New entries (2019) are in bold ; EFTA countries are in light pink.

Safety rules for

EN 81-50 Design rules, EN 81-21 New EN 81-70 Accessibility to lifts EN 81-77 Lifts
the construction EN 81-20 Passenger EN 81-28 Remote alarm EN 81-73 Behaviour of
and installation of and goods passenger lifts on passenger and goods passenger lifts
calculations, examinations and tests of lift passenger and goods passenger lifts in for persons including persons with EN 81-72 Firefighters lifts
lifts in the event of fire
subject to seismic conditions COMMENTS BY THE STAKEHOLDERS
components existing building disability
lifts
UPDATED IN VERIFIED IN - Under revision - Under revision - Under revision
2020 * 2020 - Under revision - Under revision
Info EU level *dates - July 2019: CEN sends text to - July 2019: CEN sends text to - Under revision - August 2018: CEN sends text
- December 2017: CEN sends text - July 2017: CEN sends text to - Revision scheduled following - Revision scheduled following
are provisional and subject Status NSBs Status Status NSBs Status Status - February 2017: formal vote Status Status Status to NSBs
to changes
to NSBs NSBs requirements in annex ZA requirements in annex ZA
- January 2020: foreseen - January 2020: foreseen - February 2018: foreseen
publication publication publication
Countries Translation National Implementation Translation National Implementation Translation National Implementation Translation National implementation Translation National implementation Translation National implementation Translation National implementation Translation National implementation
Standards will be published by the ASI in the German
ÖNORM EN 81-70:2018 (= EN 81- version as ÖNORM after transmission by CEN. § 14 of
ÖNORM EN 81-20:2015(0101); ÖNORM EN 81-28:2018 (= EN 81- ÖNORM EN 81-50:2015(0101) ÖNORM EN81-21:2018 (= EN 81- ÖNORM EN 81-72:2015(0601) ÖNORM EN 81-73:2016(0415) ÖNORM EN 81-77:2019(0215)
Austria EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE 70:2018-05) EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE the ASV 2015 stipulates that standards published in the
(= EN 81-20:2014-08) 28:2018-05) (= EN 81-50:2014-08) 21: 2018-03) (= EN 81-72:2015-04) (= EN 81-73:2016-02) (= EN 81-77:2018-11)
OJEU for lifts justify a presumption of conformity.

The Belgian standardization is largely decentralized. Different sectoral operators

are recognized by the NBN, they are responsible for the management of the
standardization activities in their own sector. The NBN recognizes AGORIA-SIRRIS
*Problems arose at the end of the transition period as sectoral operator for CEN/TC 10.
In Belgium the translation in NL is In Belgium the translation in NL In Belgium the translation in NL In Belgium the translation in NL In Belgium the translation in NL In Belgium the translation in NL is where some lift installations that were constructed
Belgium EN, DE, FR, NL * EN, DE, FR EN, DE, FR, NL EN, DE, FR EN, DE, FR EN, DE, FR EN, DE, FR EN, DE, FR
not compulsory is not compulsory is not compulsory is not compulsory is not compulsory not compulsory according to the old standard (EN81-1) could not be
completed in time for the new standard (EN81-20)

Small and medium-sized enterprises do not participate

actively in the standardization process. Nevertheless,
they are interested in the activity of the Bulgarian
Institute for Standardization (BIS), and in particular in
БДС EN 81-20:2014 -
БДС EN 81-50:2014 - the development and in the translation of standards.
EN - 2014-11;
EN - 2014-11; БДС EN 81-70:2018 - EN БДС EN 81-77:2019 - The financial resources and the number of experts
BG - 2016-09; БДС EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019 - БДС EN 81-21:2018 - EN- БДС EN 81-72:2015 - EN - БДС EN 81-73:2016 - EN -
BG -2016-11; БДС - 2018-09-18, EN - 2019-02-14, involved in the translation of standards are insufficient.
Bulgaria YES YES (09/2020) EN, BG БДС EN 81-20:2020 EN EN - 2019-04-11; EN, BG EN 2018-07-16 , BG - EN, BG EN, BG 2015-07; EN, BG 2016-05; BG - EN, BG
ЕN 81-50:2020 - BG - 2020-08-17 Translation - 2021 - 2022 - The financial means are provided almost entirely by
EN - 2020-05; BG BG - 2019-08-15 2019-11-14 BG - 2018-01-15 2017-11-15
EN - 2020-05; BG - prБДС EN 81-77 the Bulgarian Institute for Standardization, e.g.
- Ttanslation - Workprogram
Ttanslation - Workprogram 2020 through participation in projects such as the FPA. In
2020
Bulgaria there are few manufacturers and installers.
Currently there are no companies maintaining lifts that
participate in the BDS National Technical Committee
for lifts.

