1. UN Economic Commission for Europe 18 th UN/CEFACT Forum Closing P lenary 14.00 hrs 23 September 2011 Geneva International Conference Centre Geneva, Switzerland

2. UN Economic Commission for Europe 2 Bureau Programme Development Areas  Trade and Transport Facilitation  Supply Chain  Regulatory  Sectoral  Methodology and Technology Bureau Programme Support Closing Remarks Overview

3. UN Economic Commission for Europe 3 Bureau Some key topics/activities Focus on developments in PDAs and BPS Open Bureau sessions Monday-Thursday 17.00-17.30 hrs Plenary topics:  Programme of Work  Agenda, documents, recommendations and standards  Consultations Website, transparency and communication Liaison and strategic cooperation in standards UNECE Mobile Business flier to be published Calendar of events Next Forums India - March/April 2012 Vienna September 2012

4. Domains: International Trade Procedures International Trade Procedures Customs Customs Transport Transport Trade and Transport Facilitation

5. UN Economic Commission for Europe International Trade Procedures Review and update of work programme Review and update of work programme Rec 36 Single Window Interoperability first draft being developed Rec 36 Single Window Interoperability first draft being developed Rec on Consultation Models first draft being developed with Rec on Consultation Models first draft being developed with support of Business Process Analysis domain support of Business Process Analysis domain UN/REC 1 ITP Nominee to reengage with ISO to work UN/REC 1 ITP Nominee to reengage with ISO to work jointly on the aligned standard Layout key jointly on the aligned standard Layout key Rec 14 further discussions on possible update-project Rec 14 further discussions on possible update-project Proposal for a new project to prepare a recommendation Proposal for a new project to prepare a recommendation supporting the work on Environmental (Hazardous) supporting the work on Environmental (Hazardous) Material Coding (supporting the work of Ms Pilgrim) Material Coding (supporting the work of Ms Pilgrim) Strategic Discussion on the future development Strategic Discussion on the future development of Single Window recommendations of Single Window recommendations Strategic Discussion on mBusiness solutions for Trade Facilitation Strategic Discussion on mBusiness solutions for Trade Facilitation

6. UN Economic Commission for Europe Customs Participated in the EDIFACT technical assessment Processed DMRs for GOVCBR; updated GOVCBR expected in D11B Participated in the project Single Window interoperability Updated the group on the initiative on Globally Networked Customs Updated the PDA on developments on IMO FAL Committee: The finalization of the FAL compendium, Treatment of stowaways, privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel, Finalization of the Maritime Single Window Guidelines, Development of guidelines for electronic access to certificates on board vessels. Participated in the UNECE information session on a standard for the electronic CIM/SMGS Consignment Note for Railways Updates on development of a standard on advance cargo reporting Development of a new electronic message not necessary WCO will convey the difficulties faced by carriers Support for common data requirements and procedures for advance cargo reporting by countries Held discussions with UNCTAD on areas of mutual interest in Trade Facilitation

