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Decision No 585/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall service Text with EEA relevance| Legal instrument | Decision |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Decision 2014/585 |
| Original proposal | COM(2013)315  |
| CELEX number i | 32014D0585 |
| Document | 15-05-2014 |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 03-06-2014; OJ L 164 p. 6-9 |
| Effect | 23-06-2014; Entry into force Date pub. +20 See Art 5 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
3.6.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 164/6 |
DECISION No 585/2014/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 15 May 2014
on the deployment of the interoperable EU-wide eCall service
(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 Committee (1),
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Under Article 3(d) of Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), the harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall service constitutes a priority action (the ‘eCall priority action’) for the development and use of specifications and standards. |
(2) |
Pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2010/40/EU, the Commission is to adopt delegated acts as regards the specifications necessary to ensure the compatibility, interoperability and continuity for the deployment and operational use of intelligent transport systems (‘ITS’) for the priority actions. |
(3) |
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013 (4) establishes the specifications for the upgrading of the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) infrastructure required for the proper receipt and handling of eCalls using the 112 number, in order to ensure the compatibility, interoperability and continuity of the harmonised EU-wide eCall service. |
(4) |
Pursuant to Directive 2010/40/EU, the Commission is to present at the latest 12 months after the adoption of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013, 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, on the deployment of the eCall priority action in accordance with the specifications laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013. |
(5) |
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. |
(6) |
In order to ensure the full functionality, compatibility, interoperability, continuity and conformity of the service throughout the Union, and to reduce the costs of implementation for the Union as a whole, all Member States should deploy the eCall priority action in accordance with the common specifications established in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 305/2013. That should be without prejudice to the right of each Member State to deploy additional technical means to handle other emergency calls. |
(7) |
Member States should ensure that data transmitted via the EU-wide eCall service are used exclusively to attain the objectives of this Decision. |
(8) |
As experience with other emergency calls systems has demonstrated, manually triggered eCalls may include a share of assistance calls. If necessary, Member States should be able to implement all appropriate technical and organisational means in order to filter those assistance calls so as to ensure that only real emergency calls are handled by eCall PSAPs. |
(9) |
Since not all Union citizens are familiar with the use of the EU-wide eCall service,... |
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