On October 10, 2024, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) of Switzerland, together with the Swiss Association for Standardization, officially issued the Mandatory Specifications for Safety Management of Elevators and Escalators, which comprehensively upgraded the product certification, safety control and maintenance management of elevators in the Swiss market. The core contents include: First, it is clarified that all complete elevator machines and core safety components entering the Swiss market must obtain the mandatory Swiss SQS certification and EU CE conformity certification, and uncertified products are prohibited from being imported, sold and used. Second, tighten the inspection at import ports. The customs must conduct 100% verification of the SQS certificate, certificate of origin and type test report of imported elevators, and products with inconsistent certificates will be directly returned. Third, strengthen the annual inspection requirements for in-use elevators. All in-use elevators must carry out a Swiss standard compliance inspection once a year, and elevators that fail to meet the standards must be shut down for rectification immediately. Fourth, it is clarified that elevator maintenance units must obtain the official qualification license of Switzerland, passenger elevators carry out routine maintenance once every 14 days, and maintenance personnel must pass the official assessment of Switzerland and work with certificates. Fifth, upgrade the emergency rescue requirements, clarifying that the elevator entrapment rescue must be handled on site within 20 minutes, and the maintenance unit must establish a 24-hour emergency rescue duty system. Sixth, standardize the management of elevator safety files. All elevator design, manufacture, installation, maintenance and inspection records must be completely archived, with a retention period not less than the full service life of the elevator. The new regulation has a 6-month transition period and was officially implemented on April 10, 2025.