Activities of Timothy KIRKHOPE related to 2013/0165(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC
Amendments (18)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL concerning type-approval requirements for the deployment of the eCall in-vehicle system and amending Directive 2007/46/EC (Text with EEA relevance) (This amendment applies throughout the text)
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) TWhere Member States require the mandatory equipping of vehicles with the eCall in-vehicle system this 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 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The mandatory equipping ofMember States may equip 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 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to ensure open choice for customers and fair competition, as well as encourage innovation and boost the competitiveness of the Union's information technology industry on the global market, the eCall in-vehicle system should be accessible free of charge, proportionate in cost, and without discrimination to all independent operators and based on an interoperable and open- access platform for possible future in- vehicle applications or services.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Special purpose vehicles should be subject to compliance with the eCall requirements set out in this Regulation, unless type-approval authorities consider, on a case by case basis, that the vehicle cannot meet those requirements due to its special purpose and nature.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) According to the recommendations made by the Article 29 Data Protection Working Party and contained in the ‘Working document on data protection and privacy implications in eCall initiative’, adopted on 26 September 20069 , any processing of personal data through the eCall in-vehicle system should comply with the personal data protection rules provided for in Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data10 and in Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications)11 , in particular to guarantee that vehicles equipped with eCall in-vehicle systems, in their normal operational status related to 112 eCall, are not traceable, that their personal data is not stored, and are not subject to any constant tracking and that the minimum set of data sent by the in- vehicle eCall system includes the minimum information required for the appropriate handling of emergency calls. __________________ 9 10 11609/06/EN – WP 125. 1609/06/EN – WP 125. 10 OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. 11 OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37. OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37.
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the achievement of the internal market through the introduction of common technical requirements for new type approved vehicles equipped with the eCall in vehicle system, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can, therefore, by reason of its scale, be better achieved at the level of the Union, the Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective,The Union may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on the European Union.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The eCall in-vehicle system shall be accessible to all independent operators free of charge and without discrimination at least for repair and maintenance purposes.;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) the time limit for the retention of data in the in-vehicle system, and the conditions and justification under which it is permitted to store such data;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 85 #
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 install eCall in-vehicle systems set out in Article 4, if following a cost/benefit analysis and technical 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.