Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Czechia

New lifts are placed on the market under Government Regulation No. 122/2016 Coll., which implements Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU. There is no separate lift-inspection act for lifts in buildings; the operation, service, tests and inspections of lifts in operation are set by Czech national standards ČSN 27 4002 (operation and service) and ČSN 27 4007 (tests and inspections of lifts in operation), which apply unless legislation sets other requirements. Inspection examinations of lifts in operation are done by accredited type-A inspection bodies (ISO/IEC 17020).

Who regulates lifts

Ministry of Industry and Trade (product legislation); Czech Trade Inspection / ÚNMZ for market surveillance and standards (not individually verified)

Periodic inspection

Per ČSN 27 4002/27 4007 as summarised by the Ministry for Regional Development: service checks (odborná prohlídka) about every 3 months for public passenger lifts; expert test (odborná zkouška) every 3 years for passenger lifts; inspection examination (inspekční prohlídka) by an accredited inspection body first at 9 years then every 6 years.

Installer and maintenance licensing

No state licence found; ČSN 27 4002 introduced the 'authorised service company' concept with audits by persons authorised by the Czech Chamber of Commerce; national qualification standards exist for lift technicians.

Laws, codes and standards

NV 122/2016 Sb. (2016) — Government Regulation on the harmonisation of laws relating to the making available on the market of lifts and safety components for lifts
Mandatory · Implements Directive 2014/33/EU under Act 22/1997 Coll. on technical requirements for products · Government of the Czech Republic
NV 176/2008 Sb. (2008) — Government Regulation on technical requirements for machinery
Mandatory · Issued under Act No. 22/1997 Sb. on technical requirements for products; implements Directive 2006/42/EC; amended by 170/2011 Sb., 229/2012 Sb. and 320/2017 Sb. · Government of the Czech Republic
NV 378/2001 Sb. — Government Regulation on safe operation and use of machinery, technical equipment, tools and devices (work equipment)
Mandatory · Labour safety legislation; applied to lifts used as work equipment · Government of the Czech Republic
ČSN 27 4002 — Safety rules for lifts - Operation and service of lifts
Voluntary · National standard · ÚNMZ
ČSN 27 4007 (2021) — Safety rules for lifts - Testing and inspections of lifts in operation
Voluntary · National standard; applies unless legal regulations set different requirements · ÚNMZ (Czech standards)

Lift associations and bodies

Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.