07/04/2020 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the EU approved at first reading on Tuesday 7 April its position on the regulation on electronic freight transport information (eFTI). This new legislation, which applies to all modes of transport, creates a uniform legal framework for the use of electronic information in freight. It will make it easier for companies in the sector to provide the authorities with information in digital form. Those who wish to do so will still be able to use paper, which is still widely favoured today. The Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper) of the Council had approved last December (see EUROPE 12393/31) the provisional agreement reached between the Presidency of the Council and the European Parliament on 26 November 2019 (see EUROPE 12378/8). The new regulation still has to be adopted by Parliament before being published in the EU's Official Journal. It will then come into force within 20 days (NOC).