Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Cyprus
New lifts are placed on the market under national regulations transposing the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU (cited by inspection bodies as R.A.A./KDP 309/2016). Lifts in service fall under the Safety and Health at Work (Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Lifts) Regulations of 2012 (KDP 533/2012, amended 2023), enforced by the Department of Labour Inspection (Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance): the owner/manager must have each lift inspected at least once every 24 months by an Authorised Lift Inspector approved by the Director of the Department, display an 'inspection passed' mark, contract maintenance only to Lift Maintainers approved by the Department, keep a working emergency telephone linked 24/7 to the maintainer, and the maintainer must attend a trapped-passenger call within one hour. Independent authorised inspection has been mandatory since 2004 according to TÜV Cyprus.
Who regulates lifts
Department of Labour Inspection, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance (Τμήμα Επιθεώρησης Εργασίας)
Periodic inspection
At least once every 24 months by an Authorised Lift Inspector approved by the Director of the Department of Labour Inspection (Reg. 5(3), KDP 533/2012 as amended 2023).
Installer and maintenance licensing
Yes: maintenance only by Lift Maintainers approved by the Department of Labour Inspection and entered in its register (approvals published in the Official Gazette, e.g. KDP 93/2017, 348/2019); minimum maintenance frequency by building type (12, 8 or 4 visits a year, per search summary of the Department's guidance).
Laws, codes and standards
- Directive 2014/33/EU (2014) — Lifts DirectiveMandatory · Transposed by KDP 309/2016 · European Union
- KDP 309/2016 (2016) — Regulations on lifts and safety components (transposition of Directive 2014/33/EU)Mandatory · Transposes Directive 2014/33/EU · Republic of Cyprus
- KDP 533/2012 (as amended 2023) (2012) — Safety and Health at Work (Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of Lifts) Regulations of 2012 and 2023Mandatory · Safety and Health at Work Laws · Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance (Council of Ministers regulations approved by the House of Representatives)
- Οι περί των Βασικών Απαιτήσεων (Μηχανήματα) Κανονισμοί του 2008 — Essential Requirements (Machinery) Regulations of 2008Mandatory · Notified to EUR-Lex as Cyprus's transposition of Directive 2006/42/EC; Cyprus Gazette No. 4316, 28 Nov 2008, pp. 3273-3352 · Republic of Cyprus
- CYS EN 81-20 — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger liftsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · Harmonised standard under the Lifts Directive · CYS / 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.