Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Bringing eCall back on track - Action Plan (3rd eSafety Communication)
Date: 2006-11-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: first aid, information technology, intelligent transport system, remote sensing, road safety, road transport, telecommunications, transport accident

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 23.11.2006 
COM(2006) 723 final 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

Bringing eCall back on track - Action Plan 
(3rd eSafety Communication) 

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COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL 
COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS 

Bringing eCall back on track - Action Plan 
(3rd eSafety Communication) 

1. 

INTRODUCTION 

Road  fatalities  in  the  EU-25  have  declined  by  more  than  17%  since  2001,  when  the 
Commission  published its  White Paper on European Transport Policy1. The European Road 
Safety Action Programme2 and the eSafety Initiative3 have had a significant impact on this 
positive  development,  and  are  expected  to  continue  in  the  medium  term  to  produce  further 
benefits towards the goal of halving the fatalities by 2010. 

However, with around 41.600 deaths and more than 1.7 million injured in 2005, roads remain 
unsafe, and further efforts are needed. The pan-European in-vehicle emergency call, eCall, 
is estimated to have the potential to save up to 2.500 fatalities annually in EU-25 when fully 
deployed, and furthermore to reduce the severity of injuries, to bring significant savings to the 
society in healthcare and other costs and to reduce human suffering4.  

In the framework of the Intelligent Car Initiative5, the industry and the public sector have 
worked  together  on  a  deployment  plan  that  aims  at  full  deployment  of  eCall  from  2009 
onwards. This plan is, however, not on track.  

2. 

BRINGING ECALL BACK ON TRACK 

The benefits of eCall are recognized by all: the citizens consider it as one of the most wanted 
eSafety systems in the car, and over 70% of the respondents say that they would like to have it 
in their next car, according to a recent Eurobarometer study6. eCall deployment is supported 
by the industry, European Parliament, European Commission, user organisations and by some 
Member States.  

Due  to  the  long  lead  times  in  product  development,  and  due  to  the  associated  costs,  the 
automotive  industry  need  certainty  on  the  implementation  of  the  necessary  infrastructure  in 
the  Member  States  before  entering  the  production  phase  of  the  eCall  equipment  in  the 
vehicles7. Similarly, the Member States' commitment is needed by other players, most notably 

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COM(2001) 370 of 12.9.2001: European transport policy for 2010: time to decide 
COM(2003) 311 of 2.6.2003: European Road Safety Action Programme: Halving the number of road 
victims in the European Union by 2010: A Shared responsibility 
COM(2003) 542 of 15.9.2003: Information and Communications Technologies for Safe and Intelligent 
Vehicles 
COM(2005) 431 of 14.9.2005: Bringing eCall to Citizens 
COM(2006) 59 of 12.2.2006: On the Intelligent Car Initiative: Raising Awareness of ICT for Smarter, 
Safer and Cleaner Vehicles 
Eurobarometer study on the citizen's perception of road safety and intelligent vehicle safety systems 
ACEA has expressed in a letter to the Commission that it will not take any further steps until a clear 
commitment from the Member States will be provided 

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the  telecommunications  industry  (Mobile  Network  Operators).  Nevertheless,  the  slow 
progress shown by some Member States -especially the large ones- who are crucial for 
keeping  industry  committed  has  endangered  the  realisation  of  the  already  agreed 
deployment plan.  

The purpose of this Communication is to present, on the basis of the achieved progress, the 
measures  that  are  necessary  for  solving  the  current  deadlock  and  for  bringing  eCall 
back on track. Two parallel lines of actions are proposed: Commitment of the Member States 
by mid-2007, and a negotiated agreement with the industry by the end of 2007. In addition the 
Commission will carry out a set of actions to facilitate the eCall deployment. 

3. 