These standards are not in HZN's annual translation

HRN EN 81-20:2020 (EN 81- HRN EN 81-50:2020 (EN 81- HRN EN 81-72:2020 (EN HRN EN 81-73:2020 (EN HRN EN 81-77:2018 (EN 81- plan due to the lack of interest and financial resources.
HRN EN 81-28:2019 (EN 81-
Croatia YES YES (09/2020) EN 20:2020), HRN EN 81- EN EN 50:2020), HRN EN 81- EN HRN EN 81-21:2018 EN HRN EN 81-70:2018 EN 81-72:2020), HRN 81- EN 81-73:2020), HRN 81- EN 77:2018), HRN EN 81- Most of Croatian standards are published in origin
28:2018 +AC:2019 edition) language (English).
20:2014 (EN 81-20:2014) 50:2014 (EN 81-50:2014) 72:2015 (EN 81-72:2015) 73:2016 (EN 81-73:2016) 77:2013 (EN 81-77:2013)

More information can be obtained from the

Organisation through the following email address:
cystandards@cys.org.cy and website:
CYS EN 81-20:2020 CYS EN 81-50:2020 https://www.cys.org.cy/index.php/en/ ; However as I
CYS EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019 CYS EN 81-21:2018 CYS EN 81-70:2018 CYS EN 81-72:2015 CYS EN 81-73:2016 CYS EN 81-77:2018
publication date: 02 April publication date: 02 April know, the harmonized standards in your table are
Cyprus YES YES (09/2020) EN EN publication date: 15 Feb 2019 EN EN publication date: 13 Apr 2018 EN publication date: 8 Jun 2019 EN publication date:8 May 2015 EN publication date:11 Mar 2016 EN publication date:7 Dec 2018
2020 2020 adopted as Cyprus standards in their original language
and the prefix CY is included in their respective title
i.e. CYS EN

CZ CSN EN 81-21:2018 CZ CZ CSN EN 81-72 ed.2:2016 CZ CSN EN 81-73: 2016 CZ CSN EN 81-77: 2019
Czech Rep. YES YES (09/2020) EN ČSN EN 81-20 ed.2:2020 CZ CSN EN 81-28+AC:2019 EN ČSN EN 81-50 ed.2:2020 CSN EN 81-70 ed. 2:2019

EN, DA 01/09/14 EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019 EN, DA 01/09/14 EN, DA 20/03/18 EN 24/05/18 EN 19/05/15 EN 03/03/16 EN 21/11/18
Denmark NO YES (09/2020)
31-01-2019
In Estonia the translation of standards depends on
Estonia YES YES (09/2020) EN 02/03/20 EN 16/05/18 EN 02/03/20 EN 02/04/18 EN, 04/06/18 EN, EE 04/11/15 EN 02/03/16 EN 03/12/18 public-interest, which has not been great. Because of
that most of the standards are in English.

Confirmed 09.12.2013. No
market need for the translated
Finland EN, FI Confirmed 01.09.2014 EN, FI Confirmed 11.05.2018 EN, FI Confirmed 01.09.2014 EN, FI Confirmed 23.03.2018 EN, FI Confirmed 25.05.2018 EN, FI Confirmed 18.05.2015 EN, FI Confirmed 19.02.2016 EN
version of the standard. Seismic
conditions in Finland are stable.
France EN, FR EN, FR EN, FR EN, FR EN, FR EN, FR EN, FR EN, FR
The end of the transitional The end of the transitional period The end of the transitional period The end of the transition period The end of the transition period The end of the transitional The end of the transition period The end of the transition period
period for this standard is for this standard is 31.08.17. After for this standard is 31.08.17. for this standard is planned as for this standard is planned as period for this standard is for this standard is planned as for this standard is planned as of
Germany EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE EN, DE
31.08.17. After this date, only this date, only this standard may be After this date, only this of 31.08.19. After this date, only of 31.08.19. After this date, only 31.08.17. After this date, only of 31.08.18. After this date, only 31.08.18. After this date, only this
this standard may be applied. applied. standard may be applied. this standard may be applied. this standard may be applied. this standard may be applied. this standard may be applied. standard may be applied.

