1. 17/03/2006Vancouver International Trade and Business Processes Group (TBG) Chair : Jean-Luc Champion Vice-Chair : Yong-Jae Kim

3. Some thoughts… It works better when it’s open! Mind is like a parachute…

4. 17/03/2006Vancouver TBG1 Supply chain & eProcurement Chair : Freddy De Vos Vice-Chair : Pat Toufar

5. TBG1 Vancouver Meeting TBG1 projects: Requirements Specification Mapping  Cross industry invoice: approved by TBG1  Cross industry remittance advice: approved by TBG1  Will be updated to include the new TBG17 submission template and the additional information identified by ATG2 TBG1 projects: Business Requirements Specification  Cross industry ordering: approved by TBG1, to be provided to TBG SC for approval  Cross industry catalogue: in review by TBG1 and TBG6  Steel industry ordering: offline review process

6. TBG1 Vancouver Meeting Pre-harmonisation of the concepts Product, Product unit  In review by TBG1  Presented to TBG18 for review and comments  Update planned for May 2006 Plan for the harmonisation with and integration of UBL trade messages  TBG1 Approved BRS and RSM will the basis for the integration  UBL 2.0 trade messages will be the basis for the integration  Joint work between TBG1 and UBL e-Procurement group  Based on the Gap analysis between the TBG1 BRS and the class diagram and XML schemas an updated version of the existing UN/CEFACT specifications will be produced  Starting with Invoice and Remittance advice  From next Forum meeting the UBL Procurement group will be part of TBG1

7. 17/03/2006Vancouver UN/CEFACT/TBG2 Digital Paper Vancouver Closing Plenary Chair: Michael Dill, Germany Vice Chair: Eva Chan, Malaysia Vice Chair: Ibrahima DIAGNE, Senegal  UNeDocs project  Joint Working Group with ISO TC154  Clickable Document project

8. UNeDocs oUNeDocs did ‘real’ work mapping two documents from Senegal and the E-Cert document to UNeDocs oProposals for the WCO integration work oStart of the update to the UN/CEFACT CC Library oIn progress: Customization strategies for the reuse of UNeDocs and the Core Component Library oWork on further customization project proposals oJoint meetings with TBG8, TBG3, TBG14, TBG19 oDiscussion with TBG3, TBG13 and TBG18 (E-Cert) to prepare a combined updated pre-harmonized set of Core Components

9. Joint Working Group ISO/CEFACT/TBG eUNLK Development oJoint ISO TC154/UN/CEFACT working group meeting oTerms of Reference agreed (including Scope and name) oConvenor confirmed oWaiting for formal ratification next week by TC154 oFurther development of the initial work item proposal (ISO NP 25557)

10. Clickable Contract Update oJoint meetings Legal group and UBAC project oAll agreed to immediate cooperation and developed and documented a joint framework oFirst working draft of BRS completed oMapped results of Clickable contract BRS to the UBAC requirements

11. Clickable Contract Next Actions oDiscuss first version of UBAC requirements document oAgree to comprehensive requirements document oComplete first draft of RSM

12. 17/03/2006Vancouver TBG3 Transport Vancouver Meeting Closing Plenary 17 March 2006 Chair : Dominique Vankemmel (France) Vice-Chairs : Verna Schultz (USA), Yoshi Kito(Japan), Simon Spoormaker (Nederland) Secretary : Henk Van Maaren (Nederland) Liaisons : ISO/TCs 104,154,204 & 8, ANSI X12I, WCO

13. TBG3 Transport Achievement highlights of the week (1) Progress BRS for IFTM International Forwarding Transport and review priorities for next BRS’s regarding (container movements, bulk etc..) Review TBG3 Core Components submission for final harmonisation work and endorsment by TBG17 (May 06 meeting in London) Joint meeting with UBL-TSC Transportation Sub Committee: review TBG3 comments on UBL 2.0 draft release and future cooperation Joint meeting with TBG1: agree Trade Shipment model, hazardous / dangerous goods BRS Joint meetings : TBG2, TBG4, TBG8 (Cargo Insurance), TBG13 (Transport dangerous waste), TBG14 for bilateral cooperation on items of common interest

