Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Lithuania

New lifts follow the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU through the technical regulation 'Liftai ir liftų saugos įtaisai' (Minister of Social Security and Labour order No. 106 of 28 Dec 1999, as amended). Lifts are potentially dangerous equipment under the Law on Supervision of Potentially Dangerous Equipment; the Lift Maintenance Rules (order No. A1-61 of 24 Feb 2006, new wording No. A1-401 of 12 May 2020) require the owner to have the lift checked by an accredited inspection body before first use and register it in the state register of potentially dangerous equipment, maintain it at least monthly, have periodic technical inspections, and carry out an LST EN 81-80 risk assessment when the design life (or 25 years) is reached. The State Labour Inspectorate administers the register and supervises maintenance requirements.

Who regulates lifts

Ministry of Social Security and Labour (rules); State Labour Inspectorate (Valstybinė darbo inspekcija) — register administrator and supervisor of maintenance requirements

Periodic inspection

By an accredited inspection body (unless the installer set otherwise): before first use; partial technical inspection (DTP) at least every 12 months; full technical inspection with component tests (PTP) at least every 36 months; plus unscheduled checks after accidents, major repairs or modification (Lift Maintenance Rules item 20). Continuous maintenance at least monthly (item 15). Risk assessment per LST EN 81-80 after the design life or 25 years, measures within immediate / 5 / 10 years by priority (item 10).

Installer and maintenance licensing

A 2020 change dropped the licensing requirement for continuous maintenance of potentially dangerous equipment (owner may maintain), per a government document seen in search; maintenance must be done by a lift maintenance master or person per the rules. Not further verified.

Laws, codes and standards

Directive 2014/33/EU (2014) — Lifts Directive — harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts and safety components for lifts
Mandatory · EU member state; national transposing act not identified this session · European Parliament and Council
Potencialiai pavojingų įrenginių priežiūros įstatymas — Law on Supervision of Potentially Dangerous Equipment
Mandatory · Statute; lifts are listed in item 2.5 of the parameter list approved by Government Resolution No. 817 (2001). · Seimas
Liftų priežiūros taisyklės (Įsakymas Nr. A1-61, nauja redakcija Nr. A1-401) (2020) — Lift Maintenance Rules
Mandatory · Approved by order of the Minister of Social Security and Labour of 24 Feb 2006 No. A1-61 under Art. 5(1) of the Law on Supervision of Potentially Dangerous Equipment and Government Resolution No. 817 of 29 Jun 2001; consolidated wording from 13 May 2020 (order No. A1-401). · Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Techninis reglamentas „Liftai ir liftų saugos įtaisai“ (Įsakymas Nr. 106, 1999-12-28) — Technical regulation 'Lifts and lift safety components'
Mandatory · Order of the Minister of Social Security and Labour of 28 Dec 1999 No. 106; referenced by the 2020 Lift Maintenance Rules. · Ministry of Social Security and Labour
Techninis reglamentas „Mašinų sauga“ (SADM įsakymas Nr. 28, 2000-03-06) — Technical regulation "Safety of machinery"
Mandatory · Approved by order No. 28 of the Minister of Social Security and Labour of 6 March 2000 under art. 6 of the Law on Conformity Assessment and Government resolution No. 1482 (1999); recast to implement Directive 2006/42/EC, the relevant provision applying from 29 December 2009 · Socialinės apsaugos ir darbo ministerija
EN 81-20 (2020) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Lifts for the transport of persons and goods — Part 20: Passenger and goods passenger lifts
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Directive 2014/33/EU (Lifts Directive) via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76 as amended; national transposing act · CEN
EN 81-28 (2022) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Lifts for the transport of persons and goods — Part 28: Remote alarm on passenger and goods passenger lifts
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Directive 2014/33/EU (Lifts Directive) via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76 as amended; national transposing act · CEN
EN 81-50 (2020) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Examinations and tests — Part 50: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Directive 2014/33/EU (Lifts Directive) via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76 as amended; national transposing act · CEN
EN 81-70 (2021+A1:2022) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lift — Part 70: Accessibility to lifts for persons including persons with disability
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Directive 2014/33/EU (Lifts Directive) via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76 as amended; national transposing act · CEN
EN 81-72 (2020) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts — Part 72: Firefighters lifts
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Directive 2014/33/EU (Lifts Directive) via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76 as amended; national transposing act · CEN
EN 81-73 (2020) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts — Part 73: Behaviour of lifts in the event of fire
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Directive 2014/33/EU (Lifts Directive) via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76 as amended; national transposing act · CEN
EN 81-77 (2022) — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Particular applications for passenger and goods passenger lifts — Part 77: Lifts subject to seismic conditions
Harmonised (presumption of conformity) · Directive 2014/33/EU (Lifts Directive) via Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/76 as amended; national transposing act · CEN
LST EN 81-80 — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — Existing lifts — Part 80: Rules for the improvement of safety of existing passenger and goods passenger lifts
Referenced by law · Lift Maintenance Rules item 10 (risk assessment at end of design life / 25 years). · CEN / LST

Lift associations and bodies

Lithuanian Association of Lift Companies
State Labour Inspectorate of the Republic of Lithuania (VDI)

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