Lift Makers Get a Cybersecurity Rulebook — and a Turkish Copy of the Same Deadline
Published on 10/20/2026 at 14:11 | Editorial boerse-global.de
Elevator and escalator manufacturers selling into Europe now have a technical yardstick for the digital side of the EU's new machinery regulation — but one of its key reference standards has yet to be finalised.
From 20 January 2027, the European Commission's revised Machinery Regulation applies to lift installations, with trade outlets flagging changes to the equipment requirements. The detailed provisions have not been spelled out in full, though they touch the foundational conditions of the European rulebook.
66 criteria, numbered T01 to T66
Guidance on the technical and safety side already exists. The GS-IFA-M25 test guide issued by DGUV Test, the testing and certification arm of Germany's statutory accident insurance body, becomes applicable on the same date, 20 January 2027. It addresses protection against corruption as set out in Annex III, Section 1.1.9 of the EU Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.
The document sets out 66 test criteria, labelled T01 through T66. Among the areas they cover are interface protection, mechanisms for detecting hardware tampering, and cryptographic measures in line with Technical Guideline BSI TR-02102-1.
Criterion T39 requires logging, with the resulting data kept for at least five years. For classification, the guide points to Safety-Related Security Levels SRSL0 to SRSL3 under the standard prEN 50742:2025 — a draft whose final version is still pending.
Ankara publishes its own version
The regulatory shift is not confined to EU member states. Turkey's Ministry of Industry and Technology has published a machinery safety regulation in its Official Gazette under the number 2023/1230/AB.
Its remaining provisions take effect on 20 January 2027. Some requirements are already directly applicable, while earlier regulations continue to apply for a limited transitional period.
The ministry's rule lays down safety and health requirements for the design and construction of machinery, interchangeable equipment, safety components, lifting equipment, chains, ropes and removable mechanical transmission devices. Firearms, nuclear-sector installations and vehicles used purely for racing are expressly excluded, among other items.
Under the Turkish ministry's requirements, manufacturers must draw up technical documentation and an EU declaration of conformity. Importers may place only compliant products on the market, in a bid to secure full alignment with EU standards.
