Article 5 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/79

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Article 5Requirements and test procedures for EC type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to the installation of 112-based eCall in-vehicle systems#

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).

4.For the purpose of extending the EC type-approval granted in accordance with paragraph (1) before 1 January 2027, the technical service may exempt 112-based eCall in-vehicle system from full-scale impact test as specified in Annex II and from the subsequent audio equipment test as specified in Annex III. The changes of the modified 112-based eCall in-vehicle system as compared to the originally approved system shall be documented and explained by the manufacturer to the technical service and the type-approval authority:

(a)Where the communication part is modified without impacting other components of the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system and a vehicle crash-test is conducted for other purposes, the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system shall be included and the full-scale impact test as specified in Annex II and the subsequent audio equipment test as specified in Annex III shall be conducted.

(b)Where the modification of the communication part of a 112-based eCall in-vehicle system has an impact on its other parts, the full-scale impact test as specified in Annex II and the subsequent audio equipment test as specified in Annex III shall be conducted.

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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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
test eCall
means an eCall for testing purposes, which can be clearly distinguished from a real eCall or which does not reach the Public Safety answering Point (‘PSAP’).
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.
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.
up-to-date location
means the last known vehicle position determined at the latest moment possible before generation of the MSD;