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Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Monaco

Monaco has its own lift rules: Arrêté ministériel n° 2007-611 of 28 November 2007, modified and completed by Arrêté ministériel n° 2009-227 of 8 May 2009, sets the general rules for construction, installation, inspection and maintenance of lifts, goods lifts, escalators and moving walks under the Ordonnance-loi n° 674 of 1959 on urbanism and construction. Construction rules are defined by French NF and European NF EN standards listed in its annexes, and new lifts and safety components must carry CE marking with a declaration of conformity. Existing lifts need a conformity review and periodic inspection by an approved controller (every 6 months in industrial and high-rise buildings, yearly in public-access establishments, every 3 years in housing/offices), plus monthly maintenance under a written contract. Installers must be authorised in Monaco and inspection bodies are approved by the Minister of State, which requires COFRAC (or EA-MLA) accreditation.

Who regulates lifts

Ministre d'État, through the Direction de la Prospective, de l'Urbanisme et de la Mobilité (DPUM), advised by the Commission Technique (hygiène, sécurité et protection de l'environnement)

Periodic inspection

AM 2007-611/2009-227 art. 7: examination and tests before putting into service (new or transformed); for existing appliances a conformity review and periodic control every 6 months (industrial establishments and high-rise buildings), 1 year (establishments open to the public), 3 years (residential, office or mixed buildings), by a controller chosen from the ministerial list of approved bodies; report within 30 days ending 'conforme'/'non conforme'. Maintenance: at least a monthly visit, cable examination every 6 months, annual safety-gear check, annual cleaning of pit, car top and machinery, logbook; 24/7 release of trapped people.

Installer and maintenance licensing

Art. 6: installation only by a firm authorised in the Principality, either registered in Monaco's Répertoire du Commerce et de l'Industrie with a matching business purpose, or holding a work authorisation from the Direction de l'Expansion Économique backed by a competence file reviewed by the Commission Technique. Inspection bodies are approved by ministerial order (AM 2009-226) on proof of COFRAC or EA-MLA accreditation, for up to 5 years (1 year at first approval).

Laws, codes and 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.

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