For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(1)
‘ICT system’ means an organised assembly of information and communications technologies (ICT) including hardware, software and networks united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specific functions;
(2)
‘tributary ICT system’ means an identifiable ICT system external to an eFTI platform, including another eFTI platform, by means of which business users connect to an eFTI platform to access and process eFTI data;
(3)
‘eFTI data’ means data corresponding to regulatory information as defined in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056;
(4)
‘eFTI platform operator’ means a natural or legal person who is deemed legally responsible for the appropriate functioning of an eFTI platform;
(5)
‘eFTI Gate’ means an ICT component or a set of ICT components performing the functionalities set out in Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1942;
(6)
‘business user’ means a natural or legal person who constitutes or is authorised to represent an economic operator concerned in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, or another economic operator who constitutes a data holder in accordance with paragraph 23, and who processes data on an eFTI platform on behalf of that economic operator concerned or other data holder;
(7)
‘login session’ means a restricted period of time during which a business user is given access to an eFTI platform;
(8)
‘consignment movement’ means the transport of a collection of goods by a single own-powered means of transport, with or without transport equipment such as trailer, pallet or container, from the same place of loading or taking over to the same place of unloading or handover, under the terms of a single transport contract;
(9)
‘eFTI consignment movement data set’ or ‘eFTI CMDS’ means a uniquely identified eFTI data set composed of the eFTI data that, together, constitute the regulatory information on freight transport related to a specific consignment movement;
(10)
‘applicable regulatory information requirements’ means the regulatory information requirements referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056 that apply to a specific consignment movement;
(11)
‘identifiers of the eFTI data subsets’ means the identifiers in the format ‘EUyy’ or ‘XXyy’ of the eFTI data subsets established in Sections 3 and 4 of the Annex to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2024;
(12)
‘UUID of the eFTI CMDS’ means the unique number, as referred to Article 11(2), point (c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1942, which is allocated automatically by an eFTI platform to an eFTI data set constituting an eFTI CMDS;
(13)
‘unique identification number of the request’ means the unique number of a request for access to eFTI data lodged by a competent authority officer, issued and allocated to the request in accordance with Article 3(2), point (c) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1942;
(14)
‘follow-up communication’ means the communication between competent authorities and the economic operators concerned as defined in Article 1, point (6) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1942;
(15)
‘human-to-machine user interface’ means a web or application based graphical user interface that allows natural persons to perform data processing operations on an eFTI platform;
(16)
‘electronic identification means’ means a material or immaterial unit containing person identification data and which is used for authentication purposes to access an online service or, where appropriate, an offline service;
(17)
‘electronic identification scheme’ means a system for electronic identification under which electronic identification means are issued to natural or legal persons or natural persons representing other natural persons or legal persons;
(18)
‘authentication’ means an electronic process that enables the confirmation of the electronic identification of a natural or legal person or the confirmation of the origin and integrity of data in electronic form;
(19)
‘advanced electronic signature’ means an electronic signature that meets the requirements laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;
(20)
‘advanced electronic seal’ means an electronic seal that meets the requirements laid down in Article 36 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014;
(21)
‘onboarded user’ means a business user for whom the identification, authentication and authorisation has been done in accordance with the requirements established in Article 4(2), point (a);
(22)
‘non-onboarded user’ means a business user that is allowed to access an eFTI platform based only on temporary access and processing rights, issued in accordance with the requirements established in Article 5(1) point (b);
(23)
‘data holder’ means a natural or legal person that has the right or obligation, in accordance with applicable Union law, national legislation, or private contractual agreements to use and make available data that also constitute regulatory information in accordance with the requirements referred to in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056;
(24)
‘primary authoriser’ means an onboarded business user who is allowed to modify the information recorded in an onboarded user profile, including the setting up or deletion of a user profile;
(25)
‘temporary authoriser’ means an onboarded business user who is allowed to issue temporary data processing rights to non-onboarded users;
(26)
‘two-factor authentication’ means an identity and access management security method that requires two forms of identification to access an eFTI platform;
(27)
‘certification mark’ means a coded reference to the eFTI platform attesting the validity of its certification status, which should accompany all information made available to competent authorities by means of a certified eFTI platform, in accordance with Article 12(3) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1056;
(28)
‘digital waste shipment system’ (DIWASS) means the central system referred to in Article 27(3) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157;
(29)
‘waste shipments operator’ means an operator as defined in Article 2(2), point (13) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1290;
(30)
‘waste shipment documents’ means the documents referred to in Article 9(2), Article 16(1) and Article 18(4) of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157;
(31)
‘combined transport details’ means the regulatory information referred to in Article 3 of Council Directive 92/106/EEC ( 11 ) ;
(32)
‘qualified electronic time stamp’ means an electronic time stamp that meets the requirements laid down in Article 42 of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014.