Lifts. Escalators (ICS code(s): 91.140.90)

Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 (4 pages, in Arabic) mandating the Egyptian Standard ES 6113-7 for " Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Examinations and tests - Part 7: Design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components " .; (106 page(s), in English)

The Ministerial Decree No. 502 /2023 gives the producers and importers a six-month transitional period to abide by the Egyptian standard ES 6113-7 which specifies the design rules, calculations, examinations and tests of lift components which are referred to by other standards used for the design of passenger lifts, goods passenger lifts, goods only lifts, and other similar types of lifting appliances.

Worth mentioning is that this standard adopts the technical content of EN 81-50:2020