E-DECA issues Spain's electronic control document for roadside inspections. You get a native PDF with a QR code, a secure link for the driver and a record of every change.
DC-7F3A91C20B4E · Version 1
Public road freight transport, Order FOM/2861/2012
Changed en route by the driver. Reason: trailer swapped after a breakdown. Same QR, new version.
Law 9/2025 on Sustainable Mobility makes the control document for domestic road freight electronic-only. The content stays the same; the format changes.
Both the contracting shipper and the actual carrier, including cabotage by foreign carriers. Vehicles with a maximum authorised mass up to 2 tonnes are exempt, so a standard 3.5 t van is not.
That's the fine for a missing or incomplete control document, and the vehicle can be immobilised until it's fixed.
A native PDF generated from data before departure, with an embedded QR code, a unique https link, creation and modification metadata, kept for at least one year.
No certification of the software and no prior filing with the Ministry. International transport keeps using the CMR.
Sources: Law 9/2025, Order FOM/2861/2012, Order TRM/282/2026 and the DGTCF Resolution of 5 June 2026.
The logistics provider enters the parties, route, goods and weight, or sends them from its TMS through the API.
Plates and date from the phone, with their usual vehicles one tap away.
The PDF with its QR code is generated as soon as the data is complete, and the driver receives the link.
Swap a trailer or a destination and give a reason. The QR stays the same; the new version shows the old data marked as not valid.
Every version is stored with its fingerprint and a record of who did what, ready for any request from the authorities.
The shipper handles parties, route and goods; the carrier handles plates and date. That's the split set by Order TRM/282/2026.
Every change needs a reason and is printed in the document, so the inspector sees what changed, when and who changed it.
Tax IDs and plates are validated, and a document with missing data is never issued. The most common roadside fine is a blank field.
A distribution route with the same shipper and carrier fits in a single document, with each delivery listed separately.
Bilingual documents for foreign drivers and clients, with Spanish always available for inspections in Spain.
Each version is sealed with a SHA-256 fingerprint and kept in EU storage that can't be overwritten.
Every time an inspector opens the QR, the date, time and device are logged, so you know which documents were checked on the road.
The inspector scans it with their own device and downloads the current PDF. There's no app to install and nothing to log in to.
Today's control document
Show this code to the inspector
Put in your own numbers. The fine is counted per shipment on board, so one stop with a groupage load adds up quickly.
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€401 to €600 for each shipment without a valid control document, plus the vehicle can be stopped.
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Estimate only. The authority sets each fine case by case, and the time figures are your own.
Priced by vehicles or drivers, whichever is higher. No setup fee, cancel any time. Launch prices.
Coming next: international e-CMR with electronic signature, and importing jobs from Excel.
No. What becomes mandatory is the electronic control document for domestic transport. The eCMR is still voluntary for international transport, and an eCMR can serve as the control document if it carries the Spanish fields.
No. The documents stay in your repository and nothing is sent in advance. The June 2026 Resolution also removed the old requirement to register the download domain.
The driver can keep the QR on screen or on paper. The inspector opens the link with their own connection, so the driver's phone doesn't need data at that moment.
No. The file must be generated natively from data, with the QR and a unique link. Scans and photos of paper documents are expressly excluded.
At least one year, with access for both parties. E-DECA keeps every version, not just the last one.
Order TRM/282/2026 assigns each item to one party. E-DECA records who entered each item, so responsibility is always clear.
