Regulation Update · Part 9 of 4 in this series
A weekly explainer on new and amended transport and logistics regulation across the EU, drawn from our document repository.
eFTI Annex I Amendment: What Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2025 Changes
26 August 2026 · EN · NL · DE · FR
Why This Update to eFTI Annex I Matters Now
Freight transport professionals across the EU have spent the past two years adjusting to the eFTI Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, which gives economic operators the right to submit regulatory freight information to control authorities electronically instead of on paper. But the regulation's practical reach depends entirely on one technical document that rarely gets discussed: Annex I. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2025 updates Part B of that annex, and the change is far more relevant to day-to-day compliance than its dry legal title suggests.
The Update: Annex I Part B and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2025
Annex I to the eFTI Regulation lists exactly which "regulatory information requirements" fall within the scope of the framework. Part A covers EU-level legal acts (such as CMR-related and transport permit rules), while Part B lists the national legal requirements that individual Member States have formally notified to the European Commission under Article 2 of the Regulation. Only requirements that appear on this list can legally be satisfied through a certified eFTI platform when a competent authority carries out a roadside or premises check.
Because Member States keep adding, amending or clarifying their national documentation rules, the Commission periodically consolidates these notifications into Annex I through delegated acts rather than a full legislative procedure. Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2025 is one such update: it revises the list in Part B to reflect the national requirements that Member States have notified since earlier consolidations. It does not create new obligations for operators; it simply keeps the official scope of "what counts as eFTI-eligible" accurate and current.
This matters because the eFTI Regulation has applied in full since 21 August 2024, meaning economic operators already have the right to offer regulatory information electronically wherever a listed requirement applies. Member States' control authorities, in turn, have until 21 August 2027 to be technically equipped to accept and process that information, so full enforcement readiness on the authority side is still an upcoming milestone, not yet an accomplished one.
What It Means in Daily Practice
For owner-drivers, this is not an abstract legal footnote. If an officer or inspector asks for a document that is not listed in Annex I Part B for that country, showing a tablet with an eFTI platform screen will not satisfy the request; the traditional paper or PDF copy is still the safe fallback.
For planners building cross-border shipment files, the practical task is to check, corridor by corridor, whether the destination country's relevant national requirement (a specific transport permit, a national consignment note variant, a cabotage declaration format) is actually included in the current consolidated Annex I. Two neighbouring Member States can have very different coverage, since notification and consolidation happen at national pace.
For customs and compliance staff, Annex I functions as the authoritative reference for audit purposes. Relying on an eFTI platform for a requirement that is not (yet) listed gives no legal certainty in a dispute, even if the platform itself is certified and technically sound.
Your Next Step
Before assuming any national document can be handled digitally under eFTI, check the current consolidated version of Annex I on EUR-Lex for each country your fleet actually operates in, and confirm that the specific national requirement you rely on is listed in Part B. If it is not there, keep the conventional format ready until a future delegated act adds it.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
What is Annex I of the eFTI Regulation?
Annex I lists the specific "regulatory information requirements" covered by the eFTI framework. Part A contains EU-level legal acts, while Part B lists national legal requirements that individual Member States have formally notified to the European Commission. Only requirements on this list can be satisfied through a certified eFTI platform during an official check.
What did Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2025 change?
It updated Part B of Annex I to reflect national requirements that Member States notified to the Commission after earlier consolidations. It does not add new obligations for operators; it keeps the official list of which national documents qualify for digital submission under eFTI accurate and current.
Since when has the eFTI Regulation applied?
The eFTI Regulation has applied in full since 21 August 2024, giving economic operators the right to provide regulatory freight information electronically wherever a listed requirement applies. Member States' control authorities have until 21 August 2027 to be technically equipped to accept and process that information.
How can I check if a national document is eFTI-eligible?
Consult the current consolidated version of Annex I on EUR-Lex for the specific Member State involved and confirm that your document type is listed in Part B. If it is not listed, keep the traditional paper or PDF version ready, since digital submission has no legal standing for that requirement yet.
Source document: eFTI Annex I amendment — Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2025 →