1. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE Tools for efficient trade documents UN Trade Facilitator Toolkit and Document Forms Repository

2. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE UN Toolkit and Forms Repository  What? A tool to help countries to align their trade documents to international standards and to make documents and administrative regulations available on the Internet to meet requirements of GATT V, VIII and X  Who? Cooperation of five UN Regional Commissions financed under the Development Account

3. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE UN Toolkit and Forms Repository  Benefits Simplification of documents Adoption of international standards Simplified publication Increased transparency at the border Simplification of procedures

4. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE UN Regional Commissions Toolkit for Trade Documents  Guidelines for Trade Facilitators Practical tools that help trade facilitators to align trade documents UNLK Grid in Adobe Acrobat Guidelines for Trade Facilitators Background material (UNLK, UNTDED..)  Electronic trade documents in PDF format Aligned and write enabled trade documents for print & email Order, Sea Waybill

5. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE Practical tools that help trade facilitators to align trade documents UNLK Grid in Adobe Acrobat Guidelines for Trade Facilitators Background material (UNLK, UNTDED..) Electronic and aligned documents in PDF format Certificate Of Origin SAD Seaway Bill UN Regional Commissions Toolkit for Trade Documents

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11. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE Editable PDF – Multilingual French English

12. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE UN Forms Repository  Forms Repository on the Internet Simple tool to publish forms and related administrative instructions on the Internet One Stop shop for documents and related information (forms, UN Recommendations, code lists..) Central Repository but delegated responsibility Level by country or by subject Example: German Forms Repository

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16. UN/CEFACT UNECEUNECE  Relation to GATT VIII (fees & formalities).. decreasing and simplifying import and export documentation requirements (Toolkit)..minimizing complexity of import and export regulations (Forms Repository)  Relation to GATT X (Publication of Trade Regulations)..as far as possible, prompt and adequate publicity should be given to change in laws and regulations affecting foreign trade (Forms Repository) GATT and the UN Toolkit and Forms Repository

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