Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC

The purpose of this proposal is to introduce in the EC motor vehicle type-approval system a requirement for fitting an eCall in-vehicle system. This forms part of a set of EU legal acts for ensuring the deployment of the 112-based eCall service by 1 October 2015.

The proposal requires new types of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles to be constructed as to ensure that in the event of a severe accident an emergency call (eCall) to the 112 is triggered automatically. It must also be possible to trigger manually emergency calls (eCalls) to the 112.

See also Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)316: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:316:FIN

ESO: Background information: eCall: automated emergency call for road accidents mandatory in cars from 2015 http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-ecall-automated-emergency-call-for-road-accidents-mandatory-in-cars-from-2015/

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