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Official Journal of the European Union
18.9.2013
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 886/2013
of 15 May 2013
supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to
data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum universal
traffic information free of charge to users
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
particular, 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
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
processing of personal data and on the free movement
Union,
of such data ( 4 ) and in Directive 2002/58/EC of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July
Having regard to Directive 2010/40/EU of the European
2002 concerning the processing of personal data and
Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the
the protection of privacy in the electronic communi
framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport
cations sector (Directive on privacy and electronic
Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with
communications) ( 5 ). Therefore, the principles of
other modes of transport (
purpose limitation and data minimisation should be

1 ), and in particular Article 3(c) and
Articles 6(1) thereof,
applied to ITS applications and services.
(6) To
achieve
compatibility,
interoperability
and
continuity,
After consulting the European Data Protection Supervisor,
it is necessary to define minimum requirements for road
safety-related universal traffic information services. These
Whereas:
requirements should relate to the identification and use
of a standardised list of safety-related traffic events or
conditions to be communicated to end users, as well as
(1) Article
3(c)
of
Directive
2010/40/EU
identifies,
as
a
to the content of the information to be provided to end
priority action, data and procedures for the provision,
users. If end users receive information through various
where possible, of road safety-related minimum
delivery channels that are under the control of public
universal traffic information free of charge to users.
and/or private road operators, service providers and
broadcasters dedicated to traffic information, that
information should not be contradictory, therefore
(2) Article
6(1)
of
Directive
2010/40/EU
requires
the
should consist of the same elements and be based on
Commission to adopt specifications necessary to ensure
the same description of the event or condition in
compatibility, interoperability and continuity for the
question.
deployment and operational use of Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS) for the priority actions.
(7) Road
safety-related
traffic
data
are
essential
for
the
provision of road safety-related minimum universal
(3) The
Communication
‘Towards
a
European
road
safety
traffic information. They are collected and stored by
area: policy orientations on road safety 2011-2020’ ( 2 )
public and/or private operators and service providers.
acknowledges that ‘ITS have the potential to play a
In order for these data to be made easily available for
considerable role for the improvement of traffic safety,
exchange and reuse for the provision of information
for example through the adoption of systems to detect
services, public and/or private road operators and
incidents and supervise traffic that are able to provide
service providers should make them accessible through
information to road users in real time.’.
individual access points or make sure that they are
accessible through national access points set up and
managed by the Member States. These national access
(4) For
the
provision
of
information
services,
Directive
points can take the form of a repository, registry, web
2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the
portal or similar.
Council of 17 November 2003 on the reuse of public
sector information ( 3 ) sets minimum rules for the reuse
of public sector information throughout the Union and
(8) These
road
safety-related
traffic
data
should
be
made
encourages Member States to go beyond these minimum
accessible in accordance with data protection
rules and to adopt policies allowing broad use of
requirements (e.g. anonymisation of personal data). If
information or data held by public sector bodies.
the information service is to rely on the collection of

data, including geo-location, from the end users them
selves or through cooperative systems in the future, then
(5) The
deployment
and
use
of
ITS
applications
and
services
end users should be clearly informed about the collection
entails the processing of personal data which should be
of such data, the arrangements for data collection and
carried out in accordance with Union law, as set out, in
potential tracking, and the periods for which such data
are kept. Appropriate technical measures should be
( 1 ) OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1.
( 2 ) COM(2010) 389 final.
( 4 ) OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
( 3 ) OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 90.
( 5 ) OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37.

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deployed by public and/or private road operators, service
(14) Public and private road operators and service providers
providers and automotive industries to ensure the
should aim to harmonise the presentation of the content
anonymity of the data received from end users or their
of the information provided to end users irrespective of
vehicle.
their language. Where Member States have signed it, they
should rely on the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road
Signs and Signals agreed by the United Nations
Economic and Social Council on 8 November 1968, in
(9) Those
Member
States
which
already
provide
some
form
particular the Consolidated Resolution on Road Signs
of road safety-related traffic information on their territory
and Signals developed by the Working Party on Road
should be able to continue using their existing methods,
Traffic Safety ( 1 ).
in so far as they are consistent with the requirements of
this Regulation. To maximise the positive impact of the
provision of information services on road safety and
traffic conditions in terms of reducing the number of
road accidents and fatalities in the Union, the provision
(15) On
the
basis
of
national
assessment,
Member
States
of road safety-related minimum universal traffic
should be able to delineate the coverage of the road
information should be compatible, interoperable and
safety-related minimum universal traffic information
continuous across Member States, maintained at a
service along the trans-European road network within
minimum level of quality and, where possible, free of
their territory in order to focus on road sections and
charge for all end users.
areas where traffic and safety conditions require the