EN EN
EN EN
Greece YES YES (09/2020) EN ELOT EN 81-20 (24/03/2020) EL ELOT EN 81-28+AC (20/06/2018) EN ELOT EN 81-50 (24/03/2020) ELOT EN 81-21 (09/05/2018) ELOT EN 81-70 (20/06/2018) EN ELOT EN 81-72 (29/07/2020) EN ELOT EN 81-73 (08/09/2020) EL ELOT EN 81-77 (07/12/2018)
EL (20/12/2018) EL (21/12/2018)
(20/12/2018) (20/12/2018)
MSZ EN 81-77:2014; avaliable
MSZ EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019; MSZ EN 81-21:2018; available MSZ EN 81-70:2018: MSZ EN 81-72:2015; MSZ EN 81-73:2016; available from 2/1/2014
Hungary YES YES (06/2020) EN, HU MSZ EN 81-20:2020: EN, HU EN, HU MSZ EN 81-50:2020: EN, HU EN EN EN EN
available from 10/1/2019 from 8/1/2018 available from 10/1/2018 avaliable from 9/1/2015 from 8/1/2016 MSZ EN 81-77:2019
available from 6/1/2020 available from 6/1/2020
available from 6/1/2019

ÍST EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019 ÍST EN 81-21:2018 + A1:2012 ÍST EN 81-70:2018 ÍST EN 81-77:2018

Iceland YES YES (03/2020) no ÍST EN 81-20:2014 no no ÍST EN 81-50:2014 no no no ÍST EN 81-72:2015 no ÍST EN 81-73:2016 no
13.3.2019 15.6.2018 1.9.2018 25.2.2019

I.S. EN 81-28:2003 03/10/2003 I.S. EN 81-70:2003&A1:2005

I.S. EN 81-20:2014 23/08/2014 I.S. EN 81-50:2014 23/08/2014 I.S. EN 81-21:2009 + A1:2012 I.S. EN 81-72:2015 09/05/2015 I.S. EN 81-73:2016 28/02/2016
Replaced by I.S. EN 81-28:2018 Main - 12/09/2003
Replaced by Replaced by 22/08/2012 Replaced by Replaced by I.S. EN 81-77:2013 21/11/2013
21/05/2018 Amd - 24/03/2005
Ireland YES YES (09/2020) EN I.S. EN 81-20:2020 EN EN I.S. EN 81-50:2020 EN Replaced by I.S. EN 81-21:2018 EN EN I.S. EN 81-72:2020 EN I.S. EN 81-73:2016 EN Replaced by I.S. EN 81-77:2018
Corrected by I.S. EN 81- Replaced by I.S. EN 81-70:2018
08/03/2020 08/03/2020 01/04/2018 10/08/2020 10/08/2020 13/12/2018
28:2018+AC:2019 2019/02/10 04/06/2018

UNI EN 81-20:2014 UNI EN 81-50:2014 UNI EN 81-21:2012 UNI EN 81-77:2014

UNI EN 81-28:2004 UNI EN 81-70:2005 UNI EN 81-72:2015 UNI EN 81-73:2016
Italy EN, IT Published on Oct. 2014; Italian IT EN, IT Published on Oct. 2014; Italian EN, IT Published on Sept. 2012; Italian IT EN EN EN, IT Published on March 2014; Italian
Published on May 2004 Published on Oct. 2005 Published on June 2015 Published on March 2016
translation on Dec. 2014 translation on Dec. 2014 translation on Nov. 2014 translation on March 2015

Most of the technical standards are not translated due

LVS EN 81-20:2020 LVS EN 81-28+AC:2019 LVS EN 81-50:2020 LVS EN 81-70:2018 LVS EN 81-72:2015 to the fact that engineers prefer to use documents in
Latvia YES YES (09/2020) EN EN EN EN LVS EN 81-21:2018 26.07.2018 EN EN EN LVS EN 81-73:2016 19.05.2016 EN LVS EN 81-77:2019 21.02.2019
Published date: 14.05.2020 25.04.2019 Published date:14.05.2020. 01.11.2018 03.09.2015 original language and there is no demand from other
stakeholders for translation.
Liechtenstein

LST EN 81-20:2014 Published on LST EN 81-28 :2018+AC:2019 LST EN 81-50:2014 Published on LST EN 81-21:2018 Published on LST EN 81-72:2015 Published on LST EN 81-73:2016 Published on
EN LST EN 81-70:2018 Published on LST EN 81-77:2019 Published on
Lithuania NO YES (06/2020) EN, LT Dec. 2014; Lithuanian EN, LT Published on Feb. 2019; Lithuanian EN, LT Dec. 2014; Lithuanian translation EN, LT May 2018; Lithuanian translation EN, LT Sep. 2015; Lithuanian EN, LT Jun. 2016; Lithuanian translation EN
Jul. 2018 Jan. 2019
translation on Apr. 2017 translation on Mar. 2019 on Apr. 2017 on Mar. 2019 translation on Nov. 2017 on Nov. 2017

Luxembourg YES YES (09/2020) EN, DE, FR ILNAS-EN 81-20:2020 EN, DE, FR ILNAS-EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019 EN, DE, FR ILNAS-EN 81-50:2020 EN, DE, FR ILNAS-EN 81-21:2018 EN, DE, FR ILNAS-EN 81-70:2018 EN, FR ILNAS-EN 81-72:2020 EN, FR ILNAS-EN 81-73:2020 EN, DE, FR ILNAS-EN 81-77:2018
National implementation in effect takes place when the title of the standard is
published in the Government Gazette. In practice, implementation takes place
as soon as the interested parties are aware of the contents of the new standards
and understand their implication. Due to the their size, Maltese SMEs find it
Standards are normally made available and used in difficult to spare the time to follow the development of standards. Early
the English language. The reason being English is awareness of the implication of standards is an issue in Malta. An attempt to push
used in teaching/lecturing technical / scientific interested parties into involving themselves in TC10 activities is being planned.
subjects in Malta. Also technical terms tends to retain Standards which are intended to give presumption of conformity to a Directive
SM EN 81-20:2014:2014 Nat. MSA EN 81-28:2003 Nat. Off. SM EN 81-50:2014 Nat. Off. SM EN 81-21:2018 Nat. Off. MSA EN 81-70:2003/A1:2005 SM EN 81-72:2015 Nat. Off. SM EN 81-73:2016 Nat. Off. SM EN 81-77:2014 Nat. Off. their English sound in colloquial Maltese. Standards are viewed as an extension of the law. Hence having a constant date of
Malta NO YES (09/2020) EN EN EN EN EN EN EN EN
Off. Journal 16/12/2014 Journal 12/12/2003 Journal 16/12/2014 Journal 26/06/2018 Nat. Off. Journal 15/03/2005 Journal 31/07/2015 Journal 15/04/2016 Journal 25/03/2014 are translated into Maltese only when there is a coexistence period for standards may create problems related to the economies
specific request. For this reason translation into of scale. This issue tends to crop up frequently in the lift’s sector as the period
Maltese does not necessarily imply that a standard between planning;/ design and installation can lengthen to years.
would be more easily understood by the interested Note the above has 2 solutions – one is lengthening the standard’s coexistence
parties. period and the other through the date of cessation of presumption of conformity
in commission’s communications (OJEU).

