Activities of Matteo SALVINI related to 2011/0354(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to making available on the market of lifts and safety components for lifts (recast) PDF (294 KB) DOC (389 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Economic operators should be responsible for the compliance of lifts and safety components for lifts, in relation to their respective roles in the supply chain, so as to ensure a high level of protection of public interests, such as health and safety, and the protection of consumers, including a high level of protection of vulnerable consumers, and to guarantee fair competition on the Union market.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The existing system should be supplemented by a procedure under which interested parties are informed of measures intended to be taken with regard to lifts or safety components for lifts presenting a risk to the health and safety of persons, including the safety of children, the elderly and persons with disabilities, or to other aspects of public interest protection. It should also allow market surveillance authorities, in cooperation with the relevant economic operators, to act at an earlier stage in respect of such lifts and safety components for lifts.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that the lifts covered by this Directive may be placed on the market and put into service only if they do not endanger the health or safety of persons or, where appropriate, the safety of property, when properly installed and maintained and used for their intended purpose or for a purpose that can be reasonably foreseen within the scope of application of this Directive.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where it does not make it impossible to install a lift in an existing building due to the limited space available, therefore damaging other vulnerable users such as children, elderly or persons with limited disabilities, a lift shall be made available on the market only if it is constructed in such way that it can be easily used and accessed by persons with disabilities.