
Article 1 
This Regulation establishes the specifications necessary in order to ensure the accessibility, exchange, re-use and update of road and traffic data by road authorities, road operators and service providers for the provision of EU-wide real-time traffic information services.
It shall apply to the comprehensive trans-European road network, as well as motorways not included in this network, and priority zones identified by national authorities where they consider this to be relevant.
It shall apply in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2010/40/EU.
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions in Article 4 of Directive 2010/40/EU shall apply.
The following definitions shall also apply:

((1)) ‘core trans-European road network’ means the road transport infrastructure that is part of the core network as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013;
((2)) ‘comprehensive trans-European road network’ means the road transport infrastructure that is part of the comprehensive network as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
((3)) ‘motorway’ means a road which is designated as such by the Member State in which it is located;
((4)) ‘priority zones’ means road sections identified by national authorities where they consider this to be relevant, in particular in urban areas, that are not part of the comprehensive trans-European road network and are not motorways, based on the levels of recurring traffic congestion or other traffic management considerations;
((5)) ‘accessibility of the data’ means a possibility to request and obtain the data at any time in a machine readable format;
((6)) ‘static road data’ means road data that do not change often or on a regular basis, as listed in point 1 of the Annex;
((7)) ‘dynamic road status data’ means road data that change often or on a regular basis and describe the status of the road, as listed in point 2 of the Annex;
((8)) ‘traffic data’ means data on road traffic characteristics, as listed in point 3 of the Annex;
((9)) ‘data update’ means any modification of the existing data, including its deletion or insertion of new or additional elements;
((10)) ‘real-time traffic information’ means information derived from any static road data, dynamic road status data, traffic data, or the combination thereof, provided by any road authorities, road operators or service providers, for users and end-users, through any communication means;
((11)) ‘real-time traffic information service’ means an ITS service that provides users, and end-users, immediately with real-time traffic information;
((12)) ‘road authority’ means any public authority responsible for the planning, control or management of roads falling within its territorial competence;
((13)) ‘road operator’ means any public or private entity that is responsible for the maintenance and management of the road;
((14)) ‘service provider’ means any public or private provider of a real-time traffic information service, excluding a mere conveyer of information, to users and end-users;
((15)) ‘user’ means any road authorities, road operators, service providers, and digital map producers;
((16)) ‘end-user’ means any road user, a natural or legal person, who has access to real-time traffic information services;
((17)) ‘access point’ means a digital interface where the static road data, dynamic road status data and traffic data, together with the corresponding metadata are made accessible for re-use to users, or where the sources and metadata of these data are made accessible for re-use to users;
((18)) ‘metadata’ means a structured description of the contents of the data facilitating the discovery and use of this data;
((19)) ‘discovery services’ means services allowing for the search of the requested data using the contents of the corresponding metadata and displaying such contents;
((20)) ‘temporary traffic management measures’ means temporary measures intended to solve a given traffic disturbance and designed for example to control and guide traffic flows;
((21)) ‘traffic circulation plans’ means permanent traffic management measures that are designed by traffic managers to control and guide traffic flows in response to permanent or recurring traffic disturbances.
Article 3 

1. Each Member State shall set up a national access point. The national access point shall constitute a single point of access for users to the road and traffic data, including data updates, provided by the road authorities, road operators and service providers and concerning the territory of a given Member State.
2. Existing national access points that have been set up to comply with the requirements arising from other delegated acts adopted under Directive 2010/40/EU may be used, if deemed appropriate by the Member States, as national access points.
3. National access points shall provide appropriate discovery services to users.
4. Road authorities and road operators, in cooperation with digital map producers and service providers, shall ensure that they provide the appropriate metadata in order to allow users to discover and use the datasets to which access is provided through the national access points.
5. Two or more Member States may set up a common access point.
Article 4 

