Framework of measures to facilitate the transport of military equipment, goods and personnel across the Union

It affects Member States’ armed forces, civilian transport operators carrying military loads, infrastructure owners and managers, ports, airports, rail and road networks, and customs authorities.

• Creates standing and ad hoc cross-border military transport permissions with common templates and deadlines.
• Establishes EMERS emergency rules, including deemed permissions and priority access to transport infrastructure.
• Simplifies customs through EU or NATO Form 302 and a possible digital military mobility system by 2030.
• Requires identification, protection and resilience measures for strategic dual-use transport infrastructure.

Transitional law

The Military Mobility Digital Information System, if established by implementing act, must be deployed by 2030 before mandatory use begins.

• Regulation (EU) 2016/796 (32016R0796)
  • art. 1(3): adds point (d) on Union rail-system preparedness under this Regulation
  • art. 2: replaces last sentence on Agency objectives and rail-system resilience
  • art. 19(1): adds point (m) on military mobility technical specifications
  • art. 20: adds subparagraph on assigning European vehicle numbers
  • art. 80(2): adds point (e) on European vehicle register registration fees
• Directive (EU) 2016/797 (32016L0797)
  • art. 21: adds paragraph 18 allowing delegation of certain vehicle authorisations to ERA
  • art. 22(3): replaces paragraph on registration where vehicle area of use covers several Member States
  • art. 46(1): replaces paragraph on assignment and marking of European vehicle numbers
• Regulation (EU) 2024/2803 (32024R2803)
  • art. 9(1): inserts temporary derogation for certain communication service providers until 2030
  • art. 11(6): adds temporary derogations for certain communication service providers until 2030 and 2033
• Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 (32018R1139)
  • art. 3: adds definition of regulatory sandbox
  • art. 71(1): replaces exemption rules, including innovative technologies and products
  • art. 74(1): adds point (s) on regulatory sandbox notifications and reports
  • art. 75(2): adds point (k) on cooperation for dual-use air transport solutions
  • art. 86a: inserts new Article 86a on regulatory sandboxes
  • art. 126(1): adds point (d) on regulatory sandboxes
• Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 (32009R1072)
  • art. 8: allows or requires exemptions from cabotage restrictions for military transport
• Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 (32006R0561)
  • art. 6: derogates from driving-time limits during EMERS
  • art. 7: derogates from break rules during EMERS
  • art. 8: derogates from rest-period rules during EMERS
  • art. 9(1): derogates from ferry or train interruption rule during EMERS
• Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (32017R0625)
  • art. 43 to 57: disapplies official-control provisions for specified military food, feed and dogs during EMERS
  • art. 65 to 72: disapplies official-control provisions for specified military food, feed and dogs during EMERS
• Council Directive 96/53/EC (31996L0053)
  • art. 4(3): traffic arrangements replace special permits for abnormal military transport
  • art. Annex I: permits certain military road transport exceeding maximum weights or dimensions