Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2024 of 26 July 2024 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 by establishing the eFTI common data set and eFTI data subsets

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2020 on electronic freight transport information (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 should be supplemented to establish the eFTI common data set and the eFTI data subsets.

(2) Article 3(5) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 specifies that each eFTI data subset should comprise the structured set of data elements corresponding to the regulatory information required in a specific Union legal act or national law. Article 3(6) of the same Regulation specifies that the eFTI common data set should comprise the comprehensive set of structured data elements that correspond to all the eFTI data subsets, where the data elements common to the different eFTI data subsets are included only once. Furthermore, Article 3(7) specifies that each eFTI data element should have a unique definition and precise technical characteristics, such as format, length and character type.

(3) The purpose of establishing the eFTI common data set is to simplify data recording and exchange in an electronic format, and thus ensure the availability of consistent information, for the purposes of checking and proving compliance with transport rules. Standardised names, definitions and formats of the data elements common across the different eFTI subsets including, where applicable, harmonised code lists and business rules, will allow economic operators to record data in a clear and standardised format. Furthermore, a harmonised structure for these data elements will enable this data to be exchanged automatically between the operators’ eFTI platforms and the IT systems of the competent authorities.

(4) The freight transport information to be recorded and exchanged within the eFTI environment is, for the most part, the same information that economic operators need to exchange in the business domain in order to ensure operational flows, as well as to prove their compliance with other regulatory requirements outside the scope of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056. To allow the reuse of eFTI data for such other exchanges, and ensure interoperability with relevant business-to-business and business-to-authorities electronic exchange environments, it is important to align the structure and definition of the data elements comprised in the eFTI common data set and eFTI data subsets with those of the corresponding data elements in the three most relevant Union and international data models: the Union Customs Code data model (EU CDM) (2), the European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe) data model (3), and the UN/CEFACT Multi Modal Transport Reference Data Model (MMT-RDM) (4). This will enable more efficient sharing and reuse of data, reduce the administrative burden for economic operators and improve the quality of the freight information the authorities can access to check compliance with applicable rules.

(5) Article 83(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council (5) amends Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, to set a later date for the adoption of the specifications of the eFTI data subset corresponding to the information requirements related to the movement of waste falling under the scope of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, as referred to in point (iv) of Article 2(1)(a) of that regulation. Therefore, those specifications should not be adopted by this delegated regulation. To allow alignment with the related specifications to be adopted under the implementing regulations referred to in Article 27(5) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157, those specifications should be adopted at a later stage and no later than the date referred to in that article.

(6) The Commission has carried out appropriate consultations, including at expert level and with stakeholders (6),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Establishment of the eFTI common data set and of the eFTI data subsets

The eFTI common data set and the eFTI data subsets provided for under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

Entry into force and application

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 the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 26 July 2024.

For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN

(1) OJ L 249, 31.7.2020, p. 33.

(2) As established under 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, p. 1).

(3) As established under 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, p. 64).

(4) https://unece.org/trade/uncefact/rdm.

(5) Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L, 2024/1157, 30.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1157/oj).

(6) Documents and reports of the relevant meetings can be found on the Register of Commission expert groups and other similar entities (europa.eu). Stakeholder feedback received on the draft act shared on the Commission ‘Have your say’ portal can be found here.