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e-CMR: Digitalising consignment notes

10 October 2017, Turin, Italy

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CMR background

The CMR Convention (full title Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road) is a United Nations convention which relates to various legal issues concerning transportation of cargo by road.

▐ 1956 – CMR convention adopted

▐ 1976 – Model CMR consignment note developed by IRU, in cooperation with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

▐ 2007 – Model CMR consignment note updated by IRU and is now used by most, if not all parties to contracts of carriage in CMR contracting countries.

▐ 2008 – Additional Protocol to the CMR, considering electronic consignment note (e-CMR)

CMR convention: wide-spread use

Source: UNECE

How about the content of CMR ?

Contract conditions

Contract document

(consignment note)

Rights and obligations of

sender and carrier

Liability of carrier in case

of loss or delay vs.

limitations

Additional Protocol on electronic CMR

(e-CMR)

Entered into force on 5 June 2011

Latest countries to accede to e-CMR: - France in October 2016

- Estonia in November 2016

- Slovenia in August 2017

Additional countries officially

supporting e-CMR (1/2)

Official support given by additional countries*:

- Austria

- Belgium

- Germany

- Italy

- Luxembourg

- Norway

- Sweden Furthermore: Finland, FYR Macedonia, Greece, Slovenia and

Turkey have started internal work on analysing potential e-CMR

accession.

Source: Road Transport Alliance

e-CMR support from European

Commission

EC supports e-CMR through:

- Digital Transport & Logistics Forum (DTLF)

- e-CMR the key document on road side

- Endorsement by the Commissioner Bulc

Source: http://automotivelogistics.media/news/european-transport-commissioner-calls-digital-cooperation

Bulc said she would like to see all EU member states adopt the protocol by the time her term ends in 2019. She also reiterated the importance of more EU member states adopting the e-CMR (electronic consignment note) protocol, which allows for electronic filing of legal transport documents and billing. Late last year, France and Estonia joined just nine other members of the EU, along with Switzerland, in adopting the protocol.

e-CMR support from UN (1/2)

e-CMR support from UN (2/2)

Standardising e-CMR

Goal: ensure

interoperablity of

future solutions

Official UNECE

project

All countries invited

to send their experts

Source: https://www2.unece.org/cefact/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=9601458

e-CMR benefits (1/2)

Considerable benefits for all actors involved:

– Financials: full handling costs 3-4x cheaper

Faster administration (reduced data entry, no paper handling, no

fax/scan/letter exchanges, no paper archiving, etc)

Faster invoicing

Reduction of delivery and reception discrepancies

– Transparency and traceability

Data accuracy

Control and monitoring of the shipment

Real-time access to the information & proof of pick-up and

delivery

e-CMR benefits (2/2)

Furthermore:

– Integration with customs declaration services

– Integration with other services, e.g. transport & fleet

management services

– Increased overall logistics efficiency => increased economic

competitiveness of countries & parties involved

– Increased road safety

E.g. by linking e-CMR to eCall (automated emergency call

for trucks)

Pilot needs

Following steps are seen as requisits for launching a pilot Agreement between Ministry of Transport, national enforcement authorities and industry

Identify 3-4 transport operators and their shippers which would like to pilot e-CMR

All technology is already available so there is no need for further technical developments

With transport operators, shippers, ministry and enforcement authorities:

Agree on pilot targets – Why are we doing the pilot? How will it support ratification of e-CMR?

If you are planning a cross-border pilot, contact national association in the neighboring county.

They need to perform same type of coordination from their side.

Set target date for the launch, and organise an event with media to get attention

Plan to run a pilot for 3-5 months (not too short, not too long)

Follow-up and evaluate frequently with all stakeholders (maybe monthly meetings)

For pilots in countries that have not acceded to e-CMR, use paper print-out of the e-CMR

The pilot will not cost Ministries or other authorities any money!

Summary and recommendation

Industry and many governments are ready to increase

efficiency by going digital

Ongoing operation and pilots in Europe are bringing lessons

learned

There are still open questions – best way to answer them is to

launch cooperative efforts between industry and governments

(full operation or pilots)

Accession to e-CMR is not mandatory before pilots can start

Pilots are not mandatory before e-CMR accession

We recommend to do both in parallel!

eCMR – What’s the latest ?

News from Greece and Slovenia

23.10.2017 15

Slovenia is the 12th

country to accede to

eCMR

OFAE in cooperation with

MoT has launched a

national pilot in June

2017

How about Central Europe ?

23.10.2017 16

Poland is expected to

accede to eCMR in early

2018

National Pilot between

Poland and Czech

Republic envisaged at

the end of 2017.

Relevant Corridors – Atlantic, Balkan

and Central Europe

23.10.2017 17

Within IRU Commission

on Services (CSE) three

WGs are working

towards cross-border

pilots and operations

Spain and France

23.10.2017 18

From pilot to regular

operations

45 companies use eCMR

eCMR Global

23.10.2017 19

EEC roadmap for the

creation of a common

market for road transport

services

UN’s Sustainable

Development Goals

(SDG) Business Forum

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Thank you very much

Daniel Kern, Senior Manager

Trade Policy Affairs

daniel.kern@iru.org