Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/79 of 12 September 2016 establishing detailed technical requirements and test procedures for the EC type-approval of motor vehicles with respect to their 112-based eCall in-vehicles systems, of 112-based eCall in-vehicle separate technical units and components and supplementing and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the exemptions and applicable standards (Text with EEA relevance. )

This Regulation establishes detailed technical requirements and test procedures for the EC type-approval of the vehicles referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2015/758 in respect of their 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems and of 112-based eCall in-vehicle separate technical units (‘STUs’) and components.

The classes of vehicles which for technical reasons cannot be fitted with an appropriate eCall triggering mechanism and for that reason are exempted from the requirement to be equipped with a 112-based eCall in-vehicle system are listed in Annex IX.

In case of multi-stage type-approval of the special purpose vehicles defined in points 5.1 and 5.5 of part A of Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC, the type-approval granted at a previous stage in respect of the installation of a 112-based eCall in-vehicle system in the (base) vehicle shall remain valid, provided that the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system and the relevant sensors are not modified.

For the purposes of this Regulation the following definitions shall apply: (1) ‘vehicle type with regard to the installation of a 112-based eCall in-vehicle system’ means motor vehicles that do not differ in such essential respects as the characteristics of the integration within the vehicle as well as the functionality and capability of essential hardware deploying an in-vehicle emergency call. (2) ‘type of 112-based eCall in-vehicle STU’ means a combination of specific hardware which does not differ in such essential respects as the characteristics, functionality and capability of deploying an in-vehicle emergency call when installed in a motor vehicle. (3) ‘type of 112-based eCall in-vehicle system component’ means specific hardware which does not differ in such essential respects as the characteristics, functionality and capability of facilitating the deployment of an in-vehicle emergency call when integrated in a 112-based eCall in-vehicle STU or 112-based eCall in-vehicle system. (4) ‘representative arrangement of parts’ means all parts required by the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system to successfully populate and transmit in an in-vehicle emergency call the minimum set of data referred to in the standard EN 15722:2015 ‘Intelligent transport systems — eSafety — eCall minimum set of data’ (‘MSD’) including the control module, the power source, the mobile network communication module, the Global Navigation Satellite System receiver and the external Global Navigation Satellite System antenna and their connectors and wiring; (5) ‘control module’ means a component of the e-Call in-vehicle system designed to ensure the combined functioning of all modules, components and features of the system; (6) ‘power source’ means the component that supplies power to the 112-based e-Call in-vehicle system, including a back-up source if fitted, which feeds the system after the test referred to in point 2.3 of Annex I; (7) ‘eCall log file’ means any record generated at the moment of an automatic or manual eCall activation which is stored within the internal memory of the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system and consists only of the MSD; (8) ‘Global Navigation Satellite System’ (‘GNSS’) means an infrastructure composed of a constellation of satellites and a network of ground stations, which provides accurate timing and geolocation information to users having an appropriate receiver; (9) ‘Satellite-Based Augmentation System’ (‘SBAS’) means a regional navigation satellite system for monitoring and correcting signals emitted by existing global satellite navigation systems, giving the users better performance in terms of accuracy and integrity; (10) ‘cold start mode’ means the condition of a GNSS receiver when position, velocity, time, almanac and ephemeris data are not stored in the receiver and therefore the navigation solution is to be calculated by means of a full sky search; (11) ‘up-to-date location’ means the last known vehicle position determined at the latest moment possible before generation of the MSD.

1 EC type-approval of a vehicle with regard to the installation of a 112-based eCall in-vehicle system shall be subject to the vehicle and its system passing the tests laid down in Annexes I to VIII and complying with the relevant requirements laid down in those Annexes.

2 Where the motor vehicle is fitted with a type of 112-based eCall in-vehicle STU that has been type-approved in accordance with Article 7, the vehicle and its system shall have to pass the tests laid down in Annexes II, III and V and to comply with all relevant requirements laid down in those Annexes.

3 Where the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system of the motor vehicle comprises one or more components that have been type-approved in accordance with Article 6, the motor vehicle and its system shall have to pass the tests laid down in Annexes I to VIII and to comply with all relevant requirements laid down in those Annexes. The assessment of whether the system complies with those requirements may however partly be based on the results of the tests referred to in Article 6(3).

1 EC type-approval of a 112-based eCall in-vehicle system component shall be subject to the component passing the tests laid down in Annex I and complying with the relevant requirements in that Annex.

2 For the purposes of paragraph 1, only the verification procedure for components laid down in point 2.8 of Annex I shall apply after the individual parts are subjected to the test referred to in point 2.3 of this Annex.

3 Upon request of the manufacturer, a component may additionally be tested by the technical service for compliance with the requirements set out in Annexes IV, VI and VII that are relevant to the functionalities of the component. Compliance with those requirements shall be indicated on the type-approval certificate issued in accordance with Article 3(3) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/78 .

1 EC type-approval of a 112-based eCall in-vehicle STU shall be subject to the STU passing the tests laid down in Annexes I, IV, VI, VII and VIII and complying with the relevant requirements laid down in those Annexes.

2 Where the 112-based eCall in-vehicle STU comprises one or more components that have been type-approved in accordance with Article 6, the STU shall have to pass the tests laid down in Annexes I, IV, VI, VII and VIII and to comply with all relevant requirements laid down in those Annexes. The assessment of whether the STU complies with those requirements may however partly be based on the results of the test referred to in Article 6(3).

Member States shall refuse to grant EC type-approval for new types of motor vehicles that do not comply with the requirements set out in this Regulation.

The second subparagraph of Article 5(8) of Regulation (EU) 2015/758 is replaced by the following: ‘The technical requirements and tests referred to in the first subparagraph shall be based on the requirements set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 and on the available standards relating to eCall, where applicable, including: (a) EN 16072:2015 “Intelligent transport systems — eSafety — Pan-European eCall operating requirements”; (b) EN 16062:2015 “Intelligent transport systems — eSafety — eCall high level application requirements (HLAR)”; (c) EN 16454:2015 “Intelligent transport systems — ESafety — Ecall end to end conformance testing”; (d) EN 15722:2015 “Intelligent transport systems — eSafety — eCall minimum set of data (MSD)”; (e) EN 16102:2011 “Intelligent transport systems — eCall — Operating requirements for third party support”; (f) any additional European standards relating to the eCall system adopted in conformity with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council , or Regulations of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE Regulations) relating to eCall systems to which the Union has acceded.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall apply from 31 March 2018.