Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall
Date: 2013-06-13
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: emergency aid, first aid, intelligent transport system, road safety, road transport, telephone, transmission network, transport accident, vehicle parts

EUROPEAN 
COMMISSION 

Brussels, 13.6.2013  
COM(2013) 315 final 

2013/0166 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1. 

CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

This  proposal  addresses  the  part  concerning  the  Public  Safety  Answering  Points  (PSAPs) 
infrastructure  in  the  Commission  strategy  on  eCall,  based  on  a  three-pronged  regulatory 
approach  encompassing  the  in-vehicle  system,  the  telecommunications  networks  and  the 
PSAPs. 

1.1. 

General context  

Road safety is one of the major elements of the European Union’s transport policy. In 2011 
around  30  000  people  were  killed  and  more  than  1.5  million  injured  in  about  1.1  million 
traffic  accidents  on  EU  roads.  In  addition  to  the  tragedy  of  loss  of  life  and  injury,  this  also 
carries an economic burden of around EUR 130 billion in costs to society every year. The EU 
is fully committed to reducing the number of road accidents (through accident prevention or 
active safety), mitigating the consequences of accidents when they occur (passive safety), and 
improving  the  efficiency  of  the  emergency  services  and  the  effectiveness  of  post-accident 
medical  care  (tertiary  safety).  In  this  context,  eCall  can  significantly  contribute  to  the 
reduction of road fatalities and alleviation of severity of road injuries. 

Every  minute  is  crucial  to  save  lives  and  reduce  the  severity  of  injuries  when  emergency 
services  are  called  to  a  road  accident.  eCall  devices  alert  emergency  services  immediately, 
even if the driver or passenger is unconscious or otherwise unable to call, and speed up the 
arrival of emergency teams by an estimated 40% in urban areas and 50% in rural areas. eCall 
can  also  have  a  significant  impact  on  the  reduction  of  the  congestion  caused  by  the  traffic 
accidents and thus the overall congestion of the European roads. 

Therefore, the harmonised  implementation of an interoperable EU-wide eCall service in the 
EU  has  been  in  the  agenda  of  the  Commission  since  2005  and  has  become  now  a  priority 
action for the improvement of road safety and the deployment of ITS in Europe. 

As part of a voluntary deployment approach, the Commission in its 2005 Communication — 
entitled ‘Bringing eCall to Citizens’1 — strongly urged national and regional governments to 
act and to invest in the necessary emergency infrastructure for eCall, with a view to launching 
the  full  pan-European  service  in  2009.  The  Commission  also  asked  the  European 
Standardisation  Organisations  (ETSI,  CEN)  to  draw  up  the  necessary  common  European 
standards and provided support to this end. 
On  21  August  2009  the  Communication  ‘eCall:  Time  for  Deployment’2  reported  on  the 
progress  in  introducing  eCall  and  concluded  that  the  voluntary  approach  had  not  been 
sufficient. The Commission indicated that unless significant progress was made by the end of 
2009,  it  would  consider  regulatory  measures  to  ensure  that  eCall  standard  equipment  was 
installed  in  all  new  vehicles  in  Europe,  starting  with  certain  categories  (passenger  cars  and 
light commercial vehicles). 

In  August  2010,  Directive  2010/40/EU  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  7 
July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field 
of  road  transport  and  for  interfaces  with  other  modes  of  transport3  entered  into  force  with 
‘harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall’ as one of the six priority actions 
identified for the adoption of specifications. 

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COM(2009) 434 
OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1. 

