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36
UN Economic Commission for Europe UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) Global Standards Setting Maria Rosaria Ceccarelli UNECE Economic Cooperation and Trade Division

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Page 1: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UNCEFACT)

Global Standards Setting

Maria Rosaria Ceccarelli

UNECE Economic Cooperation and Trade Division

UN Economic Commission for Europe Agenda

bull UNECE and Trade Facilitation

bull UNCEFACT Mission

bull UNECE UNCEFACT Recommendations and Standards

bull Project Development and Approval Process

bull How to Participate

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE

UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE Work Areas

Transport Economic cooperation Statistics

Sustainable

energy

Housing

Trade

Environmental policy

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Trade Facilitation

bull One of UNECErsquos key objective is economic

integration

bull Trade Facilitation and the efficient trade

data interchange are the key tools of

UNECE to achieve this objective

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Objectives

o Simple transparent and effective processes for global business

o Efficient and automated exchange of information

Outputs

bull Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards

Means

o Public Private Sector Partnership ndash over 200 experts from government and business

o Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year

Global Remit

UNCEFACT

UNECOSOC

UNECE

UNCEFACT

UN

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 2: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe Agenda

bull UNECE and Trade Facilitation

bull UNCEFACT Mission

bull UNECE UNCEFACT Recommendations and Standards

bull Project Development and Approval Process

bull How to Participate

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE

UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE Work Areas

Transport Economic cooperation Statistics

Sustainable

energy

Housing

Trade

Environmental policy

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Trade Facilitation

bull One of UNECErsquos key objective is economic

integration

bull Trade Facilitation and the efficient trade

data interchange are the key tools of

UNECE to achieve this objective

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Objectives

o Simple transparent and effective processes for global business

o Efficient and automated exchange of information

Outputs

bull Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards

Means

o Public Private Sector Partnership ndash over 200 experts from government and business

o Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year

Global Remit

UNCEFACT

UNECOSOC

UNECE

UNCEFACT

UN

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 3: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE

UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE Work Areas

Transport Economic cooperation Statistics

Sustainable

energy

Housing

Trade

Environmental policy

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Trade Facilitation

bull One of UNECErsquos key objective is economic

integration

bull Trade Facilitation and the efficient trade

data interchange are the key tools of

UNECE to achieve this objective

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Objectives

o Simple transparent and effective processes for global business

o Efficient and automated exchange of information

Outputs

bull Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards

Means

o Public Private Sector Partnership ndash over 200 experts from government and business

o Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year

Global Remit

UNCEFACT

UNECOSOC

UNECE

UNCEFACT

UN

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 4: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE Work Areas

Transport Economic cooperation Statistics

Sustainable

energy

Housing

Trade

Environmental policy

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Trade Facilitation

bull One of UNECErsquos key objective is economic

integration

bull Trade Facilitation and the efficient trade

data interchange are the key tools of

UNECE to achieve this objective

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Objectives

o Simple transparent and effective processes for global business

o Efficient and automated exchange of information

Outputs

bull Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards

Means

o Public Private Sector Partnership ndash over 200 experts from government and business

o Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year

Global Remit

UNCEFACT

UNECOSOC

UNECE

UNCEFACT

UN

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 5: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNECE Work Areas

Transport Economic cooperation Statistics

Sustainable

energy

Housing

Trade

Environmental policy

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Trade Facilitation

bull One of UNECErsquos key objective is economic

integration

bull Trade Facilitation and the efficient trade

data interchange are the key tools of

UNECE to achieve this objective

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Objectives

o Simple transparent and effective processes for global business

o Efficient and automated exchange of information

Outputs

bull Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards

Means

o Public Private Sector Partnership ndash over 200 experts from government and business

o Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year

Global Remit

UNCEFACT

UNECOSOC

UNECE

UNCEFACT

UN

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 6: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Trade Facilitation

bull One of UNECErsquos key objective is economic

integration

bull Trade Facilitation and the efficient trade

data interchange are the key tools of

UNECE to achieve this objective

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Objectives

o Simple transparent and effective processes for global business

o Efficient and automated exchange of information

Outputs

bull Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards

Means

o Public Private Sector Partnership ndash over 200 experts from government and business

o Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year

Global Remit

UNCEFACT

UNECOSOC

UNECE

UNCEFACT

UN

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 7: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Objectives

o Simple transparent and effective processes for global business

o Efficient and automated exchange of information

Outputs

bull Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards

Means

o Public Private Sector Partnership ndash over 200 experts from government and business

o Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year

Global Remit

UNCEFACT

UNECOSOC

UNECE

UNCEFACT

UN

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 8: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Mission bull UNCEFACTrsquos mission is to improve the

ability of business trade and administrative organizations from developed developing and transitional economies to exchange products and relevant services effectively

bull Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international transactions through the simplification and harmonization of processes procedures and information flows and so contribute to the growth of global commerce

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 9: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Facilitate - to make easy or easier

Trade Facilitation ldquoThe

simplification standardization and

harmonization of procedures and

associated information flows required

to move goods from seller to buyer and

to make payment ldquo

Trade Facilitation

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 10: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

