L 247/6 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, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport (1), and in particular Article 3(c) and Articles 6(1) thereof, After consulting the European Data Protection Supervisor, Whereas: (1) Article 3(c) of Directive 2010/40/EU identifies, as a priority action, data and procedures for the provision, where possible, of road safety-related minimum universal traffic information free of charge to users. Article 6(1) of Directive 2010/40/EU requires the Commission to adopt specifications necessary to ensure compatibility, interoperability and continuity for the deployment and operational use of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for the priority actions. The Communication ‘Towards a European road safety area: policy orientations on road safety 2011-2020’ () acknowledges that ‘ITS have the potential to play a considerable role for the improvement of traffic safety, for example through the adoption of systems to detect incidents and supervise traffic that are able to provide information to road users in real time.. For the provision of information services, Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the reuse of public sector information () sets minimum rules for the reuse of public sector information throughout the Union and encourages Member States to go beyond these minimum rules and to adopt policies allowing broad use of information or data held by public sector bodies. The deployment and use of ITS applications and services entails the processing of personal data which should be carried out in accordance with Union law, as set out, in L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1. M(2010) 389 final. L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 90. 0 0 O] 0] 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 processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data(*) and in Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communi- cations sector (Directive on privacy and electronic communications) ().  Therefore, the principles of purpose limitation and data minimisation should be applied to ITS applications and services. To achieve compatibility, interoperability and continuity, it is necessary to define minimum requirements for road safety-related universal traffic information services. These 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 to the content of the information to be provided to end users. If end users receive information through various delivery channels that are under the control of public andfor private road operators, service providers and broadcasters dedicated to traffic information, that information should not be contradictory, therefore should consist of the same elements and be based on the same description of the event or condition in question. Road safety-related traffic data are essential for the provision of road safety-related minimum universal traffic information. They are collected and stored by public andfor private operators and service providers. In order for these data to be made easily available for exchange and reuse for the provision of information services, public andfor private road operators and service providers should make them accessible through 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 points can take the form of a repository, registry, web portal or similar. These road safety-related traffic data should be made accessible in accordance with data  protection requirements (e.g. anonymisation of personal data). If 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 end users should be clearly informed about the collection of such data, the arrangements for data collection and potential tracking, and the periods for which such data are kept. Appropriate technical measures should be L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37.