1. UN/CEFACT General Overview Single Window Conference – 31 October 2017
Lance THOMPSON
Chief, UN/CEFACT Support Unit
UNECE
Date: 23 Oct 2017, Brussels

2. UN/CEFACT UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business

3. UN/CEFACT
Objectives
Simple, transparent and effective processes for global business
Efficient and automated exchange of information
Outputs
Global Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Recommendations and Standards
Means
Public Private Sector Partnership – over 400 experts from government and business
Meet virtually every week plus two Forums per year
UN/ECOSOC
UN/ECE
UN/CEFACT UN
Global Remit

4. UN/CEFACT Mission
UN/CEFACT’s 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.
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

5. Buy – Ship – Pay (BSP) Model
Commercial
Procedures
Establish Contract
Order Goods
Advise On Delivery
Request Payment
Packing
Inspection
Certification
Accreditation
Warehousing
Transport
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
Financial Procedures
Provide Credit Rating
Provide Insurance
Provide Finance
Execute Payment
Issue Statements
INVOLVES
Prepare for Export
Export
Import
SHIP
BUY
PAY
Prepare for Import

6. Trade Facilitation TRADE FACILITATION Simplification Harmonization
Process of eliminating all unnecessary elements and duplications in formalities, processes and procedures
Harmonization
Alignment of national procedures, operations and documents with international conventions, standards and practices
Standardization
Process of developing internationally agreed formats for practices and procedures, documents and information

7. UN/CEFACT Outputs

8. UN/CEFACT Main Outputs
Internationally developed and agreed Recommendations
Internationally developed and agreed Standards
Common Libraries
Common Directories

9. Trade Facilitation Recommendations
Rec1 – UN Layout Key for Trade Documents (recently revised)
Rec4 – National Trade Facilitation Bodies (recently revised)
Rec6 – Aligned Invoice Layout Key for International Trade
Rec8 – Unique Identification Code Methodology – UNIC
Rec11 – Documentary Aspects of the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Rec12 – Measures to Facilitate Maritime Transport Documents Procedures
Rec13 – Facilitation of Identified Legal Problems in Import Clearance Procedures
Rec14 – Authentication of Trade Documents (recently revised)
Rec15 – Simpler Shipping Marks
Rec16 – LOCODE Code for Trade and Transport Locations (soon to be revised)
Rec18 – Facilitation Measures Related to International Trade Procedures
Rec22 – Layout Key for Standard Consignment Instructions
Rec25 – Use of the UN Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport Standard (UN/EDIFACT)
Rec26 – The Commercial Use of Interchange Agreements for Electronic Data Interchange
Rec27 – Preshipment Inspection
Rec40 – Consultation Approaches
Rec41 – Public Private Partnerships in Trade Facilitation

10. Single Window Recommendations
Rec33 – Single Window Recommendation
Rec34 – Data Simplification and Standardization for International Trade
Rec35 – Establishing a legal framework for international trade Single Window
Rec36 – Single Window Interoperability
Technical Note on terminology for Single Window and other electronic platforms
Work in progress:
Recommendation Project on Core Principles of Single Window Operations
Single Submission Portal Project

11. Code Lists Rec 7 Date Formats Rec 8 UNIC Rec 16 UN/Locode Rec 5
INCOTERMS
Rec 28
Means of Transport
Rec 3
Country Codes
Rec 19
Mode of Transport
Rec 9
Currency Code
Rec 21
Package Codes
Commodity
Code
Rec 20 Units of Measurement
Rec 15
Shipping Marks
Rec 24
Status Codes
Other EDIFACT Code Lists

12. Standardizing Business Processes and Data
UN/ISCRM
Int’l Supply Chain Ref. Model
Processes harmonized with all other existing business processes
UN/CCL
Core Component Library
All of the data elements (as well as the data elements in their business context) are entered into this semantic library
Data harmonized with all other existing business processes
UNTDED
BRS
Business Requirement Specification
Creates a high-level semantic description of business processes
Who? ; When?
What business process?
RSM
Requirements Specification Mappings
Defines the data elements which are to be exchanged in a business process
What data for this business process?
UN/EDIFACT
UN/XML
CCBDA
Core Component Business Document Assembly
Creates a subset of the CCL with the corresponding RSM which will reply to this business process
UMM
UN/CEFACT Modelling Methodology
Explains how to create new models and their relations within the ISCRM library
CCTS
Core Component Technical Specification
Explains how to create new data elements and their relations within the CCL library
NDR
Naming & Design Rules
Defines how to create a sample XML schema from the UN/CCL

13. UN/CEFACT Structure and Project Development

14. UN/CEFACT Structure Anders GRANGÅRD Ian WATT Colin LAUGHLAN ITP PDA
Estelle
IGWE
Int’l Trade Procedures
Single Window
TFA
Focal Point
M+T
PDA
Harmonization
PDA
Communication
PDA
Buy/Pay
PDA
Raffaele FANTETTI
Supply-Chain & Procuremt
Finance & Payment
Accounting / Audit
Specificat°
BRS/RSM Harmonizat°
Project Review & Support
Ship
PDA
Sue
PROBERT
Transport & Logistics
Insurance
UNLOCODEFocal Point
Library
Maintenance
ISCRM
(UMM Harmonization)
Communicat°
Committee
Regulatory
PDA
Tahseen
KHAN
Cross-Border Mgmt
Customs
e- Governmt
Environmt Mgmt
Syntax
Validation
TFIG
Focal Point
Sectoral
PDA
Harm Jan
VAN BURG
Agriculture
Fisheries & Agri food
Travel & Tourism
Utilities

15. Open Development Process (ODP)
Project proposals submitted by plenary delegation, an existing project team or a member of the Bureau
Need support of 3 Heads of Delegation
Approval by UN/CEFACT Bureau
Work undertaken by UN/CEFACT Experts (from public and private sector)

16. Open Development Process (ODP)
Inception: After Bureau’s approval, “Call for Participation” sent out by project leader
Requirements Gathering: initial contributions collected in a comments log
Interim Draft: draft-projects circulated for comments
Public Reviews: minimum 60 days from publication on UN/CEFACT website
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.
Publication: Final drafts published as UNECE documents
Maintenance: changes requested by implementers may lead to new projects

17. Approval Process
Recommendations submitted to UN/CEFACT Plenary for approval by Member States
Standards are approved by the Bureau within the context of the Programme of Work
All UN member States can participate

18. Collaborative UN/CEFACT Environment (CUE)

20. Thank you for your attention! Lance THOMPSON lance.thompson@unece.org
Chief, UN/CEFACT Support Unit
UNECE
Date: 23 Oct 2017, Brussels