Due to the standardisation regulation and their membership with CEN and CENELC
our national standardisation body (NEN) has to withdraw any national standard
If a European standard will be translated is a decision that conflicts with an European standard. NEN publishes references of the national
made by the national mirror committee from our versions from standards that are harmonised by the publication of their reference
Netherlands NO YES (03/2020) EN, NL EN EN, NL EN EN, FR, NL EN EN EN national standardisation body NEN (www.nen.nl). The in the official journal of the EU in our national official journal as well.
stakeholders in that committee decide together if a
translation is needed.
 Norway YES YES (09/2020) EN, NO NS-EN 81-20:2020 EN NS-EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019 EN NS-EN 81-50:2020 EN NS-EN 81-21:2018 EN NS-EN 81-70:2018 EN NS-EN 81-72:2020 EN NS-EN 81-73:2020 EN NS-EN 81-77:2018 cc
EN, lack of
EN, lack of EN, lack of Poland is developing implementing all English versions
translation
translation due to translation due to of EN. The translation of standards into Polish depends
PN-EN 81-20:2020-08, only PN-EN 81-28+AC:2019-04, only PN-EN 81-50:2020-08, only PN-EN 81-21:2018-07 PN-EN 81-70:2018-07 only PN-EN 81-72:2015-06 PN-EN 81-73:2016-04 due to PN-EN 81-77:2019-01
Poland YES YES (09/2020) EN EN EN EN, PL EN insufficient insufficient on the needs in our country.
version: EN version: EN version: EN translation: PL version: EN only version: EN only version: EN insufficient only version: EN
number of number of
national
translators translators
interest
Yes (NP EN 81-
Portugal only has a limited number of standards
20:2017,
Portugal YES YES (06/2020) 2014-12-10 - Endorsement Ongoing 2003-11-04 - Endorsement No 2014-12-10 - Endorsement No 2018-07-05 - Endorsement No 2018-09-26 - Endorsement No 2015-06-12 - Endorsement Ongoing 2016-06-09 - Endorsement Ongoing 2014-02-25 - Endorsement translated because our industry considered that the
published on
Portuguese version was not important.
2017-12-15)
SR EN 81-20 endorsment of EN SR EN 81-50 endorsement of EN Just EN 81-20 and EN 81-50 are under translation and,
under SR EN 81-28 endorsement of EN 81-
Romania 81-20:2014, applied from RO under translation 81-50:2014, applied from RO SR EN 81-21 , applied RO SR EN 81-70, applied RO SR EN 81-72:2015, applied RO SR EN 81-73:2005, applied RO SR EN 81-77:2014, applied as I have been informed, the Romanian version is to
translation 28:2003, applied from 2004
31/08/2017 31/08/2017 be released during March -April.
STN EN 81-77:2019
This particular standard was not
Slovak office of standards, metrology and testing as
translated because Slovakia is not
STN EN 81-20:2020 (Date of STN EN 81-50: 2020 (Date of the Slovak national standards body translates
Slovakia YES YES (09/2020) EN SK STN EN 81-28+AC:2019 EN SK STN EN 81-21:2019 SK STN EN 81-70:2019 SK STN EN 81-72:2016 SK STN EN 81-73:2017 EN in the active seismic zone and
publication: 31.08.2020) publication: 31.08.2020) standards into the Slovak language according to
local lift suppliers do not place
specified criteria.
these kind of lifts on single
market.
In Slovenia the translation of standards depends on
Slovenia EN SIST EN 81-20:2014 EN SIST EN 81-28:2004 EN SIST EN 81-50:2014 EN SIST EN 81-21:2009 + A1:2012 EN SIST EN 81-70:2004 + A1:2005 EN SIST EN 81-72:2015 EN SIST EN 81-73:2016 EN SIST EN 81-77:2014 public interest, which is not great. Therefore most of
the standards are published in English language.

Spain YES YES (03/2020) EN, ES UNE-EN 81-20: 2017 EN, ES UNE-EN 81-28: 2018 + AC: 2019 EN, ES UNE-EN 81-50: 2017 EN, ES, FR UNE-EN 81-21: 2018 EN, ES, FR UNE-EN 81-70: 2018 EN, ES, FR UNE-EN 81-71: 2015 EN, ES, FR UNE-EN 81-73: 2016 EN, ES, FR UNE-EN 811-77: 2019

Sweden YES YES (09/2020) EN, SV SS-EN 81-20:2020 EN, SV SS-EN 81-28:2018+AC:2019 EN SS-EN 81-50:2020 EN, SV SS-EN 81-21:2018 EN, SV SS-EN 81-70:2018 EN, SV SS-EN 81-72:2020 EN SS-EN 81-73:2016 EN SS-EN 81-77:2018

Switzerland YES YES (09/2020) DE, FR SN EN 81-20:2020 DE, FR SN EN 81-28:2018 DE, FR SN EN 81-50:2020 DE, FR SN EN 81-21:2018 DE, FR SN EN 81-70:2018 DE, FR SN EN 81-72:2015 DE, FR SN EN 81-73:2016 DE, FR SN EN 81-77:2018
United Kingdom NO YES (03/2020) EN English only BS EN 81-20:2014 EN BS EN 81-28:2018 EN BS EN 81-50:2014 EN BS EN 81-21:2018 EN BS EN 81-70:2018 EN BS EN 81-72:2015 EN BS EN 81-73:2016 EN BS EN 81-77:2018