27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 1 Implementation of international standards & techniques in transition economies Chairman, UN/CEFACT Forum Management Group

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 2 Mandate “UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business supports activities dedicated to improving the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively.” UN/ECOSOC UN/ECE UN/CEFACT UN

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 3 Mission UN/CEFACT’s Mission is to develop: Simple, Transparent & Effective Processes For Global Business, through the development of: Trade Facilitation Recommendations & E-Business Standards UN/CEFACT has a Global Mandate Participation in the UN/CEFACT Forum is open to all United Nations Member states. There are some 300 experts representing every region in the World

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 4 Trade Facilitation Strategy UN/CEFACT takes a holistic approach to the International Trade Transaction Process Identifies ways to identify & eliminate regulatory & procedural barriers to trade through international best practices that cut red tape and reduce delays within and between countries & enhances predictability Develops Trade Facilitation Recommendations & eBusiness Standards Develops Capacity Building Programmes on trade facilitation implementation

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 5 eBusiness Strategy Based on: Cross-sectoral analysis (to promote interoperability & supply chain synchronicity) Business process and information modeling (to capture user requirements, independent of any specific technology) New technologies as they emerge (e.g., eXtensible Markup language (XML), webServices,…) International standards for enabling e-business development Disseminating results in an efficient way

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 6 International Trade Transaction Process BUY SHIP PAY Buyer Seller Intermediary Authority The International Trade Transaction Process consists of International Supply Chains consist of integrated and coordinated flows of information, goods & payments Source: UN/CEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model The International Trade Transaction Process consists of integrated & coordinated flows of information, goods & payments

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 7 Commercial Procedures Establish Contract Order Goods Advise On Delivery Request Payment Packing Inspection Certification Accreditation Warehousing Commercial Procedures Establish Contract Order Goods Advise On Delivery Request Payment Packing Inspection Certification Accreditation Warehousing Transport Procedures Establish Transport Contract Collect, Transport and Deliver Goods Provide Waybills, Goods Receipts Status reports etc. Transport Procedures Establish Transport Contract Collect, Transport and Deliver Goods Provide Waybills, Goods Receipts Status reports etc. Regulatory Procedures Obtain Import/Export Licences etc Provide Customs Declarations Provide Cargo Declaration Apply Trade Security Procedures Clear Goods for Export/Import Regulatory Procedures Obtain Import/Export Licences etc Provide Customs Declarations Provide Cargo Declaration Apply Trade Security Procedures Clear Goods for Export/Import Financial Procedures Provide Credit Rating Provide Insurance Provide Finance Execute Payment Issue Statements Financial Procedures Provide Credit Rating Provide Insurance Provide Finance Execute Payment Issue Statements INVOLVES Prepare for Export ExportTransport Import SHIPBUY PAY Prepare for Import International Trade Transaction Process Source: The UN/CEFACT International Supply Chain Reference Model

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 8 Rec:19 Mode of Transport Rec:16 UN/Locode ISO Country Code Rec: 17 Payment Terms Rec:9 Currency Code Rec:20 Units of Measurement Rec: 28 Means of Transport Commodity Code Rec: 21 Package Codes

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 99 UN/EDIFACT UN/EDIFACT is UN/CEFACT’s global standard for Electronic Data Exchange, EDI. First published in 1988 – invoice message Published twice a year – UN/EDIFACT Directories Backwards compatibility Currently 208 messages available 193 batch messages 15 interactive messages Most widely implemented international EDI standard

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 10 UN/EDIFACT Forecast GS1 eCom adoption EANCOM ® GS1 XML WEB EDI

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 11 UN/EDIFACT (ISO 9735) Customs ( Source: EU-TAXUD ): 175 Million Customs Declarations per year 480‘000 per day 333 per minute 5.5 per second Fiscal Declarations ( Source EDIFICAS, France ): companies million companies 92% of VAT collected using EDIFACT 45% of revenues collected by the French Government Benefit to the State ( Source EDIFICAS, France ): Euros 100M per year Some of the Benefits

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 12 eBusiness Standards Development Business Process Models Business Requirements Specifications-BRS Requirements Specification Mapping-RSM Core Component Technical Specifications Core Component Libraries Core Component Harmonisation Naming & Design Rules Schema Generation

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 13 Trade Data Element Directory United Nations Trade Data Elements Directory International Standards Organisation ISO 7372 Developed to provide a Directory to facilitate open interchange of data in international tradeDeveloped to provide a Directory to facilitate open interchange of data in international trade Standard data element names with description of meaning (data value) and a specification of character representationStandard data element names with description of meaning (data value) and a specification of character representation Supports and is fully consistent with Recommendation 1 – UN Layout Key for Trade DocumentsSupports and is fully consistent with Recommendation 1 – UN Layout Key for Trade Documents Fully consistent with UN/EDIFACTFully consistent with UN/EDIFACT Multimodal & multisectoralMultimodal & multisectoral Technology & syntax independentTechnology & syntax independent ebXML Core Components Technical Specification compliantebXML Core Components Technical Specification compliant

Process Analysis and Simplification National Data Harmonization Cross Border Data Exchange Single Window Business/Political Process - Collaboration Between Trader and Government (UN/CEFACT Rec. 4, Rec. 18), UN/CEFACT International Supply Chain Reference model, Unified Modeling Methodology (UMM), Business Process Analysis Guide Global Facilitation Partnership for Trade and Transport (GFP) Audit Methodology UN Layout Key, Master Document, UNTDED, TF Toolkit and Forms Repository UNTDED, Core Component Library, UN LOCODE and code lists, Data Model based on International Standards Cooperation with WCO Recs 33, 35 SWReposit’y Document Simplification and Standardization Implementing UN/CEFACT Standards & Recommendations Note: Single Window Rec 34 under development

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 15 Single Window Definition UN/CEFACT Recommendation 33 “ A facility that allows parties involved in trade and transport to lodge standardised information and documents with a single entry point to fulfil all import, export and transit related regulatory requirements. If information is electronic, then individual data elements should only be submitted once.’

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 16 Draft UN CEFACT Recommendation 34 Draft Recommendation 34 Data Simplification and Standardization for International Trade Recommends Capturing existing requirements into a national trade data inventory Capturing existing requirements into a national trade data inventory Defining the individual data elements Defining the individual data elements Analyzing the need for, and context of the data requirements Analyzing the need for, and context of the data requirements Reconciling the national trade data inventory with international standards Reconciling the national trade data inventory with international standards TO PRODUCE A SIMPLIFIED, STANDARDIZED NATIONAL DATA SET FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH A SINGLE WINDOW FACILITY Status: Final drafting prior to submission to the UN/CEFACT Plenary for approval

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 17 UN/CEFACT Recommendation 35 UN/CEFACT Recommendation No 35 Establishing a Legal Framework for an International Single Window Current Status: Completed and submitted to the 15th UN/CEFACT Plenary (Geneva 9-14 November 2009) for approval

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 18 New eInvoice Standard UN/CEFACT’s new eInvoice Standard to enhance links between business and financial supply chains The United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) has published the Cross Industry Invoice (CII) Version 2.0 standard to enhance links between business and financial supply chains and enable cross-industry and cross-domain interoperability. This common global standard is based on a set of business requirements from different industries and stakeholders in both the private and public sectors.

27 October 2009Trade Development & Facilitation for Transition Economies - Geneva 19 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION