(fra kommisjonsforordningen)

(1) Regulation (EU) 2015/758 requires all new types of vehicles of categories M1 and N1 to be equipped with a 112-based eCall in-vehicle system.

(2) The Commission’s Communication on a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy identifies the need to adapt the eCall legal framework to new telecommunication technologies. 

(3) Regulation (EU) 2015/758, contains a list of European standards and technical specifications, which the technical requirements for the approval of eCall systems and vehicles equipped with such systems are based on. 

(4) The European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has adopted new standards EN 17184:2024 and EN 17240:2024 succeeding respectively the technical specifications CEN/TS 17184:2022 and CEN/TS 17240:2018. In addition, the new version of the standard EN 16072:2025 contains relevant changes for eCall. Accordingly, the references to the respective technical specifications and standards in Article 5(8) of Regulation (EU) 2015/758 should be updated. 

(5) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/79 establishes detailed technical requirements and test procedures for the approval of the 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems and motor vehicles equipped with such systems. Those technical requirements and test procedures should be revised to ensure technologic neutrality and to allow technology agnostic implementation of the test methods. 

(6) In order to ensure the effectiveness of the eCall in-vehicle system self-test, it is necessary to provide that the failure modes should be tested separately. 

(7) In order to ensure the readiness of the eCall in-vehicle system for the periodic roadworthiness tests in accordance with Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, it is necessary to provide the specific technical requirements to be met at type-approval to facilitate the roadworthiness testing throughout the lifecycle of the motor vehicles.

(8) To ensure that the verification of the lack of traceability of the eCall in-vehicle is performed without ambiguity it is necessary to specify the expected behaviour after the eCall is emitted. 

(9) In order to ensure that the structure of the test procedures is consistent throughout the Annexes to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/79, those annexes should clearly distinguish between the test conditions, the test methods and the assessment. 

(10) It is necessary to set out provisions allowing for the extension of approvals granted before 1 January 2027 to 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems operating over circuit-switched communication networks to ensure that they continue to serve the purpose after the transition to packet-switched communication technology. 

(11) In order to make sure that the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system remains operational in case the main power supply of the vehicle is disconnected, it is necessary to provide test procedures for the back-up power supply (if fitted) and the secondary vehicle power supply, which might be used after a road accident with the vehicle. 

(12) Therefore, Regulation (EU) 2015/758 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/79 should be amended accordingly. 

(13) In order to provide Member States, national authorities and manufacturers with sufficient lead time to implement the changes, the mandatory application of the standards EN 17184:2024 and EN 17240:2024 should be deferred to 1 January 2027. In addition, it is necessary to set out transitional provisions for the implementation of the new requirements regarding the back-up power supply and the secondary vehicle power supply of the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system and regarding the readiness for periodic roadworthiness tests of new types of vehicles with such systems,