provision of information services and justify the
associated investment. However, it is acknowledged
that, due to the different situations and stakeholders,
(10) For
all
Member
States
to
develop
a
harmonised
and
the requirements of this Regulation should not apply
seamless approach towards the provision of road
to urban nodes. Member States should communicate to
safety-related minimum universal traffic information
the Commission the national delineation of the
across the Union it is relevant to define requirements
information service.
for the whole Union which would apply to the
provision of any road safety-related minimum universal
traffic information service. Member States can rely on
existing technical solutions and open standards,
(16) Article 17(4) of Directive 2010/40/EU requires the
provided by the European and international standard
Commission to submit a report every three years to
isation organisations in order to ensure the interoper
the European Parliament and to the Council on the
ability and continuity of the provision of road safety-
progress made in the implementation of this Directive.
related minimum universal traffic information in the
The report should be accompanied by an analysis of the
Union.
functioning and implementation of Articles 5 to 11 and
Article 16, and should assess the need to amend this
Directive, where appropriate. This review should also
assess the need to amend and/or complement the spec
(11) To ensure that the provision of road safety-related
ifications adopted for priority actions, where appropriate,
minimum universal traffic information is both reliable
in the light of their national deployment, technological
and worthwhile, a minimum level of quality should be
developments and standardisation progress,
achieved. Member States should work further and share
their experiences on the definition of the relevant quality
criteria, the methods of quality measurement and moni
toring, and the quality targets for every type of road
safety-related events or conditions, road networks
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
and/or operating environments. Member States should
share their knowledge and best practices by communi
cating to the Commission the results of their analysis and
experience relating to this topic.
Article 1
Subject matter and scope
This Regulation establishes the specifications necessary to
(12) Although
road
safety-related
minimum
universal
traffic
ensure compatibility, interoperability and continuity for the
information should be provided, where possible, as a
deployment and operational use of data and procedures for
universal facility free of charge to end users, there may
the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum
be remaining costs for the latter linked to the cost of
universal traffic information free of charge to users on a Union
telecom fees, radio licence, or the purchase of the
level in accordance with Directive 2010/40/EU.
equipment enabling the reception of the information.
(13) Road safety-related minimum universal traffic
It shall apply to the provision of road safety-related minimum
information should reach as many end users as is tech
universal traffic information services on the trans-European road
nically feasible taking into account the different technical
network.
capabilities of vehicles, delivery channels and reception
devices available on the market.
( 1 ) United Nations — ECE/TRANS/WP.1/119/Rev.2 — 27 May 2010.

