COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the standards relating to eCall and amending Delegated Regulati...

Ref. Ares(2025)2509560 - 28/03/2025 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, XXX […](2025) XXX draft COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... of XXX amending Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the standards relating to eCall and amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/79 as regards the technical requirements and test procedures for approval of vehicles equipped with 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems (Text with EEA relevance) This draft has not been adopted or endorsed by the European Commission. Any views expressed are the preliminary views of the Commission services and may not in any circumstances be regarded as stating an official position of the Commission. EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 1. CONTEXT OF THE DELEGATED ACT Regulation (EU) 2015/758 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 mandates fitting of 112-based eCall in-vehicle system on all new types of vehicles of categories M1 and N1 from 31 March 2018 onward. The eCall system automatically dials the European emergency number 112 in the event of a serious road accident, thus reducing the response time and saving lives. Article 5(8) of this Regulation confers powers on the Commission to adopt delegated acts establishing the detailed technical requirements and test procedures for the EC type-approval of vehicles in respect of their 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems and the EC type-approval of 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems, components and...