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In its non-legislative resolution ‘report on eCall: a new 112 service for citizens’4 adopted on 3 
July 2012, the European Parliament stated the following: 

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‘Considers that eCall should be a public EU-wide emergency call system, embedded 
in the vehicle and based on 112 and on common pan-European standards’, 

‘Recalls  that  the  Commission’s  impact  assessment  shows  that  the  adoption  of 
regulatory measures to enforce the mandatory introduction of eCall is at present the 
only option to achieve all positive effects’, 

‘Urges  the  Commission  to  submit  a  proposal  within  the  framework  of  Directive 
2007/46/EC  in  order  to  ensure  the  mandatory  deployment  of  a  public,  112-based 
eCall system by 2015 in all new type-approved cars and in all Member States’, 

‘Welcomes the Commission’s recommendation of 8 September 2011, and urges the 
Member States and the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to implement its required 
measures and upgrades at the latest by the end of 2014; regrets, however, that only 
18 Member States responded in time; calls on the remaining Member States to do so 
as soon as possible’, 

‘Urges  the  Commission  to  adopt  the  common  specifications  for  PSAPs  within  the 
framework of the ITS Directive by the end of 2012, and to propose a directive on the 
implementation of eCall’. 

The deployment of eCall will also constitute a delivery of the CARS 2020 Action Plan, which 
is  included  in  the  Communication  of  8  November  2012  ‘CARS  2020:  Action  Plan  for  a 
competitive and sustainable automotive industry in Europe’5. 

On 26 November 2012, the Commission adopted the Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013 
supplementing  Directive  2010/40/EU  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  with 
regard to the harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall6 which establishes the 
specifications  for  upgrading  the  Public  Safety  Answering  Point  (PSAP)  infrastructure 
required  for  the  proper  receipt  and  handling  of  eCalls,  in  order  to  ensure  the  compatibility, 
interoperability and continuity of the harmonised EU-wide eCall service. 

1.2. 

Grounds for the proposal 

Given the absence of any significant progress in the voluntary deployment of eCall by the end 
of  2009,  the  Commission  decided  to  conduct  an  Impact  Assessment  in  order  to  assess  the 
most appropriate policy option to implement the EU-wide eCall service in Europe. 
As explained in the Impact Assessment7, eCall requires three types of measures: the fitting of 
a specific system in vehicles, the ability of mobile network operators to transmit messages in 
a certain format and, lastly, the capacity of the emergency call response centres (also known 
as PSAPs — Public Safety Answering Points) to handle these messages. The system can only 
be operational if all three parts are in operation simultaneously. 

The  Impact  Assessment  concluded  that  the  best  option  to  implement  eCall  effectively  is  a 
‘regulatory’ approach. eCall will then be based on the installation of type-approved equipment 
for  the  Single  European  Emergency  Number  112  in  all  vehicles,  starting  with  certain 
categories  of  vehicles,  and  a  framework  for  handling  eCalls  in  the  telecommunication 
networks and PSAPs. This approach will make eCall available to all citizens in Europe as an 

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EU-wide  service,  accelerate  take-up  and  realise  the  full  potential  of  eCall  to  save  lives  and 
mitigate  the  severity  of  injuries.  Building  on  or  coexisting  with  this  112  standard  factory 
equipment, additional in-vehicle emergency and/or added value services may be provided to 
the end-user giving further safety and economic benefits. 

Accordingly,  the  Commission  unveiled  on  8  September  2011  its  strategy  on  regulatory 
measures  for  eCall,  together  with  the  adoption  of  the  first  part  of  this  strategy,  which 
consisted  of  a  Commission  Recommendation8  on  support  for  an  EU-wide  eCall  service  in 
electronic communication networks for the transmission of in-vehicle emergency calls based 
on 112 (‘eCalls’). 

In order to complete the implementation of its eCall strategy and ensure timely and parallel 
implementation  of  the  eCall  service  based  on  112  by  the  three  stakeholder  groups  involved 
(mobile network operators, public emergency services and automotive industry) by 2015, the 
Commission proposes the following: 

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In-vehicle  system:  a  proposal  under  the  framework  provided  by  Directive 
2007/46/EC to mandate eCall in all new types of M1 and N1 vehicles (passenger cars 
and light duty vehicles). 

Mobile  communication  networks: 
Recommendation. 

the  above-mentioned  eCall  Commission 

Public  Safety  Answering  Points:  the  adoption  of  the  above  mentioned  Delegated 
Regulation  as  a  delegated  act  under  Directive  2010/40/EU  in  order  to  address  the 
specifications for the PSAPs.  

