G/TBT/N/EU/1030  
8 November 2023  
(23-7532) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other:  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Passenger 
cars and vans  (M1 and N1 category vehicles), and systems, components and separate 
technical unit s for such vehicles.  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Delegated Regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards the standards relating to eCall; (5 p age(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  The eCall system automatically dials the European emergency 
number 112 in the event of a serious road accident, thus reducing the response time and 
saving lives. Currently, the 112 -based eCall systems work ov er circuit -switched mobile 
networks (2G/3G). Given the plans announced by mobile network operators in the EU 
gradually to phase out circuit -switched networks by 2030, there is an urgent need to 
provide for the application of the packet -switched eCall stand ards (4G/5G) from 1 January 
2026.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Based on the empowerment in Articles 5(9) and 6(12) of Regulation (EU) 
2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the draft amends the reference 
to eCall standards listed in Article 5(8) of that Regulation. In addition, transitional 
provisions are included to ensure that new vehicles to be sold on the market after 1 
January 2027, and equipped with 112 -based eCall systems covered by existing type -
approvals (granted as from 31 March 2018, the date of application of the eCall 
Regulation), will operate over the packet -switched networks (4G/5G); Harmonization; 
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  8. Relevant document s:  
Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 
concerning type -approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in -vehicle system 
based on the 112 service  
(https://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32015R0758 ) 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  January 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days after the publication in the Official Journal 
(packet -switched eCall standards apply from 1 January 2026 for new types of 
vehicles/systems and from 1 January 2027 for existing types approved as from 31 March 
2018)  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notificat ion 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission,  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point,  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43,  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website : http://ec.europa.eu/growth/to ols-
databases/tbt/en/  
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