Highlights - Deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Following the consideration of the Council position at firs reading on the proposal in subject of 2 March 2015, the IMCO Committee adopted by 26 in favour and 4against the draft recommendation for second reading, proposing to approve the Council position at first reading without amendments. The position of the Council at first reading reflects the agreement reached in informal trilogues and corresponds to the text endorsed in IMCO on 4 December 2014.

To recall, eCall is a life-saving automatic emergency call system for passenger cars and light duty vehicles. The "eCall" system will use the 112 number to call the emergency services automatically, enabling them to reach road accident scenes faster and thus save lives and reduce the severity of injuries. The agreement reached will require all new vehicle models to be equipped with eCall technology from 31 March 2018.