Article 6(2) of Directive 2010/40/EU requests the Commission to present at the latest 
12  months  after  the  adoption  of  the  necessary  specifications  for  a  priority  action, 
where  appropriate  and  after  conducting  an  impact  assessment  including  a  cost-
benefit  analysis,  a  proposal  to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  in 
accordance with Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union 
(TFEU) on the deployment of that priority action. 

This is the specific object of this proposal, which completes the ‘PSAP’ part of the 
Commission strategy on eCall.  

These different texts are complementary and together will allow for the 112 eCall service to 
be fully operational by 1 October 2015. 

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RESULTS OF CONSULTATIONS WITH THE INTERESTED PARTIES AND 
IMPACT ASSESSMENTS 

2.1. 

Consultations with interested parties 

This proposal is the result of extensive consultations with major stakeholders:  

It takes into consideration all the consultations in the course of the eCall Impact Assessment. 
These  included,  in  particular,  extensive  contributions  from  stakeholders  involved  in  several 
fora  such  as  the  European  eCall  Implementation  Platform  (EeIP),  the  eCall  PSAPs  Expert 
Group  and  the  eCall  Driving  Group  within  the  eSafety/i-Mobility  Forum,  and  a  public 
consultation on the implementation of eCall from 19 July to 19 September 2010. 

The proposal also takes into account the discussions in the meetings held with experts from 
Member States, EEA countries and Switzerland on 13 October 2011, 29 May, 19 June and 03 

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July 2012 to prepare the specifications for the PSAPs. These meetings were also attended by 
representatives from the European Parliament and the European Data Protection Supervisor9. 

Finally, this proposal also takes into consideration the opinion of the European ITS Advisory 
Group, composed of 25 high level representatives from ITS service providers, associations of 
users, transport and facilities operators, manufacturing industry, social partners, professional 
associations, local authorities and other relevant fora10. 

2.2. 

Impact assessment and cost-benefit analysis 

An extensive cost-benefit analysis was conducted as part of the eCall Impact Assessment for 
the three proposed options, including the preferred option on regulatory measures. 

As far as the cost-benefit analysis of the chosen option (option  3)  is concerned, each  of the 
three planned eCall regulatory measures (in-vehicle, telecommunication, PSAP) is inseparable 
from the other two. While costs for the PSAPs can be estimated separately from the in-vehicle 
and telecommunication parts of eCall, the benefits can be estimated only for the whole eCall 
initiative. 

2.2.1.  Analysis of main costs for PSAPs 

The  marginal  costs  of  handling  the  112  eCalls  for  each  PSAP  equipped  to  handle  112  calls 
enhanced  with  location  capabilities  —  E112  calls  (obligation  under  the  Universal  Service 
Directive11) — cover the following: 

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In-band modem server (from €3 000 to €20 000, depending on the number of eCalls) 

Software to decode the MSD (minimum set of data) and integration with the PSAP 
software 

Training 

Annual operational costs should be added to these costs. Where the eCalls will be received in 
a PSAP that also receives other emergency calls, the majority of these costs will be subsumed 
within the normal operational costs. Otherwise they will depend on the number of operators 
needed to handle the estimated number of eCalls12. 

The  estimated  costs  of  upgrading  PSAPs  average  around  EUR  1.1  million  per  Member 
State13. This estimate derives from a cluster analysis based on the density of population of the 
country, accident typologies, road and emergency response infrastructures, and other general 
statistics. The cost in each country varies considerably depending on the number of PSAPs, 
but also on the technical solution chosen for upgrading the PSAPs.  
Additional  information  on  costs  was  provided  by  the  HeERO  pre-deployment  pilot14  (Jan. 
2011  to  Jan.  2013)  which  involved  the  authorities  of  nine  Member  States  and  associated 
countries,  as  well  as  forty  partners.  The  objective  of  the  project  was  to  prepare  for  the 
deployment  of  the  necessary  infrastructure,  including  the  start-up  of  an  interoperable, 
harmonised 112-based in-vehicle emergency call system. The project will be followed up by 
the  HeERO2  pilot  launched  in  early  2013  and  that  will  run  for  24  months,  involving  an 
additional nine Member States and associated countries. 

