Directive 2000/9/EC Cableway Installations
Cableway installations designed to carry persons
The work developed in this field is intended to improve the safety of installations designed to transport persons by rope (winter sport installations, funicular,...)
News and events
The EC has started the exchanges with the Industry stackeholders and Member States with the aim to make a proposal of a revised text in 2014.
Technical Bodies and Activities
The majority of the standards are developed within DBS 'Safety Requirements for passenger transportation by rope':
Sector Forum
In view of the relative small size of this sector, there is no Sector Forum in this field.
European Legislation and Mandate
EU Directive
The directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to 'cableway installations designed to carry persons' was adopted at the Council meeting in December 1999, and published in the Official Journal of 3 May 2000 under the reference 2000/9/EC.