The development of the Federal Law was necessitated by the need to comply with the Customs Union’s technical regulations, which will come into force on January 1, 2015, on the safety of wheeled vehicles as regards mandatory step-by-step equipment of transportation vehicles put into operation with emergency services’ communication terminals.
The Federal Law sets forth the legal status, function and structure of the State Automated Accident Emergency Response System (“ERA-GLONASS”), which uses Russia’s global satellite navigation system signals on traffic accidents and other road emergencies in Russia.
The ERA-GLONASS system provides two-way voice communication between the vehicle and emergency service operator, collects data on the vehicle’s exact location, speed and direction, and transmits this information to the emergency response services.