G/TBT/N/EU/382  
 
10 June 2016  
(16-3165)  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 
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/  
Name and address (including telephon e 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 : 
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10 .1 [ ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [ ], other: 
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): New passenger cars & 
light commercial vehicles (categories M1 and N1). 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Commission 
Delegated Regulation establishing detailed technical requirements and test procedures for 
the EC type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to their 112-based eCall in-vehicle 
systems, of 112-based eCall in-vehicle sepa rate technical units and components and 
supplementing and amending Regulation (EU)  No 2015/758 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council with regard to the applicable standards (9 pages + 40 pages of 
annexes, in English)  
6. Description of content: This draft Commission Delegated Regulation concerns the 
technical requirements and the procedures fo r testing 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems 
and motor vehicles fitted with such systems for the purposes of their approval before they 
are placed into the market. The tests provided  in the draft will ensure that the system 
remains functional and capable of transmitting the necessary data in a severe frontal and 
lateral crash of the vehicle. In addition, the system is tested for compliance with the privacy and personal data protection rules.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health and safety. New types of passenger cars and vans 
will be approved fitted with a mandatory system that in case of a severe crash will 
automatically send information and launch a voice call to the nearest national emergency 
service (112 number). This will significantly reduce the time necessary for emergency services to respond to severe accidents on roads and will help saving human lives.  
8. Relevant documents: Existing EU legislation: EUR-Lex – 32015R0758 – EN – EUR-Lex  G/TBT/N/EU/382 
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption: End of July 2016 
Proposed date of entry into force: 20 from publication in the Official Journal of the EU 
(The provisions shall apply from 31 March 2018)  
10. Final date for comments: 60 days from notification 
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  
http://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/EEC/16_2251_00_e.pdf   
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