7. UN Economic Commission for Europe Transport Status of and further actions for the projects in the Transport Domain (status report, transport instruction, waybill, dangerous goods). Status of and further actions for the projects in the Transport Domain (status report, transport instruction, waybill, dangerous goods). Action plan to progress the “Cargo Tracing and Tracking” project Action plan to progress the “Cargo Tracing and Tracking” project The Multi Modal Transport structure as a subset of the Core Components for use in the Transport and Logistics domain The Multi Modal Transport structure as a subset of the Core Components for use in the Transport and Logistics domain Assessment of DMR’s from the transport domain Assessment of DMR’s from the transport domain Harmonization work between TDED and EDED Directories for transport items Harmonization work between TDED and EDED Directories for transport items Maintenance of the EDIFACT Directories and UN/Recommendations Maintenance of the EDIFACT Directories and UN/Recommendations Report on cooperation with developments in the Transport domain (IATA, UIC, FIATA, IMO, SMDG, PROTECT, etc.) Report on cooperation with developments in the Transport domain (IATA, UIC, FIATA, IMO, SMDG, PROTECT, etc.) Joint meeting with Customs / WCO on the action plan regarding the Advance Cargo Declaration harmonization issue; Other items: IMO FAL Forms… Joint meeting with Customs / WCO on the action plan regarding the Advance Cargo Declaration harmonization issue; Other items: IMO FAL Forms… Report on cooperation with ISO committees relevant for the Transport domain, namely ISO TC204 ( ITS - Intelligent Transport Systems) and ISO TC8 (Maritime) Report on cooperation with ISO committees relevant for the Transport domain, namely ISO TC204 ( ITS - Intelligent Transport Systems) and ISO TC8 (Maritime) Confirmation of the Transport interim meeting in Valencia on 14‐18 November Confirmation of the Transport interim meeting in Valencia on 14‐18 November September 20th : Meeting with International Transport Organizations at IATA to assess impact of the CEFACT reorganization on the Transport/Logistics sector September 20th : Meeting with International Transport Organizations at IATA to assess impact of the CEFACT reorganization on the Transport/Logistics sector September 21th: Meeting with UNECE Trade-Transport Division and UIC to discuss regulatory aspects and data harmonization of the Rail Consignment Note (CIM) with the CEFACT standards. September 21th: Meeting with UNECE Trade-Transport Division and UIC to discuss regulatory aspects and data harmonization of the Rail Consignment Note (CIM) with the CEFACT standards.

8. UN Economic Commission for Europe 18 th UN/CEFACT FORUM Supply Chain PDA Achievements of the Week Geneva International Conference Centre Geneva, Switzerland – 23 September 2011

9. UN Economic Commission for Europe Agenda Changes in Supply Chain PDA Domains Supply Chain PDA Scope Projects within Supply Chain PDA Scope - Existing & New Projects outside Supply Chain PDA Scope Future Supply Chain PDA Strategy SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

10. PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT AREA Domains PROGRAMME OF WORK Vice Chairs Mike Doran & Tim McGrath Supply Chain Supply Chain Management Procurement Finance/Payments Accounting/Audit Government

11. UN Economic Commission for Europe CURRENT DOMAINS & COORDINATORS Supply Chain Management : Karina Duvinger & Edmund Gray Procurement : Bernard Longhi Finance & Payments: Liliana Fratini Passi Government : Ray Pisani Accounting & Audit : Michel Lesourd & Eric Cohen SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

12. UN Economic Commission for Europe Presentations European perspective on eProcurement from the PEPPOL & BII Point of View - Josteyn Fromyr EU Multistakeholder Forum to Facilitate the Adoption of eInvoicing - Edmund Gray CEN Message User Guidelines MUG 1 - Bernard Longhi CEN European Core Invoice Implementation Guide - Kevin Smith Legal Notice Publication – Didier Hardy SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

13. UN Economic Commission for Europe Supply Chain PDA Scope NOTIFY SOURCE TENDER International Supply Chains consist of integrated and coordinated flows of information, goods & payments DELIVER CONTRACT ORDER BILL PAY RETURN REPORT This flow diagram will be discussed with other PDAs to provide a complete view of CEFACT Scope of Work

14. UN Economic Commission for Europe PROJECTS & PROJECT LEADERS NOTIFY Legal Notification Publication: Didier Hardy SOURCE Cross Industry Catalogue: Karina Duvinger Price Lists (New) TENDER eTendering (including eNotices): Kevin Smith Cross Industry Quotation: Gilles Brandel SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

15. UN Economic Commission for Europe PROJECTS & PROJECT LEADERS CONTRACT/ORDER Cross Industry Ordering: Martin Forsberg DELIVER Project Schedule & Cost Performance Management: Chris Hassler Cross Industry Scheduling: Samy Scemama Cross Industry Delivery: Edmund Gray BILL Contract Financial Execution Management: Michel Entat Cross Industry Invoice: v2.0 + 2.1: Edmund Gray –Migration CII to CCTS 3.0 & NDR 3.0: Karina Duvinger (Coordinator) SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

