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1. 3-stage retrofitting of older elevators (installed before 2000)
What does the 2003 law say?
The law of July 2, 2003, known as the "Urbanisme et Habitat" law in its article 79, has three components:
gradual safety upgrading of elevators installed before 2000;
a compulsory maintenance contract for all elevators;
periodic technical inspection to verify the safety of the equipment.
Article R. 125-1 in "Sub-section 1" of Decree no. 2004-964, relating to elevator safety and amending the Construction and Housing Code, sets out the elements that must guarantee the safety of an elevator.
Article R. 125-1-1 of the decree identified seventeen risks that were to be countered by the adoption of several measures to modernize and secure elevators.
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3-stage retrofitting of older elevators (installed before 2000)
Bibliography
Also in our database
Websites
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AFNOR – Association française de normalisation
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Fédération des ascenseurs
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Ministry of Housing
Standards and norms
- Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs. Partie 10 : système de la série des normes EN 81. - FD CEN/TR 81-10 - 02-2010
- Règles de sécurité pour la construction et l'installation des élévateurs. Ascenseurs existants. Partie 83 : Règles pour l'amélioration de la résistance aux actes de vandalisme. - FD CEN/TS 81-83 - 06-2010
- Elevator installation – Part 2: Class IV elevators....
Regulations
Directive 95/16/EC of June 29, 1995: on the approximation of the laws of the Member States of the European Union relating to elevators.
Directive 2006/42/EC of May 17, 2006 on machinery, amending Directive 95/16/EC.
Directive 2014/33/EU of February 26, 2014 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to elevators and safety components for elevators (recast)....
Directories
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
There are manufacturers and installers operating throughout France:
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Kone France
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Otis
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