Lift and Elevator Codes and Standards in Tunisia

No Tunisian lift-specific law, arrêté or mandatory NT lift standard was found (French and Arabic searches; INNORPI catalogue search offline). The binding framework that names lifts is Loi n° 2009-11 of 2 March 2009 promulgating the Code of safety and prevention of fire, explosion and panic risks in buildings (Ministry of Interior, JORT no. 19, 6 March 2009, in force). It defines the building's 'technical networks' as including lifts (ascenseurs) and goods lifts (monte-charges); art. 12 obliges equipment contractors and operators to ensure correct execution, operation and maintenance of those networks and obliges owners (construction) and operators (operation) to submit the buildings periodically to control and follow-up visits by technical control bodies approved by the competent authorities, the number of visits being set by the safety regulations, each visit ending in a report; in residential buildings, after units are handed over, visits are limited to common parts. Art. 14–16 add periodic or exceptional control visits by civil protection agents. The code applies to buildings receiving the public, high buildings, residential buildings and dangerous establishments. Interval and implementing safety regulations for lifts were not found. Apave Tunisia states that Tunisian regulations require periodic inspection of lifting and handling equipment, without naming the text. EN 81-20/50 is used in the market (Servicom CE certification, 2018).

Who regulates lifts

Ministry of Interior / Office national de la protection civile (fire-safety code covering lifts as technical networks); approved technical control bodies carry out the periodic visits

Periodic inspection

Code of 2009 (Loi 2009-11) art. 12: buildings under the code (ERP, high, residential, dangerous establishments) must be submitted periodically to control visits by approved technical control bodies covering technical networks incl. lifts; number of visits fixed by safety regulations (not found); residential: common parts only after handover. Lifting and handling equipment: mandatory periodic regulatory inspection per Apave Tunisia, text and interval not named.

Installer and maintenance licensing

Not found

Laws, codes and standards

Loi n° 2009-11 (2009) — Law of 2 March 2009 promulgating the Code of safety and prevention of fire, explosion and panic risks in buildings
Mandatory · Law, JORT no. 19 of 6 March 2009; status 'en vigueur' per legislation-securite.tn · Ministry of Interior
EN 81-20 / EN 81-50 — Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts — passenger and goods passenger lifts / design rules, calculations, examinations and tests
Voluntary · CEN

Lift associations and bodies

National Civil Protection Office (ONPC)
Apave Tunisia
National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property (INNORPI)

Last verified 2026-10-19. Standards are copyrighted: we list which one applies and its legal status, not its text.