See agenda and summary record  

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Directive 2002/22/EC, Art. 26 
SEC(2011) 1019 final, Annex III 
SEC(2011) 1019 final, Annex XIV 
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The  HeERO  pilot  has  helped  to  demonstrate  that  innovative  solutions  can  reduce  costs  in 
comparison  to  the  rather  conservative  approach  followed  in  the  eCall  impact  assessment, 
especially  for  those  Member  States  where  there  are  a  large  number  of  PSAPs.  It  also 
confirmed  that  the  estimated  and  real  costs  of  implementation  were  within  the  expected 
ranges. 

2.2.2.  Analysis of main benefits 

The benefits identified in the impact assessment and several studies, including national ones, 
include: 

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Reduction  in  fatalities  (with  all  vehicles  eCall-equipped,  between  1%  and  10% 
depending  on  country  population  density  and  road  and  emergency  response 
infrastructure)15. 
Reduction in the seriousness of the injuries (between 2% and 15%)16. 

Reduction  in  congestion  costs  caused  by  traffic  accidents.  This  is  due  to  improved 
accident management, as the accident is immediately notified to the PSAPs and can 
therefore  be  transferred  to  the  appropriate  Traffic  Management  Control,  which  can 
immediately inform other road users, and help reduce secondary accidents. 

Facilitation  of  rescue  services  and  increased  security  of  rescue  team  (e.g.  fire-
fighters)  when  extracting  trapped  occupants,  as  the  MSD  will,  among  other  things, 
provide information on the fuel type. 

Reduced SOS roadside infrastructure, as each road user would be able to trigger an 
emergency call from their vehicle. 

2.2.3.  Cost–benefit ratio 

Benefits  have  also  been  monetised17  and  a  cost-benefit  analysis  drawn  up  for  the 
different options and for types of affected categories. The estimations are calculated 
up to year 2033 as this is the expected year of  full penetration of the eCall  service 
under the preferred policy option.  

Policy option 1 

Policy Option 2 

Policy Option 3 

No EU action 

Voluntary approach 

Regulatory measures 

Benefit-Cost 
Ratio 

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0.68 

1.74 

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LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

3.1. 

Legal basis 

Article  6(2)  of  Directive  2010/40/EU  requires  the  Commission  to  present  at  the  latest  12 
months  after  the  adoption  of  the  necessary  specifications  for  a  priority  action,  where 
appropriate  and  after  conducting  an  impact  assessment  including  a  cost-benefit  analysis,  a 
proposal to the European Parliament and the Council in accordance with Article 294 TFEU on 
the deployment of these specifications. 

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SEiSS,  E-MERGE,  eIMPACT,  AINO  studies.  For  a  more  detailed  analysis  on  the  calculation,  please 
see Annex IV of the eCall Impact Assessment. 
SEiSS,  E-MERGE,  eIMPACT,  AINO  studies.  For  a  more  detailed  analysis  on  the  calculation,  please 
see Annex IV of the eCall Impact Assessment. 
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3.2. 

Subsidiarity and proportionality 

According  to  the  principle  of  subsidiarity  (Article  5(3)  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union), 
action  at  EU  level  should  be  taken  only  when  the  aims  envisaged  cannot  be  achieved 
sufficiently by Member States alone and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the 
proposed action, be better achieved by the EU. 

