PDA Sectoral / Agriculture VC Bruno PREPIN DC Frans VAN DIEPEN 19 TH UN/CEFACT F ORUM A PRIL 2012 P ALAIS DES N ATIONS, G ENEVA 19 TH UN/CEFACT F ORUM A PRIL 2012 P ALAIS DES N ATIONS, G ENEVA

Planning MorningAfternoon Session 1Session 2Session 1Session 2 Monday, April 16th Opening Plenary session Developpment plan for PDA Agriculture Draft document presentation Discussion New projects presentation Validation of the Agenda Tuesday, April 17th eCert message Ecert MessageNew project proposal "eLabs" "eLabs" project Presentation of Agronomical Observation Report (use in France) Wednesday, April 18th eFOOD Chain Project eFOOD Chain Project and new projects Flowers Invoice Thursday, April 19th Tracking and tracing Fish and European project Development plan for PDA Agriculture Review and finalise Draft document Final Report Friday, April 20th Closing Plenary session

eCERT Presentation of EU TRACES System Conference call with Mr. Pavlovic (NZ) eCERT issues How to introduce the authentification of the parties for example by electronic signature with eCert message? Set up an official guidelines document which explicit the major recommendations with the main experienced users (NZ, Australia, NL, European Commission..) List of countries which use eCert (NZ, Australia, China, Japan, US, South Korea, Singapore, Chile, Mexico, Kenya, NL, EU…)

eLabs Presentation of the project proposal and the draft BRS. Next steps : Finalise the 3 countries agreement Propose the project to the Bureau Discuss BRS Expected submission to BPS Library Maintenance in May or June….

eFOOD Chain Project European supported project which has the objective to improve the competitiveness and efficiency of this industry by stimulating an innovative and seamless use of ICT along its value chain. SMEs are at the centre of interest of this action, as it aims to facilitate their participation in global digital food value network and reinforce business relationships between SMEs and their business partners across borders. 3 sectors are studied Cereals Dairy Products Fruits and Vegetables Planning of work : Analyse the market and the flows of information Determine the standardization issues with UN/CEFACT PDA Agriculture: Re-use of UN/CEFACT Messages or propose new projects

Flower Auctions Needs for flower sector and seeds which are not covered now by UN/CEFACT XML CII but are in EDIFACT Invoice. Examples : Self billing use case Composition of products (ie: a bouquet with several types of flowers) Requests have been sent to Supply Chain PDA on April 18 A dedicated team for these change requests has to be created.

Fish Traceability Validation of the project proposal Presentation of the global project Next step : preparation of the BRS

Next steps Set up a general document to present the Agricultural messages already standardised and the link between them. Electronic animal passport UN/CEFACT Message: discussion about next steps for implementation in EU