1. March 2007UNeDocs OverviewSlide 1 UNeDocs Project Overview Background Scope Objectives Status More Information...

2. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 2 UNeDocs – from yesterday through to tomorrow A single data modelling approach for: Paper documents Electronic documents which are simply equivalent to paper documents Structured electronic documents UNEDIFACT, Cargoimp, VDA, XML etc. Snippets, e.g. Web/Service Orientated eTransactions March 2007

3. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 3 UNeDocs Project To facilitate international trade by providing a migration path towards paperless trade by: –developing a cross-domain, multimodal cross- border Core Component data model mapped to the United Nations Trade Data Element Directory (UNTDED) –publishing and maintaining a set of UN/CEFACT syntax implementation standards including EDIFACT, XML amd aligned paper document layouts To support maintainable national, regional and industry-focussed contextual implementations by: –delivering Capacity Building Workshops –developing and publishing UNeDocs implementation guidance documentation. March 2007

4. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 4 Background 2002: UN/ECE Secretariat and UK’s SITPRO signed an MoU to combine the UN/ECE UNeDocs ‘proof of concept’ project with the SITPRO ElecTra project and to collaborate on the future development of UNeDocs 2005: UN/ECE Secretariat and SITPRO approved the transfer of their joint UNeDocs work into the UN/CEFACT Forum as a TBG project for the next stage of development 2006: TBG2 project team complete first version UNeDocs Core Component Data Model in collaboration with TBG3 Transport Group March 2007

5. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 5 UNeDocs Process Scope Buy Pay Ship Prepare for export Import Prepare for import Transport Export Commercial Procedures Establish sales contract Order goods Advise on delivery Request payment Transport Procedures Establish transport contract Collect, transport and deliver goods Provide waybills, Goods receipts, etc. Regulatory Procedures Obtain im/export licenses etc. Provide Customs Declarations Provide cargo Declarations Apply security measures Clear goods Financial Procedures Provide credit rating Insurance Execute payment Issue statements International Trade Reference Model March 2007

6. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 6 UN/CEFACT Global Supply Chain Business Standards TBG18 Agriculture TBG5 Finance TBG8 Insurance TBG13 Environment TBG1 Supply Chain TBG4 WCO DM TBG3 Transport TBG2 Digital Paper United Nations Trade Data Elements Directory (UNTDED) TBG15 Trade Facilitation TBG15 International Trade Single Window TBG19 eGov TBG17 UN/CEFACT Core Component Library TBG14 International Supply Chain Model & TBG2 UNeDocs Data Model March 2007

7. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 7 Standards Foundation UNCEFACT Trade Reference Model for the International Purchase and Supply Chain (TBG14) UNCEFACT Unified Modelling Methodology - UMM (TMG/BP) UNCEFACT Core Components Technical Specification - CCTS (TMG/CC) UNCEFACT Core Component Library (TBG17) UNCEFACT XML Naming and Design Rules (ATG2) UNCEFACT UN/EDIFACT Directory (ATG1) United Nations Trade Data Elements Directory (UNTDED) United Nations Layout Key (UNLK) – UN/ECE Rec. 1 March 2007

8. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 8 UN Layout Key UNeDocs OverviewSlide 8 Trade Documents – Quotation, Order, Invoice etc. Materials Management Documents – Despatch Advice, Pick List, Packing List etc. Transport Documents – Bill of Lading, Shipping Instructions etc. Customs Documents – Export, Import, Transit Declarations, Cargo Reports etc. Other Regulatory Documents – Cert of Origin, DGN etc. March 2007

9. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 9 UN Trade Data Element Directory UNTDED March 2007

10. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 10 UN Layout Mapping Example 2280 Transport Means. Actual Departure. Date Time Date and or time of the departure of means of transport Flight Date, Sailing Date an..17 UNLK: L 17, P 16 UID Name Definition Synonym Repr. Mapping March 2007

11. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 11 Multi Function Document Types Commercial Invoice Document/message claiming payment for goods or services supplied under conditions agreed between seller and buyer. Self-Billed Invoice An invoice the invoicee is producing instead of the seller. Consular Invoice Document/message to be prepared by an exporter in his country and presented to a diplomatic representation of the importing country for endorsement and subsequently to be presented by the importer in connection with the import of the goods described therein. Customs Invoice Document/message required by the Customs in an importing country in which an exporter states the invoice or other price (e.g. selling price, price of identical goods), and specifies costs for freight, insurance and packing, etc., terms of delivery and payment, for the purpose of determining the Customs value in the importing country of goods consigned to that country. March 2007

12. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 12 Combined Approach Paper Document aligned to UN Layout Key Electronic Document Exchange XML or UN/EDIFACT Electronic Edit Form <n:Invoice xmlns:n="urn:oasis:names:tc:ubl:Invoice:1.0:0.70" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:oasis:names:tc:ubl:Invoice:1.0 :0.70 UBL_Library_0p70_Invoice.xsd"> token 2003-02-14 Bills Microdevices Joes Office Supply 1 5 Pencils, box #2 red March 2007

13. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 13March 2007

14. Slide 14 TradeInsuranceTransport Materials Management Customs Other Govt. Agencies Single Window International Trade Payment B2G G2G B2B UNeDocs WCO DM Global Trade Single Window March 2007

15. January 2007UNeDocs OverviewSlide 15 UNeDocs Project Status Step 5 UN/CEFACT Open Development Process 30 day Public Review launched this week High-Level Business Requirements Specification V2.0 Framework Data Model 12 Example Document Structures New web-site including comments forms This week Updated Project Document Further developed UNeDocs Document Refinement Methodology with Export Customs Declaration examples

16. January 2007UNeDocs OverviewSlide 16 Summary A combination of cross-border business requirements collected from the TBG domain Working Groups and the necessary international regulatory requirements collated in conjunction with the WCO, paper-based Convention stakeholders and the Trade Facilitation work of TBG15. A harmonised, multimodal cross-domain data model based on the reuse of the UN/CEFACT Core Component Library plus pre-harmonised contributions to the further development of the Library. The application of a holistic approach which incorporates the deployment of all relevant UN/CEFACT instruments and standards. The development of coordinated implementation specifications for paper, eforms, UN/EDIFACT and XML document formats and structures.

17. UNeDocs OverviewSlide 17 UNeDocs http://www.cen.eu/UNCEFACTforum/TBG /TBG2/tbg2_unedocs.htm Visit our new web-site: March 2007 Project leads: Michael Dill (dill@gefeg.com) and Sue Probert (sue.probert@sepiaeb.com)