Activities of Amelia ANDERSDOTTER related to 2013/0165(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC
Amendments (12)
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Union eCall system is expected to reduce the number of fatalities in the Union as well as the severity of injuries caused by road accidents. The mandatory introduction ofOffering the users the possibility to opt in for the eCall system would make the service available to all citizens and thus contribute to reduce human suffering and healthcare and other costs.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The mandatoption fory equipping of vehicles with the eCall in-vehicle system should initially apply only to new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (categories M1 and N1) for which an appropriate triggering mechanism already exists.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The mandatoption fory equipping of vehicles with the eCall in-vehicle system should be without prejudice to the right of all stakeholders such as car manufacturers and independent operators to offer additional emergency and/or added value services, in parallel with or building on the 112-based eCall in-vehicle system. However, these additional services should be designed not to increase driver distraction.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to maintain the integrity of the type-approval system, only those eCall in-vehicle systems which can be fully tested and are based on a open source, should be accepted for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4
Article 4
Manufacturers shall demonstrate that all new types of vehicles referred to in Article 2 arhave the possibility to be equipped with an eCall in-vehicle system if the users opt- in for such, in accordance with this Regulation and the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure a strong and competitive automobile sector for the entire European Union, it should be observed that introduction of additional electronic features in cars should be done without including mandatory specific technical implementations in automobiles and in a way that does not increase the costs of competition law investigations for the public sector.
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers shall demonstrate that all their new types of vehicle for which the users have opted-in for installing the eCall in-vehicle system are constructed to ensure that in the event of a severe accident which occurs in the territory of the Union, an eCall to the single European emergency number 112 is triggered automatically.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Manufacturers shall demonstrate that new vehicles having installed the eCall in- vehicle system are constructed as to ensure that an eCall to the single European emergency number 112 can also be triggered manually.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In accordance with Directive 95/46/EC and Directive 2002/58/EC, manufacturers shall ensure that vehicles equipped with eCall in-vehicle system are not traceable and are not subject to any constant tracking in their normal operational status related to the eCall.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the fact thhow to activate the eCall in-vehicle system isand the fact that is not activatede by default;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may exempt certain vehicles or classes of vehicles of categories M1 and N1 from the obligation to have the option to install eCall in-vehicle systems set out in Article 4, if following a cost/benefit analysis, carried out or mandated by the Commission, and taking into account all relevant safety aspects, the application of those systems proves not to be appropriate to the vehicle or class of vehicles concerned.