3.1 

PROGRESS OF ECALL IMPLEMENTATION IN EUROPE 

Progress at European level 

Significant progress in the producing of the specifications, demonstrating the technology and 
planning of the deployment phase has been achieved since 2005 by the eCall Driving Group. 
This Group, consisting of 138 members representing all stakeholders, produced and published 
in  April  20068.  These  recommendations  cover  eCall 
its  Final  Recommendations 
architecture,  performance  requirements  and  the  definition  of  Minimum  Set  of  Data9,  and  it 
addresses  also  certification  and  privacy  issues.  The  recommendations  were  adopted  by  the 
eSafety  Forum  Plenary  in  its  meeting  on  3  May,  2006.  Due  to  the  delays  on  reaching  a 
commitment  from  all  the  Member  States,  the  deployment  plan  is  shifted  forward  by  one 
year, and is now the following: 

•  All key stakeholders should sign the MoU to ensure progress by end of 2006 
•  Full specification of the eCall system and start of development by mid-2007 
•  Full-scale field tests should be performed from the beginning of 2008 
•  Member States should be ready with the upgrade of the PSAPs by September 2009 
•  Introduction of eCall as standard option in all vehicles type-approved from 1st September 

2010 onward 

12/2006

06/2007

12/2007

06/2008

12/2008

06/2009

12/2009

06/2010

12/2010

...

Signed MoU to ensure progress (incl. MS)

Draft/Rough System Specification

ETSI Technical Specification

 Detailed System Specification 

Incentive possibilities clarified to support business case

System Development

Field Tests including assessment of performance

Member State rollout of eCall system at PSAPs

eCall as standard option in all new type-approved vehicles

Figure 1: eSafety Forum updated eCall Deployment Plan 

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http://europa.eu.int/information_society/activities/esafety/forum/ecall/index_en.htm 
Data  about  the  accident  sent  by  the  in-vehicle  equipment  to  the  emergency  call  response  centres 
(PSAP), including accurate location information 

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Another major milestone was the adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution on 
eCall10, adopted with large majority on 27 April 2006, as the response to the Commission's 
Communication "Bringing eCall to Citizens". The resolution supports the implementation of 
the  pan-European  eCall,  gives  full  support  to  Commission's  actions  and  calls  for  all 
stakeholders, in particular the Member States to pursue the necessary actions for eCall 
immediate roll-out. 

In  addition,  at  the  request  of  the  European  Commission,  ETSI,  with  the  support  of 
telecommunication  and  automotive  industry,  has  progressed  towards  the  definition  of  a 
standard protocol for the transmission of the eCall Minimum Set of Data, which is expected to 
be completed by April 2007. 

The Commission has taken several actions that support the work of other stakeholders and 
promote eCall, following the two Communications on eCall and the Intelligent Car: 

Commission Actions supporting eCall Action Plan 

–  Organising  two  High-Level  meetings  with  Member  States  promoting  112  and  eCall  in 

October 2005, plus several expert meetings and bilateral meetings 

–  Expert Group on Emergency Access11 established in February 2006; launch of a survey on 

the organisation of emergency services in the Member States (including 112, E112) 

–  Infringement  procedures  opened  against  Member  States  on  the  concerns  of  the  non-
availability of caller location information (12 cases against Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Italy, 
Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, the Netherlands, Portugal and Slovakia) 
–  Informal  PSAP  Expert  Group12  established  in  July  2006,  addressing  issues  specific  to 

emergency rescue services (112, E112 and eCall) and spreading best practices 

–  eImpact,  in-depth  study  on  the  socio-economic  benefits  of  intelligent  vehicle  safety 

systems (including eCall) launched in January 200613 

–  Toolbox,  containing  all  relevant  information  related  to  the  eCall  initiative  launched  in 

November 2005, maintained by eSafetySupport14 

–  Eurobarometer study on the citizen's perception of road safety and intelligent vehicle safety 

systems launched in January 2006 

–  Provision  of  the  ICT  2006  standardisation  work  programme  and  Request  to  ETSI  (ETSI 
MSG,  Mobile  Services  Group)  to  produce  the  necessary  standards  for  eCall  as  a  priority 
item 

–  Working  with  the  Member  States  towards  a  solution  on  the  data  protection  and  privacy 

issues (Art. 29 Working Party, established by Directive 95/46/EC)15 
–  Successful demonstration of the full eCall service chain by GST Rescue16 

