Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Andorra
Andorra regulates lifts through the Reglament dels ascensors i dels aparells d'elevació, approved by Decret 66/2023 of 8 February 2023 (BOPA núm. 24, 15 February 2023) under the 2000 Llei de seguretat i qualitat industrial; it replaced the 1995 Reglament d'aparells elevadors and its technical instructions. The regulation follows the EU Lifts Directive 2014/33 and Machinery Directive 2006/42 (devices up to 0.15 m/s are treated as lifting machines) and lists EN 81 harmonised standards in Annex VIII. Lifts must be maintained by a maintenance company (empresa conservadora) registered by declaració responsable, and inspected by an organisme d'inspecció i control every 2 years (industrial and public-access buildings), 4 years (buildings with more than 20 dwellings or more than 4 floors served) or 6 years (all others); important modifications to existing lifts now need certification by a body instead of a mere notification. Escalators, moving walks, stairlifts and platforms serving less than one storey are excluded from the regulation.
Who regulates lifts
Ministry responsible for industrial safety (ministeri competent; the regulation is listed by the Ministeri de Presidència, Economia, Treball i Habitatge; proposed in 2023 by the Ministre de Presidència, Economia i Empresa)
Periodic inspection
Art. 16: by an organisme d'inspecció i control at least every 2 years (industrial buildings and public-access premises), every 4 years (buildings with >20 dwellings or >4 floors served), every 6 years (others); also after any accident and when the ministry orders. Defects graded lleu/greu/molt greu; a very serious defect stops the lift. Maintenance visits: every 4 months (single-family homes, >0.15 m/s), every 2 months (multi-family/public, >0.15 m/s), every 6 weeks (residential up to 6 stops or public up to 4 stops, under 20 years old), monthly otherwise.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Maintenance companies (empreses conservadores) must file an electronic declaració responsable with the competent ministry before starting (EU-established firms likewise for free provision of services), get a Registre de Comerç i Indústria number, have at least one lift technician (conservador) under a qualified technical director and liability insurance of at least EUR 300,000; technicians must hold a vocational qualification or a certificate under the Reglament de les capacitacions professionals de seguretat i qualitat industrial.
Laws, codes and standards
- Llei de seguretat i qualitat industrial (2000) — Industrial Safety and Quality ActMandatory · Approved by the Consell General on 22 June 2000; BOPA núm. 41, any 12 · Consell General d'Andorra
- Llei de seguretat i qualitat industrial (22.6.2000) (2000) — Law on industrial safety and qualityMandatory · Consell General d'Andorra
- Decret 66/2023 (2023) — Regulation on lifts and lifting appliancesMandatory · Llei de seguretat i qualitat industrial (22 June 2000) · Govern d'Andorra
- Reglament d'aparells elevadors (1995) (1995) — Lifting appliances regulation and technical instructions on electromechanical, hydraulic or oleo-electric lifts and on vertical lifts for people with reduced mobilitySuperseded · Repealed by the disposició derogatòria of Decret 66/2023 · Govern d'Andorra
- Reglament de les capacitacions professionals de seguretat i qualitat industrial — Regulation on professional qualifications for industrial safety and qualityReferenced by law · Referenced by Decret 66/2023 for lift technicians (conservadors) · Govern d'Andorra
- EN 13015 (2001+A1:2008) — Maintenance for lifts and escalators - Rules for maintenance instructionsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · Decret 66/2023 (Reglament dels ascensors i dels aparells d'elevació), Annex VIII list of harmonised standards · CEN
- EN 81-20 (2014) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Part 20: passenger and goods passenger liftsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · Decret 66/2023 (Reglament dels ascensors i dels aparells d'elevació), Annex VIII list of harmonised standards · CEN
- EN 81-50 (2014) — Safety rules - Examinations and tests - Part 50: design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift componentsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · Decret 66/2023 (Reglament dels ascensors i dels aparells d'elevació), Annex VIII list of harmonised standards · CEN
- EN 81-70 (2003) — Particular applications - Part 70: accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disabilityHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · Decret 66/2023 (Reglament dels ascensors i dels aparells d'elevació), Annex VIII list of harmonised standards · CEN
- EN 81-72 (2015) — Particular applications - Part 72: firefighters liftsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · Decret 66/2023 (Reglament dels ascensors i dels aparells d'elevació), Annex VIII list of harmonised standards · CEN
- EN 81-77 (2013) — Particular applications - Part 77: lifts subject to seismic conditionsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · Decret 66/2023 (Reglament dels ascensors i dels aparells d'elevació), Annex VIII list of harmonised standards · CEN
Lift associations and bodies
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.