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e-CMR: Digitalising consignment notes
10 October 2017, Turin, Italy
Smart Mobility World
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