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Own-initiative  report  of  the  European  Parliament,  ref.  A6-0072/2006,  rapporteur  Gary  Titley, 
www.europarl.europa.eu/registre/seance_pleniere/textes_deposes/rapports/2006/0072/P6_A(2006)0072_EN.doc 
Expert  Group  (composed  by  telecommunication  and  civil  protection  experts)  created  under  the 
Communications Committee to deal with 112 and its associated forward-looking issues 
Informal Expert Group (composed by PSAP experts) to discuss and exchange best practices about 112 
related issues, with specific focus on eCall. 
Study funded under FP6, 24 months: www.eimpact.info 
Specific  support  action 
the  work  of 
www.esafetysupport.org 

the  eSafety  Forum,  funded  under  FP6: 

to  support 

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3.2 

Progress in the Member States 

In  the  Communication  "Bringing  eCall  to  Citizens"  the  Commission  invites  the  Member 
States to promote 112 and the handling of location information for mobile calls, E112, as 
pre-requisite  for  eCall.  As  a  follow-up,  a  questionnaire  was  sent  to  Member  States  in  early 
2006.  Its  results  show  that  the  technical  and  organisational  set-up  of  emergency  rescue 
services is very different across the Member States, in many countries there are still problems 
in  proper  operational  handling  of  112  calls,  and  handling  of  location  information  for 
mobile calls is operational in only 7 Member  States (see table 1). This  indicates  clearly 
that further actions are required, and this is why the infringement procedures against some 
Member States have been started. 

Regarding eCall, seven Member States and two Associated States have signed the eCall 
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), while the procedure for the signature has been 
started  in  other  thirteen  (see  Table  1),  with  different  status  of  advancement.  In  some 
Member  States  like  The  Netherlands,  Portugal  and  the  United  Kingdom  the  procedure  is 
advanced;  furthermore  Germany  has  confirmed  that  its  signing  of  the  MoU  is  imminent.  In 
France, an interministerial group has been created to study eCall deployment in co-operation 
with  the  industry,  but  the  existing  emergency  infrastructure  is  inadequate.  Institutional, 
competencies and organisational issues are reasons quoted by other Member States for lack of 
progress.  Six  Member  States  (Belgium,  Estonia,  Latvia,  Luxembourg,  Poland  and 
Slovakia)  have  not  reported  on  progress.  Three  Member  States  are  planning  studies.  Ten 
Member States are either running trials or planning to do so, including large-scale pilots. The 
Netherlands, Finland and Sweden will be the first countries with operational eCall.  

Member State 

Belgium 

Czech Republic 
Denmark 
Germany 
Estonia 

Greece 
Spain 

eCall MoU 
signature 

No progress 
reported 
Procedure started 
Procedure started 
Procedure advanced 
No progress 
reported 
Signed 
Procedure started 

Implementation status 

E11217 
Not available 

eCall 

No progress 

Operational (push)18 
Operational (push) 
Introduced (pull) 
Introduced (pull) 

Trials planned 
Trials planned 
Trials planned 
No progress 

Planned 2006 
Operational19 (push) 

No progress 
Different in the regions 

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the  Integrated  Project  "Global  System  for  Telematics",  funded  under  FP6. 

Working Party on the protection of individuals with regard the processing of personal data, set up by 
Directive 95/46/EC 
Subproject  of 
www.gstproject.org 
For mobile calls 
There are two mechanisms to transfer the caller location to the PSAP: 
Push: the caller location is sent by the Mobile Network Operator to the PSAP with the voice call 
Pull: the PSAP has to request the Mobile Network Operator to send the caller location data 
The push mechanism, recommended in the Commission Recommendation C(2003) 2657 of 25.7.2003 
on the processing of caller location information in electronic communication networks for the purpose 
of location-enhanced emergency call services, is needed for the eCall deployment 
Push mechanism operational only in some regions 

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France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Cyprus 
Latvia 

Lithuania 
Luxembourg 

Hungary 
Malta 
The 
Netherlands 

Austria 
Poland 

Portugal 
Slovenia 
Slovakia 

Finland 

Introduced (push) 
Introduced (pull) 
Not available 
Operational (push) 
Planned 2007 

Procedure started 
Procedure started 
Signed 
Signed 
No progress 
reported 
Signed 
No progress 
reported 
Procedure started 
Procedure started 
Procedure advanced  Planned 2007 