14. TBG3 Transport Achievement highlights of the week (2) ITIGG subgroup implementation guidelines : process requests from Users: COSEAL(Containers seals msg), IMO ship and port facilities security requirements (ISSP code)…. DMRs for “Transport Routing Information” agreed ISO standards developments : Update ISO TC204: RF-tag system architecture to identify moving cargo. Presentation - Electronic Freight Management (EFM) Program - from US-DOT, proof of concept for the standards implementation strategy Next TBG3 meeting scheduled 18-22 September 2006 in Barcelona ( 3 days interim technical work, 2 days plenary) – no participation of TBG3 in CEFACT Forum New Delhi Oct 06

15. TBG3 Transport Achievement highlights of the week (3) Resolution Cooperation with UBL-TSC (Transportation Subcommittee) TBG3 recognises that its comments regarding Transport related items to the UBL 2.0 draft release have been acknowledged by UBL in their public review. Considering that UBL have agreed to correct the noted discrepancies in order to comply with the TBG3 semantic inputs, TBG3 resolves to further cooperate with UBL-TSC in the second public review of UBL 2.0. However, this collaboration needs to be considered within the overall framework of the current process to enable UBL activity to be included within UN/CEFACT.

16. 17/03/2006Vancouver Report of TBG 4 - Customs UN CEFACT Forum Vancouver 13 – 17 March 2004

17. TBG 4 – Customs - Meetings Meeting Schedule  TBG 4 does not meet at the Forum Meet at the WCO as WCO DMPT  Next meetings Week of 1 April in conjunction with WCO IT Conference in Bangalore, India 6 – 7 June 2006 at the WCO  TBG 1, 2, 3, and 15 are represented at meetings

18. TBG 4 – Customs Forum Activities TBG 15 - Facilitation  Coordinate activities with Single Window and data standardization process TBG 3 – Transport  WCO DM 2.0 Review, Status, DMR’s,  WCO DM 3.0 Scope and Status Review of IMO FAL Forms revision of messages and use of WCO CUSCAR and CUSREP

19. TBG 4 Customs Forum Activities TBG 13 – Environment  Review of WCO DM (2.0 and 3.0) and Single Window in context of waste disposal Joint meeting with 1, 2, 4, 15, 18, 19  WCO DM from G-7 to version 3.0  Single Window concept  Extended invitation for TBG’s to participate in the requirements gathering process and attend next TBG 4, June 2006

20. 17/03/2006Vancouver VANCOUVER FORUM 2006 TBG5 Chair: Yves GAILLY Vice-chair corporates: Siri-Ann dos SANTOS Vice-chair banks: Stig KORSGÄRD

21. TBG 5 VANCOUVER main work:  How to best organise the participation to cross-domain projects?  How to organise the liaison between financial initiatives in the invoicing environment with the standards already prepared in TBG1?  How to convince others to use TBG1 standards?  Prepare procedures, arguments, ….  Meeting with TBG8, TBG1, TBG12, TBG14 Meeting with XBRL

22. UN/CEFACT TBG6 (AEC Gp) Architecture – Engineering - Construction Chair: Bernard Longhi Vice-Chair: Jun-Ichi Yamashita

23. 4 TBG6/TBG1 PROJECTS ON GOING eCatalog Project, hosted by TBG1 eTendering Project (Public and private Procurement) Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management Contract Financial Execution Management TBG6 attendees: 31 participants coming from Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, United Kingdom, United States…

24. Before New Delhi Cefact Forum session (1) eTendering harmonization (CCs and BIEs) completed (3 weeks after Vancouver Forum) eTendering XML Schemas to be generated (19) by end of May and audited by ATG2 and ICG (Summer) eTendering BRS and RSM updated (Summer) Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management BRS (May) and RSM v1.0 to be published Contract Financial Execution Management BRS first draft

25. Before New Delhi Cefact Forum session (2) Contract Financial Execution Management Project will be seen as a Case Study for MRI activities Security and ebXML: a first list of Business Needs will be set up by TBG6, circulated via TBG Chair and populated by TBGs. The aim is to help to future projects decisions and to establish “cartography” on existing standards Next Interim TBG6 Meeting: June 12th and 13th in Europe