Road safety is an issue of major concern across the entire European Union and for all of its 
inhabitants: 500 million citizens in the 27 Member States use more than 230 million vehicles 
on over 5 million km of roads. The purpose of the interoperable EU-wide eCall initiative is 
ultimately to introduce in all vehicles in Europe the minimum functionalities needed to ensure 
adequate  handling  of  emergency  calls  by  the  emergency  response  services.  Currently,  there 
are more than 100 million road journeys every year across the various Member States and the 
number  is  increasing  due  to  further  consolidation  of  the  European  Union  (through  the  free 
movement of goods, people and services). Action is needed at EU level in order to guarantee 
interoperability  and  continuity  of  the  service  throughout  Europe,  which  cannot  be 
satisfactorily  achieved  by  individual  Member  States  alone.  Moreover,  taking  action  at  EU 
level  using  common  European  eCall  standards  approved  by  the  European  Standardisation 
Organisations  (CEN  and  ETSI)  will  ensure  efficient  provision  of  the  emergency  response 
service across Europe, for example in the case of vehicles travelling abroad, and also help to 
avoid  market  fragmentation  (which  may  occur  as  a  result  of  the  proliferation  of  national 
and/or proprietary private solutions implemented in differing ways). 

The EU-wide eCall, in line with 112 and E112 deployment, has been designed in such a way 
as to minimise the impact on all stakeholders in the value chain (automotive industry, mobile 
network operators, Member States, PSAPs), and to distribute this impact fairly.  

The  current  proposal  calls  on  Member  States  to  deploy  the  necessary  eCall  PSAP 
infrastructure  required  for  the  proper  receipt  and  handling  of  all  eCalls  on  their  territory,  in 
accordance with the specifications laid down by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 
305/2013  of  26  November  2012  supplementing  Directive  2010/40/EU  of  the  European 
Parliament and of the Council with regard to harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-
wide  eCall,  in  order  to  ensure  the  compatibility,  interoperability  and  continuity  of  the  EU-
wide  eCall  service.  The  plan  is  to  keep  the  financial  and  administrative  costs  for 
national/regional authorities to a minimum, commensurate with the objectives to be achieved. 
A substantial part of implementation (organisation of the PSAPs) is left to national decision-
making bodies. The PSAPs infrastructure will be upgraded by the Member States in a manner 
best  suited  to  their  national/local  architecture,  thereby  respecting  the  specific  issues  and 
circumstances that apply in each Member State. Each Member State will be able to organise 
its emergency services in the way most cost effective and appropriate to its needs, including 
the  possibility  to  filter  calls  that  are  not  emergency  calls  and  may  not  be  handled  by  eCall 
PSAPs, in particular in the case of manually triggered eCalls. 

3.3. 

Detailed explanation of the proposal 

Article  1  requires  the  Member  States  to  deploy  the  necessary  eCall  PSAP  infrastructure 
required  for  the  proper  receipt  and  handling  of  all  eCalls  on  their  territory  no  later  than  1 
October 2015. 

Article  2  requires  the  Member  States  to  report  to  the  Commission  on  the  state  of 
implementation  of  this  Decision  18  months  at  the  latest  after  the  entry  into  force  of  this 
Decision. 

Article 3 provides for the Decision to enter into force on the twentieth day following that of 
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. 

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BUDGETARY IMPLICATIONS 

There are no budgetary implications for the EU budget. 

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OPTIONAL ELEMENTS 

European Economic Area 

The  proposed  act  concerns  an  EEA  matter  and  should  therefore  extend  to  the  European 
Economic Area. 

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2013/0166 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall 

(Text with EEA relevance) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 91 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, 

After transmission of the draft legislative act to the national Parliaments, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee18, 
Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions19, 

Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, 

Whereas: 

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Under  Article  3(d)  of  Directive  2010/40/EU  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the 
Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport 
Systems  in  the  field  of  road  transport  and  for  interfaces  with  other  modes  of 
transport20,  the  harmonised  provision  for  an  interoperable  EU-wide  eCall  service 
constitutes  a  priority  action  for  the  development  and  use  of  specifications  and 
standards. 