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Article 2
(m) ‘road safety-related traffic data’ means data necessary for
providing the road safety-related minimum universal
Definitions
traffic information service and collected via any private or
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions
public source;
shall apply:
(n) ‘road safety-related minimum universal traffic information’
(a) ‘trans-European road network’ means the road network as
means any extracted, aggregated and processed road safety-
defined in Section 2 of Annex I to Decision No
related traffic data, offered by public and/or private road
661/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Coun
operators and/or service providers to end users through any
cil ( 1 ) with the exclusion of urban nodes;
delivery channels;
(b) ‘temporary slippery road’ means any unforeseen condition
(o) ‘access point’ means a digital point of access where the
of the road surface which makes it slippery for a certain
road safety-related traffic data necessary for generating
amount of time, causing low adherence of the vehicle to
the road safety-related minimum universal traffic
the road;
information are collected, formatted, and made available
for exchange and reuse;
(c) ‘animal, people, obstacles, debris on the road’ means any
situation where animals, debris, obstacles or people are
(p) ‘free of charge’ means the provision of the road safety-
positioned on the road where one would not expect to
related minimum universal traffic information service at
find them so that an emergency manoeuvre might be
no extra cost for the end users at the point of use.
required to avoid them;
Article 3
(d) ‘unprotected accident area’ means the area where an
accident has occurred and which has not yet been
List of road safety-related events or conditions
secured by the competent authority;
The events or conditions covered by the road safety-related
minimum universal traffic information service shall consist of
(e) ‘short-term road works’ means any temporary road works
at least one of the following categories:
that are carried out on the road or on the side of the road
and which are indicated only by minimum signing because
of the short-term nature of these works;
(a) temporary slippery road;
(f) ‘reduced
visibility’
means
visibility
affected
by
any
condition
(b) animal, people, obstacles, debris on the road;
that reduces the sight range of drivers and which might
affect safe driving;
(c) unprotected accident area;
(g) ‘wrong-way driver’ means a vehicle travelling on the wrong
(d) short-term road works;
side of a divided carriageway against the oncoming traffic;
(e) reduced visibility;
(h) ‘unmanaged blockage of a road’ means any blockage of a
road, partial or total, which has not been adequately
secured and signposted;
(f) wrong-way driver;
(i) ‘exceptional weather conditions’ means unusual, severe or
(g) unmanaged blockage of a road;
unseasonal weather conditions which might affect safe
driving;
(h) exceptional weather conditions.
(j) ‘user of road safety-related minimum universal traffic
Article 4
information’ means any legal or natural person partici
pating in the provision of road safety-related minimum
Information content
universal traffic information services, such as public and
1. The
information
provided
on
the
road
safety-related
private road operators, traffic managers, service providers,
events or conditions shall include the following items:
and broadcasters dedicated to traffic information;
(a) location of the event or the condition;
(k) ‘end user’ means any driver benefiting from road safety-
related minimum universal traffic information services;
(b) the category of event or condition as referred to in Article 3
and, where appropriate, short description of it;
(l) ‘road
safety-related
minimum universal
traffic
information
service’ means a real-time traffic information service that
provides an agreed minimum road safety-related content
(c) driving behaviour advice, where appropriate.
and which can be accessed at minimum effort by a
maximum of end users;
2. The
information
shall
be
withdrawn
if
the
event
or
condition cease to subsist, or shall be modified if there is a
( 1 ) OJ L 204, 5.8.2010, p. 1.
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Article 5
Article 8
Provision of the information service
Dissemination of information
1. Member States shall designate sections of the trans-
1. Public
road
operators,
service
providers
and
broadcasters
European road network where traffic and safety conditions
dedicated to traffic information shall provide road safety-related
require the deployment of the road safety-related minimum
minimum universal traffic information to end users prior to the
universal traffic information service.
provision of any other non-safety-related traffic information.
They shall communicate these sections of roads to the
2. The information service shall fulfil the following
Commission.
conditions:
2. The
provision
of
the
information
service
shall
fulfil
the (a) it shall be provided in such a way as to ensure the widest
requirements set out in Articles 6 to 8.
reach of end users concerned by the given event or
condition referred to in Article 3;
Article 6
(b) it shall be made available by public and/or private road
Detection of events or conditions and collection of data
operators and/or service providers and/or broadcasters
For the sole purposes of providing the information service,
dedicated to traffic information, where possible free of
public and private road operators and/or service providers
charge to end users.
shall set up or use the means to detect events or identify
conditions, and shall collect the relevant road safety-related
3. Public
and
private
road
operators
and
service
providers
traffic data.
shall collaborate to harmonise the presentation of the content
of the information provided to end users.
The deployment of these means shall comply with the
conditions and requirements set out in national law.
They shall inform end users of the existence of the information
service and its coverage.
Article 7
Article 9
Availability, exchange and reuse of data
Assessment of compliance with requirements
1. Public and/or private road operators and/or service
providers shall share and exchange the data they collect
1. Member
States
shall
designate
an
impartial
and
inde
pursuant to Article 6. For that purpose, they shall make these
pendent national body competent to assess whether the
data available in the DATEX II (CEN/TS 16157) format or any
requirements set out in Articles 3 to 8 are fulfilled by public
fully compatible and interoperable with DATEX II machine-
and private road operators and service providers and broad
readable format through an access point.
casters dedicated to traffic information. Two or more Member
States may designate a common body competent to assess
compliance with these requirements on their territories.
2. Member
States
shall
manage
a
national
access
point
to
the
data referred to in paragraph 1, which regroups the access
points established by public and/or private road operators
Member States shall notify the national bodies to the
and/or service providers operating on their territory.
Commission.
3. These
data
shall
be
accessible
for
exchange
and
reuse
by
2. Public
and
private
road
operators,
service
providers
and
any user of road safety-related minimum universal traffic
broadcasters dedicated to traffic information shall provide the
information:
designated national bodies with their identification details and a
description of the information service they provide, and submit
a declaration of compliance with the requirements set out in
(a) on a non-discriminatory basis;
Articles 3 to 8.
(b) within the Union irrespective of the Member State of estab
The declaration shall contain the following elements, where
lishment;
applicable:
(c) in accordance with access rights and procedures defined in
(a) the road safety-related categories covered and the road
Directive 2003/98/EC;
network coverage of the information service;
(d) within a timeframe that ensures the timely provision of the
(b) information on their access point to road safety-related
information service;
traffic data and its conditions of use;
(e) through the national access point.
(c) the format of the road safety-related traffic data accessible
through their access point;
4. Public
and
private
road
operators
and
service
providers
shall ensure the timely renewal and quality of data made
(d) the means of dissemination of the information service to
available through their access point.
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Public and private road operators, service providers and broad
2. At the latest 12 months following the entry into force of
casters dedicated to traffic information shall immediately update
this Regulation and every calendar year thereafter, Member
their declarations of compliance following any change in the
States shall communicate to the Commission the following
provision of their service.
information:
3. The
designated
national
bodies
shall
randomly
inspect
the (a) the progress they have made in implementing the
correctness of the declarations of a number of public and
information service, including the criteria used to define
private road operators, service providers and broadcasters
its level of quality and the means used to monitor its
dedicated to traffic information, and shall request proof of
quality;
compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 8.
(b) the results of the assessment of compliance with the
Every year, the designated national bodies shall report to the
requirements set out in Articles 3 to 8;
national authorities on the declarations submitted and on the
results of their random inspections.
(c) where relevant, a description of changes to the national
access point.
Article 10
Follow-up
Article 11
1. Member
States
shall
communicate
to
the
Commission
no
Entry into force and application
later than 12 months following the entry into force of this
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
Regulation the following information:
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
(a) the national body designated for the assessment of
compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 8;
It shall apply from 1 October 2013. However, with regard to
the information service already deployed on the date of entry
(b) the description of the existing or envisaged national access
into force of this Regulation, it shall apply from 1 October
point.
2015.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 15 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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