Information about accreditation of CABs in the field of CA of lifts
Notices
A new Rulebook on Lifts Safety and Rulebook on inspection of lifts in use was published in „Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17 on 2nd March 2017. These rulebooks shall enter into force on 10th March 2017.
As of the date of the entry into force of the said rulebooks the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10) is no longer valid.
The legislator prescribed that installer of a lift, manufacturer of safety components or its representative in the Republic of Serbia can place the lift and safety components on the market which Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17) refers to, which are designed and manufactured and whose conformity has been assessed according to provisions of the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10) by 1st January 2018 at the latest. Hence information was published on http://www.tehnis.privreda.gov.rs that notified conformity assessment bodies (CABs) for assessing conformity according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10), shall perform the activities they are accredited for but in accordance with the new Rulebook, as of the date of the entry into force until the end of the notification process and that the request for notification may be submitted by 10th June 2017 at the latest. Certificates of conformity issued by notified bodies i.e. which will be issued by the date of the entry into force of the new rulebook in the procedures of conformity assessment according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10), are valid according to the new rulebook as well, but until the expiry date at the latest.
Pursuing the aforementioned, CABs accredited for conformity assessment according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10), due to transition period and the fact that activities of assessing of conformity of lifts which now require accreditation in order to be notified are now laid out in two rulebooks: Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17) and Rulebook on inspection of lifts in use („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17) can require the Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS) to extend the scope of their accreditation.
ATS shall not receive new applications for accreditation for conformity assessment according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10) as of 15th April 2017. Accredited bodies for performing conformity assessment according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10) shall be able to maintain their accreditations until 10th June 2017.
Applications for extension of the scope of accreditation for performing conformity assessment activities according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17) and Rulebook on inspection of lifts in use („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17) may be submitted to ATS as of 15th April 2017.
ATS shall review the applications in the process of surveillance, reaccreditation or assessment with the purpose of scope extension through independent procedure depending on the applicability and in line with the needs of the applicant.
As of 10th June 2017, ATS will reduce the scope of accreditation for performing conformity assessment according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 101/10) to all CABs which are accredited for performing conformity assessment activities according to the said rulebook which is no longer valid. ATS will withdraw accreditation if CABs are accredited for conformity assessment only according to the said rulebook.
CABs can submit applications for initial accreditation for performing conformity assessment activities according to the Rulebook on Lifts Safety („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17) and Rulebook on inspection of lifts in use („Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No 15/17) as of 15th April 2017.