Order FOM/2861/2012, of December 13, which regulates the administrative control document required for the performance of public road freight transport.

It would only affect full load goods (fractional loading would be exempt from complying with this order). It applies from July 8, 2013.

Article 2. Exemptions.

  1. The provisions of this order shall not apply to the following types of transport:
    a) Transport for which the prior obtaining of an enabling title issued by the Administration is not required, in accordance with the provisions of the rules governing land transport.
    b) Removal transports.
    c) Transports of accidented or damaged vehicles in special vehicles.
    d) Parcel services and any other similar services involving the collection or distribution of shipments consisting of a small number of packages that can be easily handled by one person with no other assistance than the machines or tools carried on board the vehicle used.
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  2. In cases where the transport is documented in a consignment note or other documentation in accordance with national, European Union, or international legislation in force on the matter, it shall serve as an administrative control document provided it contains all the data collected in Article 6 of this order.

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Article 6. Content of the control document.
The control document must contain, at least, the following essential data:
a) Name or corporate name, Tax Identification Number (NIF), and address of the contracting shipper.
b) Name or corporate name and NIF of the actual carrier.
c) Place of origin and destination of the shipment being transported.
d) Nature and weight of the transported goods. In cases where, due to the circumstances of loading the vehicle, it is difficult to determine the exact weight of the goods to be transported, another magnitude will be sought to determine its weight.
e) Date of the transport of the shipment in question.
f) License plate of the vehicle used in the transport. In the case of an articulated set, both the license plate of the tractor vehicle and that of the semi-trailer or trailer pulled by it must be stated.
If a vehicle change occurs during the transport operation, this circumstance must be stated in the control documentation by the transport company.
g) Whenever requested by the parties involved, observations, reservations, or any other indications they consider useful shall be recorded.

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Fourth final provision. Entry into force.
This order shall enter into force six months after its publication in the «Official State Gazette» (BOE).