Introductory provisions
section 1 of this Act are carried out a European Parliament and Council
Directive 2010/40/EU of 7 July 2010 on a framework for
deployment of intelligent transport systems in the
road transport and for interfaces with other
modes of transport.
The law contains general provisions relating to the introduction and
the use of intelligent transport systems in transport by
Road.
section 2 of this Act is intended to promote that information,
communication and infrastructure used, and services
conveyed through intelligent transport systems
and their interfaces with other
means of transport meeting the requirements for systems
operate cross-border in the European Union.
section 3 of this Act means
Road: such a road, street, square and other joint or location
generally used for the traffic of motor vehicles,
intelligent transportation systems, ITS: information system-
and communication technologies applied to transport
means, including the infrastructure, vehicles and users,
traffic management and mobility management, as well as for interface
against other modes of transport,
Its-application: operational instruments for the use of
Its,
ITS service: provision of the ITS application within a
certain organizational and operational area in order to
contribute to the safety, efficiency and comfort
and to facilitate or support the transport and travel,
Road data: data on road infrastructure, including fixed road signs
or other regulation of road safety character,
road traffic data: historical data and real-time data about
road traffic,
travel data: basic data, such as timetables for
public transport and tariffs, which are necessary for
to provide multimodal travel information before and during
the trip to facilitate travel planning, booking and
adaptation of the journey,
interface: a possibility of the interconnection of interaction
between systems,
interoperability: the systems and their underlying
the capacity of business processes to Exchange data and share
information and knowledge, and
Compatibility: a device or a system's General
ability to work without modification in conjunction with another
device or a different system.
Vehicle terms in this Act have the same meaning as in the Act
(2001:559) road traffic code definitions.
Scope of application
section 4 of this Act applies to the ITS.
The law does not apply to the activities of the armed forces,
Swedish defence materiel administration, the Swedish defence research agency,
National defence radio establishment and security police. Even other
activities relating to the defence and national security
may be excluded from the scope of the Act.
section 5 of the Act applies to ITS applications and ITS services
to operate cross-border in the European Union
and relating to the
1. use of the road, road traffic and travel data,
2. traffic management and freight management,
3. support for road safety and protection of transport, and
4. interaction between vehicles and transport infrastructure.
Requirements on ITS
section 6, ITS applications and ITS services shall comply with the requirements
about compatibility and interoperability needed for ITS.
section 7 of ITS applications and ITS services shall comply with the requirements
needed for
1. the provision of multimodal
travel information services,
2. provision of information services in real-time,
3. data on the free provision of
related minimum public service information,
4. the provision of a system for vehicle positioning
at traffic accident linked to central monitoring station in the European
the Union,
5. provision of information services for the safe and
protected parking spaces for trucks and other vehicles in
commercial traffic, and
6. the provision of booking services for safe and
protected parking spaces for trucks and other vehicles in
commercial traffic.
section 8 of the personal data Act (1998:204), the Act (2003:389) if
Electronic Communications Act (2001:558) if
road traffic register contains provisions on the processing of
personal data and the protection of privacy.
In the law (2010:566) where the re-use of documents from
the public administration is provided for
Re-use of documents of State and local government
authorities.
In the product liability Act (1992:18) provides for
liability for defective products.
Appropriations
§ 9 the Government may provide for exceptions from the
the law's scope of application according to paragraph 4 of the second paragraph.
The Government may also provide for exemptions from the
the scope of the Act relating to vehicles.
The Government or the authority that the Government may
provide for the requirements referred to in paragraphs 6 and 7.
Transitional provisions
2013:315
1. this law shall enter into force on 1 July 2013.
2. The law shall not apply to vehicles that have been type-approved
According to the vehicle Act (2002:574) or placed in service before
the entry into force.