26. UN/CEFACT TBG8 (Insurance) Chair: Beth Grossman (ACORD) Vice-Chairs: Howard Bender (CSIO), Manuel Reimer (V-D-V) Secretary: Jan Vrijenhoek (ABZ/ADP)

27. TBG8 INSURANCE Joint meetings with:  TBG2, eDocs  TBG3, Transport  TBG5, Finance  TBG10, Healthcare  TBG12, Accounting  TBG14, Business Process Analyzis  TBG17, Harmonization

28. TBG8 INSURANCE Country reports  ACORD, eEG7, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany P6 Insurance Core Components  Worked on core components  Worked on resubmission for TBG17  Maintenance procedure

29. UN/CEFACT TBG10 (Healthcare) Chair: Frans van Bommel

30. TBG10 Healthcare TBG10 Core Components Project Status: submission rejected – in part due to “moving target” Co-operation with TBG11 Social Security Co-operation with TBG7 Insurance Co-operation with TBG4 Customs / WCO

31. TBG 12 - Accounting and Auditing Domains Robert Lemense, Michel Lesourd

32. TBG12 Accounting Token  Next steps within TBG1 supply chain  TBG6 intends to include Accounting Token in e- Tendering  Awareness toward TBG8, TBG5 Accounting Entry project  Project proposal  CCs Pre-harmonisation

33. TBG12 Meeting XBRL delegate  Search convenient way for sharing development experiences on accounting entry and GL XBRL to comment TBG12 Accounting Entry model TBG12 to comment GL during the current review period  Objective: to discover common / corresponding semantics Quality approach  Draft a document for quality improvement to be submitted to FMG via the French HoD

34. TBG13 (Environmental) Chair: David Schwarz

35. TBG 13 Submitted BRS for Waste Tracking – Phase I - to Steering Committee Agreement with Council for Environmental Cooperation (NAFTA) on path forward for Waste Notification – Phase II Commitment to stay involved with TBG3 pre- harmonization effort for Dangerous Goods

36. UN/CEFACT TBG15 (International Trade Procedures) Chair: Gordon Cragge

37. TBG 15 International Trade Procedures On the Ice Single Window Standards and Interoperability Symposium 3 to 5 May 2006 in Geneva Reviewed the Programme content for the 2 Day Symposium and the Technical Working Session on the 3 rd Day

38. TBG 15 International Trade Procedures Power Play Developing UN Recommendation 33 – Single Window 1.Reviewed 1 st draft of proposed new Recommendation on the Data Standardisation process for participating Government Agencies in a Single Window 2.Met with Legal Group to scope a possible Recommendation on the legal issues for establishing a Single Window

39. TBG 15 International Trade Procedures Icing the Puck 1.Project Proposal for high level Business Requirement Specification (BRS) not completed 2.The ‘face off’ with TBG 2 did not take place 3.No progress on identifying projects for for Forms Owners or other stakeholders 4.Team ‘benched’ when we should have met with TBG 14 and 18

40. TBG 15 International Trade Procedures Back on the Ice Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide 1.Confirmed the management of the funding arrangements 2.Considered the issues of the production of the Guide and expected deliverables 3.Discussed the roles of the Reference Group and the Project Management Team

41. TBG 15 International Trade Procedures Penalty Shoot-Out Revision of UN Recommendations Revision of UN Recommendations 1.Recommendation 6 – reviewed latest draft and offered suggestion to the improve the content 2.Recommendation 11 – enhance draft to include other Conventions and documents (IMO FAL Form 7) 3.Recommendation 12 – FINAL version approved and will now be sent to TBG and other interested organisations for review

42. TBG 15 International Trade Procedures The Result The Game finished with a 4 to 1 victory for TBG 15

43. TBG 15 International Trade Procedures The Mug The Stanley Cup

44. UN/CEFACT TBG 16 – Entry points Chair : Alain Dechamps

45. 17/03/2006Vancouver TBG17 Harmonization Stig Korsgaard, Chair Mary-Kay Blantz & Marion Royal, Vice Chairs Mark Crawford, P1 Harmonization Project Lead Sue Probert, P1 Editor James Whittle, Secretary

