Legislation

 Modifications

 Date

Entry into force:  05/03/2000

Transposition

RD 596/2002

The installations concerned are:

1. funicular railways and other installations with vehicles mounted on wheels or on other
   suspension devices where traction is provided by one or more cables;
2. cable cars where the cabins are lifted and/or displaced by one or more carrier cables;
   this category also includes gondolas and chair lifts;
3. drag lifts, where users with appropriate equipment are dragged by means of a cable.

Exceptions

This Directive shall not apply to:

• lifts within the meaning of Directive 95/16/EC,
• cable-operated tramways of traditional construction,
• installations used for agricultural purposes,
• on-site or mobile equipment for use in fairgrounds and/or amusement parks which
  are designed for leisure purposes and not as a means for transporting persons,
• mining installations or on-site installations used for industrial purposes,
• cable-operated ferries,
• rack railways,
• chain-driven installations.