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Lift rules refer to newer EU rules and standards
Official title (in Danish): Bekendtgørelse om adgangsveje til elevatorer, rulletrapper og lignende maskiner
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- The rules on access routes to lifts and escalators are largely the same.
- Access routes must still be clear and have enough light.
- The light must follow the standard DS/EN 12464-1 instead of DS/EN 12464.
- The exemption for cableways refers to an EU regulation from 2016 instead of a directive from 2000.
- The old lift directive from 1995 has been removed from the rules.
- It is an offence not to follow an order.
- Prohibitions are no longer mentioned in the penal provision.
- When: The executive order entered into force on 1 July 2026.
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Source: Retsinformation.dk
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- Issued · 29 June 2026
- Published in the Danish Law Gazette (Lovtidende) · 30 June 2026
- In force · 1 July 2026