Planned 2006 
Introduced (pull) 

Not available 
Introduced (pull) 

Introduced (pull) 
Not available 

Procedure started 
No progress 
reported 
Procedure advanced  Not available 
Signed 
No progress 
reported 
Signed 

Introduced (pull) 
Planned 2006 

Operational (push) 

Sweden 

Signed 

Operational(push) 

United 
Kingdom 
Norway 
Switzerland 
Iceland 

Procedure advanced  Operational(push) 

Signed 
Signed 
Procedure advanced 

Starting a study 
Starting a study 
Trials planned 
No progress 
No progress 

No progress 
No progress 

Trials planned 
Starting a study 
Trials planned 
Implementation planned 
Trials planned 
No progress 

No progress 
No progress 
No progress 

Testbed operational, 
Trials planned 
Implementation planned 
Trials planned 
Implementation planned 
Trials planned 

Table 1: E112 and eCall Status in the Member States and Associated States, October 2006 

4. 

4.1 

OBJECTIVES AND ACTION PLAN 

What is needed to get eCall back on track? 

The benefits of eCall have been clearly demonstrated by a number of recent studies20, it is one 
of  the  most  effective  safety  systems  that  can  be  realised  on  short-term,  and  it  enjoys  the 
support of road users. eCall will improve the whole emergency rescue chain: it will provide 
accurate location of the accident, reduce the communication delay by immediately sending the 
necessary  information  (the  so  called  Minimum  Set  of  Data)  to  the  closest  PSAP,  and  by 
allowing  the  PSAP  operator  to  immediately  dispatch  the  emergency  services  to  the  correct 
location. The required accuracy of the location information and the needed coverage implicate 

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the use of Global Navigation Satellite Service (GNSS), using GPS and in the near future the 
European Satellite Navigation Systems Galileo21 which will offer even greater accuracy and 
availability.  It  is  also  expected  that  the  eCall  device  with  its  location  and  communications 
capabilities  and  its  open  system  architecture  will  serve  as  a  platform  for  additional  public 
sector and commercial services. 

However,  due  to  lack  of  progress,  its  deployment  plan  has  already  been  shifted  forward  by 
one  year.  Some  Member  States  are  not  on  track  with  implementing  the  necessary 
infrastructure for their emergency rescue services for handling the location information in 
E112 calls, or the in-vehicle emergency call, eCalls. The industry should resume its activities 
towards  the  deployment  of  eCall,  and  the  European  Standardisation  Organisations  (ESOs) 
should finalise the necessary standards. 

It is vital that the Member States and the industry, with the support of the Commission 
take the necessary further actions for getting eCall back on track for 2010 deployment. 
The Commission proposes the following two lines of action: 

(1) 

Actions to engage the Member States.  

(2) 

Actions to engage the industry 

The  Commission  will support  these two lines of action with  a number of other measures to 
facilitate  the  deployment  of  a  pan-European  harmonised  eCall  service,  some  of  which  are 
already under way. 

4.2 

(1) 

(2) 

Engaging the Member States 

The Member States should commit to the implementation of the pan-European eCall, 
as  specified  in  the  Final  Report  of  the  eCall  Driving  Group,  and  in  particular  to  its 
deployment plan which inter alia calls for immediate signature of the eCall MoU, for 
roll-out of the necessary PSAP infrastructure by mid-2009 and conducting field tests 
including assessment of performance in the time frame 2007-2009. 

The  Member  States  should  immediately  take  the  necessary  actions  to  solve  together 
with  the  Commission  the  remaining  legal,  technical  and  socio-economic  issues 
hindering the signature of the eCall MoU, and should commit to the following time-
table: 

•  eCall MoU signed by 15 Member States including Germany, France and UK by 

mid 2007  

•  eCall MoU signed by more that 20 Member States by the end of 2007  

(3) 

The  Member  States  should  continue  efforts  to  implement  fully  operational  112  and 
E112  services  within  their  countries,  by  ensuring  that  location  information  is 
automatically  made  available  to  the  PSAPs  by  the  Mobile  Network  Operators 
(MNOs),  that  112  calls  are  properly  routed  and  handled,  and  that  the  PSAPs  are 
upgraded to handle the location information of E112 and eCalls. 

