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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9960

22 August 2009
(eu) eu/transport
European Commission issues last call to implement eCall safety system voluntarily

Brussels, 21/08/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 21 August, the European Commission adopted a communication on the strategy for the implementation of the in-car emergency communication technology (eCall), pleading once again for this system to be installed in cars on a voluntary basis, as initially planned for the end of 2009 (see EUROPE 9327). The document predicts that by 2014, all new cars produced in Europe will have to be equipped with an emergency call system (with the first to be on...