Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Russia
New lifts are placed on the market under the Eurasian Economic Union technical regulation TR CU 011/2011 'Safety of lifts', with a voluntary list of interstate GOST standards (mostly identical to EN 81-20/50/70/71/72/73) giving presumption of conformity. Use and maintenance of lifts, platform lifts for disabled people, passenger conveyors and escalators (except metro escalators) are governed by Government Resolution No. 1744 of 20.10.2023 (in force 1 September 2024, replacing Resolution No. 743 of 2017). The owner must organise technical examination during the designated service life; examinations are carried out by an inspection body or testing laboratory accredited in the national accreditation system, and Rostekhnadzor (Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision) supervises and receives owner notifications.
Who regulates lifts
Rostekhnadzor (Федеральная служба по экологическому, технологическому и атомному надзору); Eurasian Economic Commission for TR CU 011/2011
Periodic inspection
Periodic (partial) technical examination during the designated service life by an accredited inspection body or testing laboratory (Resolution 1744, para 25). The commonly cited 12-month interval was NOT confirmed this session.
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not confirmed this session. Examination bodies must be accredited and employ certified conformity-assessment specialists; RLO is described as a self-regulatory organisation.
Laws, codes and standards
- Government Resolution No. 1744 of 20.10.2023 (2023) — Rules for the safe use and maintenance of lifts, platform lifts for disabled people, passenger conveyors (moving walks) and escalators, except metro escalatorsMandatory · Russian federal law · Government of the Russian Federation
- Government Resolution No. 743 of 24.06.2017 — Previous rules for safe use and maintenance of lifts, platform lifts, passenger conveyors and escalatorsSuperseded · Government of the Russian Federation
- TR CU 011/2011 — Technical Regulation of the Customs Union 'Safety of lifts'Mandatory · Customs Union Commission Decision No. 824 of 18.10.2011 (EAEU-wide) · Customs Union Commission / Eurasian Economic Commission
- GOST 33652-2019 — Lifts. Special safety requirements for disabled people and other persons with reduced mobilityHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 33653-2019 — Lifts. Special safety requirements. Vandal resistanceHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 33966.1 — Escalators and moving walks. Safety requirements for construction and installationVoluntary · Not in the TR CU 011/2011 list; legal hook for escalators not confirmed this session · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 33984.1-2016 — Lifts. General safety requirements for construction and installation. Lifts for transport of persons or persons and goodsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 34305-2017 — Passenger lifts. Firefighters liftsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 34442-2018 — Lifts. Fire safetyHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 34581-2019 — Lifts. Special safety requirements for installation of new lifts in existing buildingsHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 34582-2019 — Lifts. Rules and methods of tests, measurements and checks before putting into serviceHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST 34583-2019 — Lifts. Rules and methods of tests, measurements and checks during operationHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · EASC (interstate GOST)
- GOST R 53780-2010 — Lifts. General safety requirements for construction and installation (legacy)Referenced by law · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · Rosstandart (national GOST R)
- GOST R 56943-2016 — Lifts. Goods lifts – general safety requirements for construction and installationHarmonised (presumption of conformity) · TR CU 011/2011 (voluntary presumption list, EEC Board Decision No. 93 of 29.05.2018) · Rosstandart (national GOST R)
Lift associations and bodies
- National Lift Union (NLS)
- Russian Lift Association (RLO)
- Federal Service for Environmental, Technological and Nuclear Supervision (Rostekhnadzor)
- Technical Committee for Standardization TK 209 'Lifts, escalators, passenger conveyors and platform lifts for disabled people' (TK 209)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.