Article 6 of Directive 2010/40/EU requires the Commission to adopt delegated acts as 
regards  specifications  necessary 
interoperability  and 
continuity  for  the  deployment  and  operational  use  of  intelligent  transport  systems 
(ITS) for the priority actions. 

to  ensure  compatibility, 

Commission  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  No  305/2013  of  26  November  2012 
supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 
with  regard  to  the  harmonised  provision  for  an  interoperable  EU-wide  eCall21 
establishes the specifications for upgrading the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) 
infrastructure required for the proper receipt and handling of eCalls, in order to ensure 
the  compatibility,  interoperability  and  continuity  of  the  harmonised  EU-wide  eCall 
service. 

Article 6(2) of Directive 2010/40/EU requires the Commission to present at the latest 
12  months  after  the  adoption  of  the  above-mentioned  Delegated  Regulation,  where 
appropriate  and  after  conducting  an  impact  assessment  including  a  cost-benefit 

OJ C , , p. . 
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analysis,  a  proposal  to  the  European  Parliament  and  the  Council  in  accordance  with 
Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union on the deployment 
of these specifications. 

It  is  expected  that,  by  reducing  the  response  time  of  the  emergency  services,  the 
interoperable EU-wide eCall service will reduce the number of fatalities in the Union 
as well as the severity of injuries caused by road accidents. The interoperable EU-wide 
eCall  service  is  also  expected  to  bring  savings  to  society  by  improving  incident 
management and by reducing road congestion and secondary accidents. 

In  order  to  ensure  the  interoperability  and  continuity  of  the  service  throughout  the 
Union,  and  reduce  the  costs  of  implementation  for  the  Union  as  a  whole,  it  is 
necessary that all Member States deploy the eCall priority action in accordance with 
the  common  specifications  established  in  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  No  305/2013. 
This  should  be  without  prejudice  to  the  right  of  each  Member  State  to  deploy 
additional technical means to handle other emergency calls. 

As  experienced  with  other  emergency  calls  systems,  manually  triggered  eCalls  may 
include  a  share  of  assistance  calls.  If  necessary,  Member  States  may  implement  all 
appropriate technical and organisational means in order to filter these assistance calls 
to ensure that only real emergency calls are handled by eCall PSAPs. 

the 

interoperable  EU-wide  eCall  service  and 

Since  the  objective  of  this  Decision,  namely  to  ensure  the  coordinated  and  coherent 
deployment  of 
to  guarantee 
interoperability and continuity of the service throughout Europe, cannot be sufficiently 
achieved by the Member States and/or the private sector and can therefore, by reason 
of  its  scale  and  effects,  be  better  achieved  at  Union  level,  the  Union  may  adopt 
measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the 
Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set 
out  in  that  Article,  this  Decision  does  not  go  beyond  what  is  necessary  in  order  to 
achieve that objective, 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DECISION: 

Article 1 

Member  States  shall  deploy  no  later  than  1  October  2015  the  necessary  eCall  PSAP 
infrastructure required for the proper receipt and handling of all eCalls, if necessary purged of 
non-emergency  calls,  on  their  territory,  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  laid  down  by 
Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013, in order to ensure the compatibility, interoperability 
and  continuity  of  the  interoperable  EU-wide  eCall  service.  This  is  without  prejudice  to  the 
right of each Member State to organise its emergency services in the way most cost effective 
and  appropriate  to  its  needs,  including  the  possibility  to  filter  calls  that  are  not  emergency 
calls and may not be handled by eCall PSAPs, in particular in the case of manually triggered 
eCalls. 

Article 2 

At the latest 18 months after the entry into force of this Decision, Member States shall report 
to the Commission on the state of implementation of this Decision. This report shall include at 
least  the  list  of  competent  authorities  for  assessing  the  conformity  of  the  operations  of  the 
eCall  PSAPs  with  the  requirements  listed  in  Article  3  of  Delegated  Regulation  (EU)  No 
305/2013,  the  list  and  geographical  coverage  of  the  eCall  PSAPs,  the  description  of  the 
conformance tests and the description of the privacy and data protection protocols. 

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This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

Article 3 

This Decision is addressed to the Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

Article 4 

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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