Good day! Here is a brief overview of the amendments to the Rules for the Carriage of Goods by Road in Ukraine.
1. **Essence of changes:**
The order introduces changes to the Rules for the Carriage of Goods by Road, in particular, clarifies the terminology regarding electronic trust services and regulates the use of electronic waybills (e-TTN). It defines the procedure for presenting the e-TTN by the driver (freight forwarder) to authorized persons for control, as well as actions in case of impossibility of issuing and registering the e-TTN.
2. **Structure and main provisions:**
The order consists of the approval of amendments to Chapter 11 of the Rules for the Carriage of Goods by Road. The changes relate to paragraphs 11.1 and 11.5. The main changes include:
* Replacing the reference to the outdated law “On Electronic Trust Services” with the current one – “On Electronic Identification and Electronic Trust Services”.
* Adding a provision on the presentation of e-TTN in visual form.
* Establishing a procedure for actions in case of impossibility of issuing and registering an e-TTN, namely printing a paper copy.
3. **Key provisions for use:**
The most important is the provision on how the driver (freight forwarder) must present the e-TTN, namely in visual form of an electronic document. It is also important to know that in case of impossibility to issue an e-TTN, the customer (consignor) must provide the driver with a paper copy of the e-TTN.