6 - 8 April 2009 APEC SWWG Singapore 10

Commercial

Procedures

bull Establish Contract

bull Order Goods

bull Advise On Delivery

bull Request Payment

bull Packing

bull Inspection

bull Certification

bull Accreditation

bull Warehousing

Transport

Procedures

bull Establish Transport

Contract

bull Collect Transport

and Deliver Goods

bull Provide Waybills

Goods Receipts

Status reports etc

Regulatory Procedures

bull Obtain ImportExport

Licences etc

bull Provide Customs

Declarations

bull Provide Cargo

Declaration

bull Apply Trade Security

Procedures

bull Clear Goods for

ExportImport

Financial Procedures

bull Provide Credit

Rating

bull Provide Insurance

bull Provide Finance

bull Execute Payment

bull Issue Statements

INVOLVES

Prepare for

Export

Export Transport Import

SHIP BUY PAY

Prepare for

Import

Buy-Ship-Pay

Source The UNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 11: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 12: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 13: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

TRADE

FACILITATION

Simplification Harmonization Standardization

Process of

eliminating all

unnecessary

elements and

duplications in

formalities

processes and

procedures

Alignment of

national

procedures

operations and

documents with

international

conventions

standards and

practices

Process of

developing

internationally

agreed formats for

practices and

procedures

documents and

information

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 14: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Outputs

14

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 15: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

15

bull Internationally agreed Recommendations and Standards

bull Common Libraries

bull Common Directories

With what

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 16: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

16

Trade Facilitation Recommendations (over 30 Recommendations)

ndashRecommendation 1 - UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (ISO 6422)

ndashRecommendation 4 - Trade Facilitation Structures

ndashRecommendation 18 - Trade Facilitation Measures

ndashRecommendation 25 - UNEDIFACT (ISO 9735)

ndashRecommendation 33 - Single Window

Plus

ndashCode Lists such as Recommendation 16 - LOCODE Many are ISO Standards and covered in the WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations

Key Recommendations

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 17: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Specifically endorsed in the WCO Revised Kyoto Convention and the draft WTO TF Agreement

bull Basis for the EU Single Administrative Document (SAD)

bull Endorsed by key international organizations

UN Layout Key

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 18: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

18

Rec19

Mode of Transport Rec16

UNLocode ISO Country

Code

Rec 17

Payment

Terms

Rec9

Currency Code

Rec20 Units of

Measurement

Rec 28

Means of

Transport

Commodity

Code

Rec 21

Package Codes

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 19: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Paper Document

aligned to UN Layout Key

Electronic Document Exchange

XML or UNEDIFACT

Electronic Edit Form

ltxml version=10 encoding=UTF-8gt

ltnInvoice

xmlnsn=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10070

xsischemaLocation=urnoasisnamestcublInvoice10

070

UBL_Library_0p70_Invoicexsdgt

ltcatIDgttokenltcatIDgt

ltcatIssueDategt2003-02-14ltcatIssueDategt

ltnTaxPointDategt2003-02-14ltnTaxPointDategt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtBills

MicrodevicesltcatNamegt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatBuyerPartygt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatIDgt

ltcatPartyNamegt

ltcatNamegtJoes Office

SupplyltcatNamegt

ltcatSellerPartygt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltcatIDgt1ltcatIDgt

ltcatInvoicedQuantity

unitCode=tokengt5ltcatInvoicedQuantitygt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatDescriptiongtPencils box 2

redltcatDescriptiongt

ltcatItemgt

ltcatInvoiceLinegt

ltnInvoicegt

UNEDIFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 20: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

The Core Components

Library of UNCEFACT

The foundation of the library is the definition of

the formats and semantic content of data

Each ldquoCore Componentrdquo captures and defines

the details of a concrete concept used in

business or administration (for example

address)

21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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21

Electronic

Agriculture

Single

Window

Trader

Transport

Customs

Health Dept

A Single Window environment

Paper

Electronic

Agriculture

Paper

Trader

Customs

Health Dept

Transport

Current Situation for Government amp Traders

FROM TO

Single Window Concept

UNECE Recommendation 33

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 22: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Process Analysis and

Simplification

National Data

Harmonization

Cross Border Data

Exchange

Single Window

bullBusinessPolitical Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government

(UNCEFACT Rec 4 Rec 18) Revised Kyoto Convention

bullUNCEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model

bullUnified Modeling Methodology (UMM) Business Process Analysis Guide

bullTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide (TFIG)

bullGlobal Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology

UN Layout Key Master Document

UNTDED TF Toolkit and Forms Repository

Rec 34 UNTDED Core

Component Library UN LOCODE

and code lists

Data Model based on

International Standards (eg

WCO DM)

Rec 33 SW

repository

(Rec 3435)

Document Simplification and

Standardization

Single Window Related

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 23: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UNECErsquos Work for SWs

UNECE

Policy Recs

UNCEFACT

UNECE

Standards

UNCEFACT

UNECE UNNExT

Guidelines Briefs Case

Studies

Outre

ach a

nd S

upport

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 24: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