16. UN Economic Commission for Europe PROJECTS & PROJECT LEADERS PAY Cross Industry Remittance Advice: Mounir El-Koury Customer Statement (New) RETURN REPORT Market Research Information: Helge Simonsen SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

17. UN Economic Commission for Europe PROJECTS & PROJECT LEADERS Cross Domain and Other Accounting Token: Michel Lesourd Supply Chain Process Common Requirements: Sue Probert Security for XML Documents & Messages (Rec 37): Sujeet Bhatt Master & Measured Data Alignment for the European Energy Market (Proposal): Kees Sparreboom SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

18. UN Economic Commission for Europe PROJECTS & PROJECT LEADERS Finance & Payments Supply Chain Finance: new standardization needs to be addressed (eg.: guarantees, letters of credit, open account, trade counterparties screening) –Cross-Industry Invoice: maintainance with respect to financial issues / coordination with other PDA domains –Liaison with ISO20022 and global financial services (e.g.: Common Global Implementation) To be followed up after SIBOS event in Toronto SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

19. UN Economic Commission for Europe PROJECTS & PROJECT LEADERS Accounting & Audit Lexical Nomenclature: Michel Lesourd Accounting Trial Balance: Michel Lesourd Accounting Bundle Collection: Michel Lesourd Accounting Entry v.1 & v.2 (maintenance): Michel Lesourd Accounting Ledger: Michel Lesourd Accounting Chart of Accounts: Michel Lesourd Accounting Reporting: Michel Lesourd Accounting Message: Michel Lesourd Accounting Journal: Michel Lesourd SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

20. UN Economic Commission for Europe Future Supply Chain PDA Strategy Publish current project deliverables by end of 2011 Improve UN/CEFACT’s Publication Process as a matter of high priority Address private and public sector requirements Revisit Gap Analysis recommendations Propose new Themes & Projects - Business Requirements Review external Supply Chain initiatives Encourage Supply Chain experts to return to UN/CEFACT Request resources from Plenary delegations, and/or other potential sponsors, to support projects SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

21. UN Economic Commission for Europe Planning for Virtual Meetings Every Second Wednesday at 16:00 CET Starting on 28 September 2011 SUPPLY CHAIN PDA

22. UN Economic Commission for Europe Domains: Environmental Management Environmental Management Customs Customs Government Government RegulatoryRegulatory

23. UN Economic Commission for Europe Environmental Management Discussions on the work program for the Environment Domain. Discussions on the work program for the Environment Domain. Continued work on the GHS, MSDS and REACH projects. Continued work on the GHS, MSDS and REACH projects. Changes/updates coming to the waste disposal project. Changes/updates coming to the waste disposal project. Discussions on developing a Recommendation for the Environmental Discussions on developing a Recommendation for the Environmental work jointly with International Trade Procedures Domain. work jointly with International Trade Procedures Domain.

24. UN Economic Commission for Europe Sectoral 24 Programme Development Area Sectoral 19 – 23 September 2011 18th UN/CEFACT Forum Geneva

25. UN Economic Commission for Europe Sectoral PDA Domain Insurance Domain Coordinator Andreas Schultz

26. UN Economic Commission for Europe Domain Insurance The domain insurance is at present a joint work between ACORD - USA, and the European eBusiness Expert Group for Insurance (eEG7) with members from BiPRO - Germany, SIVI – The Netherlands, Telebib - Belgium, GS4eB – Germany.

27. UN Economic Commission for Europe Workplan Projects are planned for Commercial line business (from small commercial up to large industrial) Private Claims Together with the healthcare domain for exchange between healthcare professionals, patients and health insurance companies.

28. UN Economic Commission for Europe Sectoral PDA Domain Travel/Tourism Domain Coordinator Akio Suzuki

29. UN Economic Commission for Europe Domain Travel/Tourism Achieved this week: 1)BRS preparation for Small scaled Lodging House Reservation Information Process was progressed. 2) Attended the CCL property terms review held and guided by CCL 3.0 development/maintenance team 3) Discussion on the new project proposed by a Thailand expert was held and will be further studied among the experts.