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(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

To this effect, the Member States should support the work of the Expert Group 
on  Emergency  Access  in  defining  common  European  requirements  for 
emergency call routing and handling, handling of emergency calls originating 
from mobile terminals without SIM, providing adequate language support, and 
on  longer  term,  handling  of  VoIP  emergency  calls  and  handling  emergency 
calls for people with disabilities. 

The  Member  States  should  draw  up  detailed  rules  to  the  Mobile  Network 
Operators  to  implement  the  above-mentioned  solutions  on  the  call  routing, 
transmission of location information and handling of the calls originating from 
terminals without SIM. 

The  Member  States  should,  in  the  framework  of  the  Expert  Group  on 
Emergency  Access,  cooperate  with  European  Standards  Organisations  in 
developing  a  set  of  standards  that  will  enable  a  uniform  handling  of  the 
emergency communications, including location. 

The Member States should support the Commission's proposal to establish an 
informal PSAP Expert Group and by providing experts and contributing to its 
work  in  identifying  appropriate  procedures  to  obtain  the  necessary  accident 
related information (i.e., defining a common access mechanism for the VIN22 
databases), in solving the issues of handling of inappropriate calls, optimisation 
of PSAPs workload and exchanging best practices 

The  Member  States  should  support  the  work  of  the  Article  29  Working  Party  in  its 
efforts  to  find  a  solution  for  eCall  data  handling,  which  at  the  same  time  ensures 
individual's safety and security and protects his/her privacy and personal data. 

Engaging the industry 

The  industry  should  commit  to  the  implementation  of  the  pan-European  eCall,  as 
specified  in  the  Final  Report  of  the  eCall  Driving  Group,  and  in  particular  to  its 
deployment  plan  which  inter  alia  calls  for  start  of  the  development  by  mid-2007, 
conducting  field  tests  including  assessment  of  performance  in  the  time  frame  2007-
2009, and introduction of eCall as standard option in all vehicles from 2010 onwards. 

(4) 

4.3 

(1) 

(2) 

The Commission will start, in the beginning of 2007, negotiations with ACEA, JAMA 
and KAMA on a voluntary agreement of introducing an eCall in-vehicle device23 on 
all vehicles type-approved from 1st September 2010 onwards. 

(a) 

The  automotive  industry  should  work  together  with  the  Commission  in 
defining  the  terms  of  the  voluntary  agreement,  in  view  of  completing  the 
negotiations by the end of 2007. 

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Vehicle  Identification  Number.  Access  is  required  for  extracting  vehicle  type  information,  which  is 
necessary for the rescue operations.  
A device capable of manual or automatic triggering of eCall, determining precise location and sending 
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(b) 

The Commission will report to the Council and the European Parliament in the 
end  of  2007  on  the  outcome  of  the  negotiations,  and  on  the  basis  of  this 
outcome  either  conclude  the  voluntary  agreement,  with  a  monitoring 
mechanism, or propose further measures. 

The  industry  should  commit  to  follow  the  recommendations  proposed  by  the  art.  29 
Working  Party24  to  ensure  adequate  protection  of  the  citizens'  privacy  and  personal 
data. 

The  automotive  and  telecommunication  industries  should  continue  supporting  the 
work done by the European Standardisation Organisations in finalising the necessary 
standards for the pan-European eCall service. 

Facilitating deployment 

The Commission will support the work of the Expert Group on Emergency Access, the 
PSAP  Expert  Group  and  the  Article  29  Working  Party  in  their  efforts  in  finding  the 
necessary solutions that enable eCall deployment. 

The  Commission  will  consider,  as  part  of  the  ongoing  review  of  the  regulatory 
framework  for  electronic  communications25  an  update  to  the  provisions  of  the 
Universal  Service  Directive  to  ensure  that  caller  location  is  made  available  to 
emergency services, with provisions on the charging for the location information. 