Single Window Success Story

24

2005 in about 20 economies

2010 in 49 economies

2013 in 71 economies

2015 in 100 economies amp some regions (ASEAN)

ldquo Single Windows (SWs) are important drivers for the simplification harmonization and automation of trade proceduresrdquo

WTO Bali Agreementldquo Article 104 Members shall endeavor to establish or maintain a single window rdquo

Source WB Doing Business Report

20122013 UNECE-UNCEFACT

20052011

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 25: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Methodology and Technology

bullDevelopment methodology bullMaintenance of technological specifications Naming and design rules bullValidation techniques

bullSmall Scale Lodging House Information bullSmall Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process bullCattle Registration Information Exchange bullLivestock Life Record bullEDI of Agronomical Observations Report bulleArchiving bulleDAPLOS

Sectoral

bullTransboundary movements of waste XML schema bullRecommendation for ensuring legally significant trusted transboundary electronic interaction bullElectronic Data Exchange Proxy bullMSDS bullGHS bullREACH bullDangerous Goods Declaration

Regulatory

Supply Chain bullCross Industry Catalog bullCross Industry Invoice bullCross Industry Ordering bullCross Industry Scheduling bullCross Industry Delivery bullCross Industry Quotation bullMarket Research Information bulleTendering bullProject Schedule and Cost Performance Management bullContract Financial Execution Management bullPublic Electronic Procurement

International Trade Procedures

bull PPP in Trade Facilitation bullRevision of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised bullTrade Recommendation 36 ndash SW Interoperability bullRecommendation on Consultation Approaches for Public and Private Sector Consultation bullCargo Tracing and Tracking

International Trade Procedures

Sectoral

Regulatory

Supply Chain

Methodology and Technology

Programme of Work

Programme Development Areas Project Teams

Plenary ----------

Plenary Bureau

Structure

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 26: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

UNCEFACT Open Development Process

26

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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UN Economic Commission for Europe

Project Process

bull Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation an existing project team or a member of the Bureau

bull Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation

bull Approval by CEFACT Bureau

bull Work undertaken by CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

27

UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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UN Economic Commission for Europe

28

ndash Inception After Bureaursquos approval ldquoCall for Participationrdquo sent out by project leader

ndash Requirements Gathering initial contributions collected in a comments log

ndash Interim Draft draft-projects circulated for comments

ndash Public Reviews minimum 60 days from publication on UNCEFACT website

ndash Project Exit Each project must go through a final quality assurance exercise to verify that the final draft has addressed all the stated requirements of the project The conclusion of this process is Bureau or Plenary Approval and then Publication

ndash Publication Final drafts published as UNECE documents

ndash Maintenance changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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UN Economic Commission for Europe

Approval Process Process

bull Recommendations submitted to UNCEFACT Plenary for approval by member States

bull Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work

bull All UN member States can participate

29

UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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UN Economic Commission for Europe

How to Participate

bull Concept of Head of Delegation (HOD) to

UNCEFACT

bull Experts must contact their HOD to request

participation and if approved are

nominated by HOD

bull Experts can participate in specific projects

bull Experts must agree to the UNCEFACT

IPR Policy and Code of Conduct

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support the overall operation of UNCEFACT within the UN Framework

bull Organise UNCEFACT Forums and Plenary

bull Support the bi-weekly conference calls of the Bureau

bull Publish EDIFACT CCL and LOCODE Directories

bull Maintain UNLOCODE

bull Entry Point for EDIFACT

31

Role of the Secretariat

UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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UN Economic Commission for Europe

bull Support specific projects (eg Revision of Rec 4 development of Rec 36 Rec 40 etc)

bull Manage the UNCEFACT Project database in Confluence ndashproject leaders maintain the project information

bull Outreach support and promotion to UN member States

bull Prepare brochures and publications

bull Develop of user Guides

bull Liaise with other international organizations on TF

bull Etc hellip 32

Role of the Secretariat

Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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Development of

Recommendations

Standards

Development and

Maintenance

Outreach Support

(Helping countries

implement our

instruments and

elaborate a national

TF strategy)

Long-term Technical

Assistance

(Donors decide what

is to be done) -

UNECE does not

provide long term TA

UNECE -

UNCEFACT

UNECE in

partnership with

other organizations

UNCTADWB

UNIDO etc

UNECErsquos role is to create the standards through participation of UN member States and the business community

in UNCEFACT Working Groups We engage in an active Capacity Building programme to help countries

understand how best to implement these standards given their unique needs priorities and resources while other

organizations assist in long ndashterm technical assistance (UNCTAD WB etc) The WTO sets the rules

WTO

UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

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UN Economic Commission for Europe

34

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 35: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

now we have to make trade facilitation happen

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg

Page 36: UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business ...€¦ · UN Economic Commission for Europe Objectives o Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business

UN Economic Commission for Europe

All UNECE and UNCEFACT Recommendations codes standards and publications are available for free on our website at

ndash wwwuneceorg

ndash wwwuneceorgtrade

ndash wwwuneceorgcefact

ndash Tfiguneceorg

E-mail mariaceccarelliuneceorg