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WTO notification · TBT

MongoliaProposed measure, may since have been adopted

Lifting, handling – Mongolia

Official title

Technical regulation on elevator safety

Mongolia notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 27 February 2026. The comment period closed on 28 April 2026.

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At a glance

HS codes
  • 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof
    • 8428 Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery, e.g. lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics (excl. pulley tackle and hoists, winches and capstans, jacks…
Notifying member
Mongolia
Status
Proposed measure, may since have been adoptedNotified as a draft on 27 February 2026. Check WTO ePing or Mongolia for its current status.
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
  • Quality requirements
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MNG/21

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 28 April 2026
Proposed adoption
Proposed entry into force

How to comment

The comment period closed on 28 April 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/MNG/21; it can take them up with Mongolia.

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What the notification says

Scope 1.1. The Technical Regulation on Elevator Safety aims to establish requirements for elevators and their safety devices in order to protect human life, health, and property, and to prevent users (consumers) from making errors regarding the purpose and safe use of elevators. 1.2. This 'Technical Regulation on Elevator Safety' (hereinafter referred to as the 'Technical Regulation') applies to all elevators and their safety devices (buffer, safety gear, overspeed governor, landing-door lock, hydraulic safety device) used within the territory of Mongolia. 1.3. This Technical Regulation does not apply to elevators used for the following purposes: • in mining and coal production mines; • on ships or other floating structures; • on exploration and offshore drilling platforms; • on aircraft or air vehicles; and also does not apply to elevators with the following construction: • elevators with rack-and-pinion or screw drives; • elevators with special military purposes.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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