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Electronic freight transport information
Electronic freight transport information
Electronic freight transport information
Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 on electronic freight transport information
The regulation establishes a legal framework that allows economic operators to share with enforcement authorities information in an electronic format concerning the transport of goods by road, rail, inland waterways and air in the European Union (EU).
Application
The regulation applies to regulatory information requirements on the transport of goods set out in the EU legal acts listed in points 1-5 below, and to regulatory information requirements laid down in delegated or implementing acts adopted by the European Commission in accordance with the legal acts listed under points 1-7 below (listed in Part A of Annex I):
Council Directive 92/106/EEC on intermodal transport (see summary);
Directive 2008/68/EC on inland transport of dangerous goods (see summary);
The regulation also applies to similar information requirements in relevant national laws (listed in Part B of Annex I).
Electronic freight transport information (eFTI)
Electronic freight transport information (eFTI) is a set of data elements processed electronically for the purpose of exchanging regulatory information among economic operators (mainly companies involved in freight transport and logistics) and between operators and competent authorities.
Operators are not obliged to make regulatory information available electronically to a competent authority. However, when they choose to make this information available electronically, operators must:
Relevant authorities must:
Relevant authorities, eFTI service providers and operators must keep commercial information confidential and ensure it is accessed and processed only when authorised.
eFTI data sets, access rules and procedures for authorities, eFTI platforms and service providers
The European Commission must adopt delegated or implementing acts no later than 21 February 2023 to:
The eFTI platforms used for processing regulatory data must provide functionalities to ensure that:
eFTI service providers must ensure that:
No later than 21 August 2023, the Commission will adopt the first implementing act to cover these requirements for eFTI platforms and eFTI service providers.
Certification
Conformity assessment bodies will be accredited by national accreditation bodies in EU Member States to certify eFTI platforms and eFTI service providers.
It entered into force on 20 August 2020 and applies from 21 August 2024.
For further information, see:
Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 on electronic freight transport information (OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, pp. 33–48).
Regulation (EU) 2019/1239 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment and repealing Directive 2010/65/EU (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, pp. 64–87).
Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, pp. 44–101).
Successive amendments to Directive (EU) 2016/797 have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, pp. 1–88).
See consolidated version.
Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, pp. 1–101).
See consolidated version.
Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market (OJ L 300, 14.11.2009, pp. 72–87).
See consolidated version.
Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods (OJ L 260, 30.9.2008, pp. 13–59).
See consolidated version.
Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, pp. 30–47).
See consolidated version.
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste (OJ L 190, 12.7.2006, pp. 1–98).
See consolidated version.
Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, pp. 38–42).
See consolidated version.
EEC Council: Regulation No 11 concerning the abolition of discrimination in transport rates and conditions, in implementation of Article 79 (3) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (English special edition: Series I Volume 1959-1962, pp. 60–64).
See consolidated version.
last update 23.03.2022