The Commission will support, through mandates when necessary, the development of 
standards  by  the  European  Standardisation  Organisations  (ETSI,  CEN)  for  the 
Minimum Set of Data (MSD) transmission in the telecommunications networks, MSD 
protocol  and  contents,  certification  procedures  and  telecommunications  networks  – 
PSAP interface.  

(3) 

(4) 

4.4 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

In  the  framework  of  the  Intelligent  Car  Initiative,  the  Commission  will  continue 
supporting the eCall deployment plan: 

(a) 

(b) 

The Commission will support public awareness actions, media campaigns and 
education of users on the benefits of eCall. In particular, the Commission will 
support campaigns of the eSafety Aware Platform26. 

The  Commission  will  support,  through  the  research  and  technological 
development funding of the ICT priority in the 7th Framework Programme and 
in  the  Competitiveness  and  Innovation  Programme  (CIP),  Field  Operational 
Tests of the eCall service, aiming at large scale tests with impact assessment of 
the benefits and user acceptance 

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Working  document  on  data  protection 
implications 
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/privacy/docs/wpdocs/2006/wp125_en.pdf 
COM(2006)  334  of  29.6.2006:  Review  of 
communications networks and services 
A platform aiming at user awareness of intelligent vehicle safety systems, which is being established on 
the basis of the work of the eSafety Forum. 

the  EU  Regulatory  Framework  for  electronic 

and  privacy 

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(5) 

The  Commission  will  support  automotive,  telecommunications  and  insurance 
industries, the Member States and other stakeholders in developing a positive business 
case for eCall, including assessment of the use of incentives. 

5. 

CONCLUSIONS 

While the number of tragic road accidents remains high, all road safety stakeholders have to 
be ready to work together to deploy, as soon as possible, safety systems that can mitigate the 
consequences of injuries these accidents cause. Studies indicate that eCall is one of the most 
efficient,  affordable  in-vehicle  safety  systems  that  can  be  deployed  on  short  term.  A  large 
majority of the users understand its value and want eCall with their next vehicle. The industry 
has  worked  with  other  stakeholders  in  the  eCall  Driving  Group,  developing  the  necessary 
specifications. The European Parliament has given its full support. The time has now come, 
for the Member States to take the commitment and implement the necessary infrastructure in 
their emergency services. This will enable eCall to return to right track,  and the industry to 
deploy it in all vehicles from 2010 onwards. We cannot wait to save 2500 lives per year. 

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ANNEX 1: 

GLOSSARY OF TERMS 

112 

ACEA 

CEN 

E112 

eCall 

for 

(European 

(European  Committee 

Single European Emergency Call Number, introduced by Council Decision 
91/396/EEC 
Association  des  Constructeurs  Européens  d'Automobiles 
Automobile Manufacturers Association) 
Comité  Européen  de  Standardisation 
Standardisation) 
Location enhanced emergency call. The Universal Service Directive requires 
all  mobile  and  fixed  telephone  operators  to  make  available  location 
information  for  every  emergency  call.  E112  for  mobile  calls  is  particularly 
relevant for eCall. 
Pan-European  in-vehicle  emergency  call.  The  emergency  call  is  generated 
either manually by the vehicle occupants or automatically via activation of 
in-vehicle  sensors  when  an  accident  occurs.  When  activated,  the  in-vehicle 
eCall device will establish a 112 call carrying both voice and data about the 
incident directly to the nearest PSAP 
Expert Group on Emergency Access 
European Telecommunication Standard Institute 
European Union 

FP6 

EGEA 
ETSI 
EU 
Eurobarometer  Surveys done by the European Commission to analyse the Public Opinion of 
the European citizens. The one enquiring about eCall was based on 13,500 
interviews from all Member States 
6th European Union Framework Programme for Research and Technological 
Development 
Information and Communication Technologies 
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association 
Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association 
Mobile Network Operator 
Memorandum of Understanding 
Minimum Set of Data 
Public Safety Answering Point, in charge of responding emergency calls. A 
PSAP  could  be  a  Public  Authority  or  a  private  service  provider  operating 
under the control of a Public Authority 
Subscriber Identification Module 
Voice over Internet Protocol 

ICT 
JAMA 
KAMA 
MNO 
MoU 
MSD 
PSAP 

SIM 
VoIP 

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