30. UN Economic Commission for Europe Work plan 1) Small scaled Lodging House Reservation Information Process will be finalized (by March 2012) 2) New project proposals will be discussed among the experts. And they will be proposed to be in time for the next forum when they are agreed upon by them. 3) Collaboration with such organizations as OTA, AFACT, other international or national bodies will be well checked and negotiated, if needed, by the experts of the group. 4) Capacity building activity will be considered especially for Asian countries. 30

31. UN Economic Commission for Europe Sectoral PDA Domain Agriculture Domain Coordinator Frans van Diepen 31

32. UN Economic Commission for Europe Agriculture Livestock Life Events Recording Focus on animal trade issues Agricultural observations Focus on e-LABs : exchange of laboratoria observations and conclusions on soil, animal and plant samples New projects expected: Cross industry invoice Extensions to support trade in fresh vegetables, fruits and cutflowers Farming management and farm operation information exchange Machine instructions, logging of operations and remote sensing on the farm

33. UN Economic Commission for Europe Methodology and Technology PDA Closing Plenary Report 19 – 23 September 2011 18th UN/CEFACT Forum Geneva

34. UN Economic Commission for Europe 34 Bureau Programme Support Progress for the week Appointment of Domain Coordinator(s) not needed at present Review the status of all projects Review of the existing Programme of Work

35. UN Economic Commission for Europe 35 Project Meetings Business Document Header Core Components Business Document Assembly

36. UN Economic Commission for Europe 36 Maintenance and Development procedures Maintenance and Development procedures Processes Messages Processes Messages Collaboration Customizations Extensions Collaboration Customizations Extensions User ViewInternal ViewExternal View Technical Framework Future Strategy

37. UN Economic Commission for Europe 37 Identified Issues XML Versioning/Compatibility Naming (of ABIEs) Naming (of Property terms) Extension of XML (data type for extending a model/schema) Code lists publishing Library synchronization  Impact Analysis on UN/CEFACT Specifications

38. UN Economic Commission for Europe Bureau Programme Support (BPS) Closing Plenary Report 19 – 23 September 2011 18th UN/CEFACT Forum Geneva

39. UN Economic Commission for Europe 39 Bureau Programme Support Progress for the week Appointment of Domain Coordinator(s) – Mary Kay Blantz – Library Maintenance – Hidekazu Enjo – Validation (not confirmed) 360 o review of all maintenance tasks – Libraries, Codelists, XML Schema generation – Publication processes – Validation

40. UN Economic Commission for Europe 40 Bureau Programme Support Progress for the week CCTS 3.0 Property Harmonization EDIFACT DMR processing completed 11.A XML schemas produced 11.A CCL revalidated

41. UN Economic Commission for Europe 41 Bureau Programme Support Progress for the week Identified key areas to focus on: – Streamline production process(es) Updates to technical specifications and ‘methodologies’ to eliminate ‘oddities’ that drive unnecessary work and rework. – Capacity building BPS needs help, especially in the codelist, validation, and EDIFACT maintenance areas – Complete gaps in methodologies Validation is a key area Publication, versioning

42. UN Economic Commission for Europe 42 Bureau Programme Support Progress for the week Website – Website migration issues identified with corrective action plan established Marketing / Outreach – Piero (Fellini) Cucino has video taped many testimonials to be published on the website

43. UN Economic Commission for Europe 43 Bureau Programme Support Excellent Turnout within BPS!

44. UN Economic Commission for Europe 44 Communication: results of the week 1.Actions agreed with the Secreteriat: A team was formed to update and revise the website www.uncefact.org 2. Promotional materials: 5 video interviews on UN/CEFACT success stories

45. UN Economic Commission for Europe 45 And now watch the video….

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47. UN Economic Commission for Europe 47 Closing Remarks