1. For the purpose of facilitating the provision of compatible, interoperable, and continuous real-time traffic information services across the Union, road authorities and road operators shall provide the static road data they collect and update pursuant to Article 8 in a standardised format, if available, or in any other machine readable format.
2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 and the corresponding metadata including information on the quality thereof shall be accessible for exchange and re-use by any digital map producer or service provider within the Union:
(a) on a non-discriminatory basis;
(b) within a time-frame that ensures the timely provision of the real-time traffic information service;
(c) through the national or common access point referred to in Article 3;
(d) Road authorities, road operators, digital map producers and service providers using the static road data referred to in paragraph 1 shall collaborate in order to ensure that any inaccuracies related to static road data are signalled without delay to the road authorities and road operators from which the data originates.
3. When service providers use static road data referred to in paragraph 1 provided by road authorities and road operators, they shall take into account, as far as possible, any traffic circulation plans developed by the competent authorities.
Article 5 

1. For the purpose of facilitating the provision of compatible, interoperable, and continuous real-time traffic information services across the Union, road authorities and road operators shall provide the dynamic road status data they collect and update pursuant to Article 9 in DATEX II (CEN/TS 16157 and subsequently upgraded versions) format or any machine-readable format fully compatible and interoperable with DATEX II.
2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 and the corresponding metadata including information on the quality thereof shall be accessible for exchange and re-use by any service provider within the Union:
(a) on a non-discriminatory basis;
(b) within a time-frame that ensures the timely provision of the real-time traffic information service;
(c) through the national or common access point referred to in Article 3.
3. When service providers use dynamic road status data referred to in paragraph 1 provided by road authorities and road operators, they shall take into account, as far as possible, any temporary traffic management measures taken by the competent authorities.
Article 6 

1. For the purpose of facilitating the provision of compatible, interoperable, and continuous real-time traffic information services across the Union, road authorities and road operators shall provide the traffic data they collect and update pursuant to Article 10 in DATEX II (CEN/TS 16157 and subsequently upgraded versions) format or any machine-readable format fully compatible and interoperable with DATEX II.
2. The data referred to in paragraph 1 and the corresponding metadata including information on the quality thereof shall be accessible for exchange and re-use by any service provider within the Union:
(a) on a non-discriminatory basis;
(b) within a time-frame that ensures the timely provision of the real-time traffic information service;
(c) through the national or common access point referred to in Article 3.
3. For the purpose of optimising traffic management, road authorities and road operators may request service providers to provide the traffic data they collect and update pursuant to Article 10. Such data shall be provided in DATEX II (CEN/TS 16157 and subsequently upgraded versions) format or any machine-readable format fully compatible and interoperable with DATEX II, through the access point referred to in Article 3 and accompanied by the corresponding metadata including information on the quality thereof.
Article 7 
Real-time traffic information services shall be based on updates of static road data, dynamic road status data and traffic data, or any combination thereof. All data shall be regularly updated by the road authorities, road operators, service providers in accordance with the requirements set out in Articles 8 to 10. Road authorities, road operators, service providers shall in a timely manner correct any inaccuracies detected by them in their data or signalled to them by any user and end-users.
Article 8 

1. The updates of the static road data shall concern as a minimum the following parameters:
(a) the type of static road data as set out in point 1 of the Annex concerned by the update;
(b) the location of the condition concerned by the update;
(c) the type of update (modification, insertion or deletion);
(d) the description of the update;
(e) the date on which the data has been updated;
(f) the date and time when the change in a given condition has occurred or is planned to occur;
(g) the quality of the data update.The location of the condition concerned by the update shall be determined using a standardised or any other generally accepted dynamic location referencing method that enables unambiguous decoding and interpretation of this location.
2. Road authorities and road operators shall ensure the timely update of static road data and, where known and possible, provide these updates to users in advance.
3. When digital map producers and service providers use static road data updates, they shall ensure that these updates are processed in a timely manner in order to make the information accessible to end-users without delay.
Article 9 

1. The updates of the dynamic road status data shall concern as a minimum the following parameters:
(a) the type of dynamic road status data as set out in point 2 of the Annex concerned by the update and, where appropriate, a short description of it;
(b) the location of the event or condition concerned by the update;
(c) the period of occurrence of the event or condition concerned by the update;
(d) the quality of the data update.The location of the event or condition concerned by the update shall be determined using a standardised or any other generally accepted dynamic location referencing method that enables unambiguous decoding and interpretation of this location.
2. Road authorities and road operators shall ensure the timely update of dynamic road status data and, where known and possible, provide these updates in advance.
3. The real-time traffic information shall be modified accordingly or withdrawn as soon as possible after the status of the dynamic road status data concerned has changed.
4. When service providers use dynamic road status data updates, they shall ensure that these are processed in a timely manner in order to make the information accessible to end-users without delay.
Article 10 

