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Country: Serbia
Summary: Development of eFTI Secondary Legislation - Republic of Serbia
Deadline: 27 Aug 2026
Posting Date: 12 Aug 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 147034907
Document Ref. No.: 0002023203
Competition: ICB
Financier: World Bank (WB)
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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The Government of Serbia has taken decisive steps to digitalise logistics and transport operations by aligning national practices with international standards and the European Union's regulatory framework. A central instrument guiding this transformation is the EU Regulation 2020/1056 on Electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI Regulation), which aims to streamline digital information exchanges across borders. Effective implementation of the eFTI system requires extensive legal alignment, technical assessments, stakeholder engagement, and system integration.Under the first phase of the Serbia engagement (2025-2026), IFC provided comprehensive legal and advisory assistance to the Ministry of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure (hereinafter: the Ministry) to support the drafting of the legal framework to transpose the EU Regulation 2020/1056 into Serbian law. That assignment resulted in a finalised draft Law on Electronic Freight Transport Information, prepared in cooperation with GIZ regional Western Balkans eFTI project (hereinafter: the eFTI Law). Additionally, the team prepared the draft Law on Contracts in Road Cargo Transport which introduces the eFTI Regulation provisions into the road cargo transport and its Regulatory Impact Assessment. In parallel, multiple stakeholder consultations were held, and the team has prepared an EU benchmarking study and organized a study visit to Italy. Furthermore, the Law on Ratification for e-CMR Additional Protocol, along with the accompanying legal explanation was drafted and adopted by the National Parliament in July 2026 enabling use of electronic CMR.With the primary legislation now drafted, the challenge shifts to the secondary legislative layer. Article 17 of the eFTI Law establishes a mandatory 12-month deadline from entry into force for the adoption of all implementing by-laws. The following provisions of the Law contain explicit ministerial mandates to prescribe secondary legislation:· Article 5 - the Min...
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ToR_eFTI_Secondary_Legislation_Serbia.docx