Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Slovenia
Lifts are regulated under the Pravilnik o varnosti dvigal (Rules on lift safety, Uradni list RS 25/16, amended 44/24), issued under the Act on technical requirements for products and conformity assessment (ZTZPUS-1); it transposes the Lifts Directive 2014/33/EU and also covers acceptance inspections, periodic inspections, maintenance and supervision of lifts in service. New lifts are placed on the market by conformity assessment under the Directive. Lifts in service are periodically inspected by authorised bodies (pooblaščeni organi) accredited to SIST EN ISO/IEC 17020; an acceptance inspection is required after a significant change or an accident. The housing inspectorate (IRSOP) supervises lifts in residential buildings.
Who regulates lifts
Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport (Ministrstvo za gospodarstvo, turizem in šport), Directorate for the Internal Market; Inspectorate for the Environment and Spatial Planning (housing inspection) for residential buildings
Periodic inspection
Periodic inspection by an authorised body accredited to SIST EN ISO/IEC 17020; control book (kontrolna knjiga) must be kept current. Interval not confirmed this session (official pages fetched did not state it).
Installer and maintenance licensing
Not confirmed. The rules require lifts to be maintained and a service technician (serviser) to be present at acceptance inspections; no licensing scheme for lift companies was confirmed.
Laws, codes and standards
- Directive 2014/33/EU (2014) — Lifts DirectiveMandatory · Transposed by Pravilnik o varnosti dvigal · European Union
- ZTZPUS-1 — Act on technical requirements for products and conformity assessmentMandatory · National Assembly of Slovenia
- Pravilnik o varnosti dvigal (Uradni list RS 25/16, 44/24) (2016) — Rules on lift safetyMandatory · ZTZPUS-1; transposes Directive 2014/33/EU · Ministry responsible for the economy
- Pravilnik o varnosti strojev (Uradni list RS 75/2008) — Rules on the safety of machineryMandatory · Notified to EUR-Lex as Slovenia's transposition of Directive 2006/42/EC (Uradni list RS 75/2008, 22 July 2008), under the Act on technical requirements for products and conformity assessment · Ministry responsible for the economy
- SIST EN ISO/IEC 17020 — Conformity assessment - Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspectionReferenced by law · Required accreditation for bodies performing periodic lift inspections · SIST / ISO / IEC
Lift associations and bodies
- Inspectorate of the Republic of Slovenia for the Environment and Spatial Planning (housing inspection) (IRSOP)
- Ministry of the Economy, Tourism and Sport - Directorate for the Internal Market (MGTŠ)
- Institute for Occupational and Environmental Protection Maribor (IVD Maribor)
- Institute for Occupational Safety (ZVD) (ZVD)
Last verified 2026-10-17. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.