1. The updates of the traffic data shall include as a minimum the following parameters:
(a) the type of traffic data as set out in point 3 of the Annex concerned by the update and, where appropriate, a short description of it;
(b) the location of the event or condition concerned by the update;
(c) the quality of the data update.The location of the event or condition concerned by the update shall be determined using a standardised or any other generally accepted dynamic location referencing method that enables unambiguous decoding and interpretation of this location.
2. The real-time traffic information shall be modified accordingly or withdrawn by road operators and service providers as soon as possible after the status of traffic data concerned has changed.
3. When service providers use traffic data updates, they shall ensure that these are processed in a timely manner in order to make the information accessible to end-users without delay.
Article 11 

1. Member States shall assess whether the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 10 are complied with by the road authorities, road operators, digital map producers and service providers in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 3.
2. In order to proceed to the assessment, the competent authorities of Member States may request from the road authorities, road operators, digital map producers and service providers the following documents:
(a) a description of the road and traffic data, digital map or real-time traffic information services they provide as well as the information on the quality thereof and the conditions of re-use of these data;
(b) an evidence-based declaration of compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 10.
3. Member States shall randomly check the correctness of the declarations referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2.
Article 12 

1. At the latest by 13 July 2017, Member States shall provide the Commission with a report on the measures undertaken, if any, to set up a national access point and on the modalities of its functioning, and where relevant, the list of motorways not included in the comprehensive trans-European road network and identified priority zones.
2. At the latest by 13 July 2018 and every two calendar years thereafter, Member States shall provide the Commission with a report containing the following information:
(a) the progress made in terms of the accessibility, exchange and re-use of the road and traffic data types set out in the Annex;
(b) the geographical scope and the road and traffic data content of real-time traffic information services and their quality, including the criteria used to define this quality and the means used to monitor it;
(c) the results of the assessment of compliance referred to in Article 11 with the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 10;
(d) where relevant, a description of changes to the national or common access point;
(e) where relevant, a description of changes to the priority zones.
Article 13 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 13 July 2017.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 18 December 2014.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
DATA CATEGORIES 

1.. The types of the static road data include in particular:

((a)) road network links and their physical attributes, such as:

((i)) geometry;
((ii)) road width;
((iii)) number of lanes;
((iv)) gradients;
((v)) junctions;
((b)) road classification;
((c)) traffic signs reflecting traffic regulations and identifying dangers, such as:

((i)) access conditions for tunnels;
((ii)) access conditions for bridges;
((iii)) permanent access restrictions;
((iv)) other traffic regulations;
((d)) speed limits;
((e)) traffic circulation plans;
((f)) freight delivery regulations;
((g)) location of tolling stations;
((h)) identification of tolled roads, applicable fixed road user charges and available payment methods;
((i)) location of parking places and service areas;
((j)) location of charging points for electric vehicles and the conditions for their use;
((k)) location of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas stations;
((l)) location of public transport stops and interchange points;
((m)) location of delivery areas.
2.. The types of the dynamic road status data include in particular:

((a)) road closures;
((b)) lane closures;
((c)) bridge closures;
((d)) overtaking bans on heavy goods vehicles;
((e)) roadworks;
((f)) accidents and incidents;
((g)) dynamic speed limits;
((h)) direction of travel on reversible lanes;
((i)) poor road conditions;
((j)) temporary traffic management measures;
((k)) variable road user charges and available payment methods;
((l)) availability of parking places;
((m)) availability of delivery areas;
((n)) cost of parking;
((o)) availability of charging points for electric vehicles;
((p)) weather conditions affecting road surface and visibility.
Those short-term data need not to be included in digital map updates as they shall not be considered as changes of a permanent nature.
3.. The types of the traffic data include in particular:

((a)) traffic volume;
((b)) speed;
((c)) location and length of traffic queues;
((d)) travel times;
((e)) waiting time at border crossings to non-EU Member States.
