance systems that implement the relevant harmonized standard(1).

The auditing team must have at least one member with experience of assessment in the lift technology concerned.

The assessment procedure must include a visit to the lift installer's premises and a visit to an installation site.

The decision must be notified to the lift installer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     3.5. The lift installer must undertake to discharge the obligations arising from the quality assurance system as approved and to ensure that it is maintained in an appropriate and efficient manner.

The lift installer must keep the notified body that has approved the quality assurance system informed of any intended updating of the quality assurance system.

The notified body must assess the modifications proposed and decide whether the modified quality assurance system will still satisfy the requirements referred to in Section 3.2 or whether a reassessment is required.

It must notify its decision to the lift installer. The notification must contain the conclusions of the examination and the reasoned assessment decision.

     4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
     4.1. The purpose of surveillance is to make sure that the installer of a lift duly fulfils the obligations arising out of the approved quality assurance system.

     4.2. The lift installer must allow the notified body access for inspection purposes to the design, manufacture, assembly, installation, inspection and testing and storage locations, and must provide it with all necessary information, in particular:

 -  the quality assurance system documentation,

 -  the quality records provided for in the design part of the quality assurance s