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In respect of pan-European eCall (operating requirements definedin EN 16072), this European Standard defines the high levelapplication protocols, procedures and processes required to providethe eCall service using a TS12 emergency call over a mobilecommunications network. NOTE 1 The objective of implementing thepan-European in-vehicle emergency call system (eCall) is toautomate the notification of a traffic accident, wherever inEurope, with the same technical standards and the same quality ofservices objectives by using a PLMN (such as ETSI prime medium)which supports the European harmonized 112/E112 emergency number(TS12 ETSI/TS 122 003) and to provide a means of manuallytriggering the notification of an emergency incident. NOTE 2 HLAPrequirements for third party services supporting eCall can be foundin EN 16102, and have been developed in conjunction with thedevelopment of this work item, and is consistent in respect of theinterface to the PSAP. This deliverable makes reference to thoseprovisions but does not duplicate them.