Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Romania
Lifts are 'lifting installations' under Law 64/2008 on safe operation of pressure installations, lifting installations and fuel-consuming appliances (republished, amended by OUG 111/2023), supervised by the State Inspectorate ISCIR. New lifts are placed on the market under Government Decision 410/2016. Operation, maintenance and periodic technical verification of existing lifts follow ISCIR technical prescriptions, chiefly PT R2-2010 for electric and hydraulic lifts and PT R8-2010 for escalators and moving walks; ISCIR Order 7/2013 imposed a first SNEL stage (shaft lighting, toe guard) on existing passenger lifts.
Who regulates lifts
ISCIR - State Inspectorate for the Control of Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Lifting Installations (Ministry of Economy)
Periodic inspection
Periodic technical verification (verificare tehnică periodică) under PT R2-2010 by ISCIR/authorised persons; interval not extracted this session.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Yes: legal persons are authorised by ISCIR for installation, repair, maintenance (ISCIR register of authorised legal persons); owners appoint an RSVTI authorised by ISCIR exam.
Laws, codes and standards
- Legea 64/2008 (republicată) — Law on the safe operation of pressure installations, lifting installations and fuel-consuming appliancesMandatory · Primary act; amended by OUG 111/2023 · Parliament of Romania
- HG 410/2016 (2016) — Government Decision on conditions for placing lifts on the market or putting them into service and making lift safety components available on the marketMandatory · Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU transposition (inferred from title/date; directive not named on the ISCIR page) · Government of Romania
- Ordinul ISCIR nr. 7/2013 (2013) — ISCIR Order on measures for the safety of passenger lifts (first SNEL stage)Mandatory · Law 64/2008 art. 4(2)(b); MO 105/21.02.2013 · ISCIR
- PT R2-2010 (2010) — Technical prescription: electric and hydraulic passenger, passenger-and-goods and goods lifts with interior controlMandatory · Approved by Order of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Environment no. 1404/2010 under Law 64/2008 · ISCIR
- PT R8-2010 (2010) — Technical prescription: escalators and moving walksMandatory · Order 1404/2010 under Law 64/2008 · ISCIR
- SR EN 81-80 — Safety rules for lifts - Existing lifts - Rules for improving safety of existing passenger and goods passenger liftsReferenced by law · Referenced by ISCIR Order 7/2013 (edition 2004 cited there) · ASRO / CEN
Lift associations and bodies
Last verified 2026-10-16. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.