46. TBG17 Harmonization Production, audit and publishing of the first official CCL Finalized the first to complete submissions containing BIE´s and messages (TBG1 Cross Industry Invoice and TBG6 e-Tendering) Updated and released complete submission template for both CC and BIE harmonization Provide the first TBG17 Library Administration Procedures Readiness for future new submissions to be harmonized

47. 17/03/2006Vancouver TBG18 « Agricultural »

48. Tasks of the week Terms of reference TBG 18 Matrix and subjects IPPC E-cert Phyto project proposal Animal passport project discussion Presentation of CLIENT, import/export certification

49. Upcoming tasks Preparing BRS for DAPLOS (crop production) Preparing BRS for Animal passport Preparing BRS IPPC E-cert (Phyto)

50. Planning Preparing BRS for DAPLOS (crop production)  End April (06)  Conference call 8th June Preparing BRS for Animal passport  End September (06) Preparing BRS IPPC E-cert (Phyto)  End June (06)  Conference call 18 th July

51. 17/03/2006Vancouver TBG19 e-Government TBG 19 initiation e-Government Jean-Pierre Henninot

52. Conclusions of Vancouver meeting Consolidation of the TBG 19 scope and mission Initialisation of the work programme Selection of WIs and establishment of working teams Contacts and coordination

53. Consolidation of the TBG 19 scope and mission Election of Chair and V-Chair  Chair: Jean-Pierre Henninot (France-MINEFI)  Vice-chair: David Dowling (Australia) Approval of ToR and RoP  Finalised by the group  Comments received at the TBG-STC (March 16th)  To be updated and released by correspondence A key issue: increase the membership!

54. Initialisation of the work programme List of candidate WIs  eProcurement  Legal archiving  Exchanges between Tax and Social Security agencies  Information exchanges for Law enforcement Other subjects  GSRM (Government Strategic Reference Model)  Exchange of Phytosanitary certificates (TBG 18)  enrichment of WCO model (TBG 4, 10, 18 and 2)

55. Selection of WIs and establishment of working teams Exchange between Tax and Social Security agencies Project manager: Luc Mouchot (France) Working team (3mbrs)To be identified Interested parties Legal archiving Project ManagerTo be identified Working team (3mbrs)France Interested parties: TBG 12,

56. Contacts and coordination TBG 18: Phytosanitary Certificate Govt representatives already in TBG 18 TBG 19, interested in information and checking consistency with other developed subjects, will receive project documents But, TBG 19 should not delay TBG 18 TBG 1 and 6: E procurement (specifically: e tendering) Legal archiving TBG 4, 18,10 and 2 : enrichment of WCO model Participation called by TBG 19 of interested GAs Similar action at European level ( EG 13 in CEN-ISSS) UBL: Gov representatives in UBL are invited to join TBG 19; in general, information is available for UBL (as for other interested organisations)

57. 17/03/2006Vancouver MRI Work Group Chair : Ian Watt

58. MRI Objectives Bring together Business Knowledge experts & UMM/CCTS competent Modelers – enhancing pool of expertise Provide feedback loop to TMG ATG & ICG regarding ease and effective use of UMM CCTS NDR & Repository Provide feedback loop to FMG where NON MRI matters are negatively impacting the modeling work Cause to be developed the UN/CEFACT modeler “cookbook” Identify productivity and quality improvement tools/techniques Develop the MRI modeler’s support website Establish case studies Promote engagement of Legal & Accounting TBG’s across the TBG’s

59. MRI Plans April-May 2006  Engage key persons (4 conf calls & some work) to prepare collateral by Geneva Plenary such that MRI can be formalised within CEFACT  Develop work plan covering next 6-12 months  Management agreement as to what MRI IS and what MRI is NOT June to October 2006  Engage nominated team members  Commence MRI work as per plan  Prepare for MRI at 9 th Forum  Conduct MRI at 9 th. Forum  Sunday MRI at 9 th Forum TBD.

60. 17/03/2006Vancouver New Delhi India 2 nd – 6 th October 2006 9th UN/CEFACT FORUM

61. UN/CEFACT S IMPLE, T RANSPARENT AND E FFECTIVE P ROCESSES FOR G LOBAL B USINESS.