1. ATG Applied Technologies Group Report Chair: Mark Crawford Vice Chair: Gait Boxman Vice Chair: Jostein Frømyr

2. ATG Data Type Catalogue CCTS 2.01 Approved CCTS 2.01 Data Type Catalogue V2.1 CCTS 3.0 Revised definitions of concepts for Primitives and Core Data Types for submission to CCTS during Implementation Verification Completed review of Primitives and Facets Began discussion of Data Type Developed several use cases for context

3. ATG1 DMR Review Status 26 Approved 7 Approved with corrections 2 Postponed 3 Withdrawn The postponed DMRs from Stockholm are now approved Participation of experts remains a concern UML2EDIFACT Project Met with TBG6 and TBG17 and prepared initial documents

4. ATG2 NDR version 3 Reviewed and resolved a number of key issues Currently at ODP4 Schema production Joint meeting with ICG and TBG17 to address schema production issues XML schemas for D07B sent to ICG for audit In total 77 XML schemas Developed and delivered several use cases for context

5. ATG2 Next Meetings Next Face-to-Face meeting Week of June 16, 2008 in Røros Norway Hosted by EdiSys Consulting AS Week of September 22, 2008 in Pearl River, NY Hosted by ACORD Weekly conference calls DT project Tuesday at 15:00 CET NDR projectThursday at 15:00 CET

6. TMG Techniques & Methodologies Group Report Acting Chair: Christian Huemer

7. Projects UCM Received and began reviewing 17 use cases In response to considerable interest, TMG invites further use case submissions through 31 May. CCMA Discussed CCMA alignment with UMM 2.0 with UMM team UMM 2.0 Internal Draft completed and will be posted to the website next week Comments received by 16 June will be considered by the project team during the June interim meeting 7-11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City7

8. Upcoming Meetings TMG Interim Meeting 23-27 June Berlin, Germany TMG Interim Meeting 08-12 September Tokyo, Japan Forum Dakar, Senegal 10-14 November 7-11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City8

9. ICG Information Content Management Group Report Chair: Mike Conroy Vice Chair: David Dobbing

10. 2008-04-0712th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico10 1.UN/CEFACT Registry Finalised the UN/CEFACT Registry Specification following public review (ODP-5) Document formally approved by ICG for implementation verification (ODP-6) Finalised the Registry Phased Implementation Plan 2.UNCL Migration Reviewed Genericode implementation and progressed draft version. (Genericode - define a standard format for defining code lists) 3.UNECE Recommendations Reviewed Changes to - Rec. 20 Units of Measure Approved Revision to - Rec. 21 Codes for Packages 4.Joint Meeting with TBG17 and ATG2 Clarified outstanding issues 5.Joint meeting with TBG17 and ATG1 Resolved issues related to codelist identification tag assignment ICG Report Topics carried out This Week

11. Audit-Next Steps D.07B Harmonised Core Component Library Supporting RSM documents Material Safety Data Sheet Information – TBG1 Associated Schema Library D.08A UN/EDIFACT Directory Harmonised Core Component Library (target 6 weeks) CCL spreadsheet Supporting RSM documents Export Certification (e-Cert) Crop Data Sheet process (e-Daplos) Finance bulk submission Insurance bulk submission UN E-Docs (CCs) Associated Schema Library 2008-04-0712th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico11

12. Other inter-forum work Finalise the UN/CEFACT Registry input formats Progress the UN/CEFACT Unified Codelist project XML library file containing: UNCL (EDIFACT code lists) EDIFACT syntax code lists UN/ECE Recommendations (e.g. Rec 20) XML specific code lists Approve UN/ECE Recommendation 20 Rev 5 – Units of Measure 2008-04-0712th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico12

13. TBG International Trade and Business Process Group Report Chair: Jean-Luc Champion Vice Chair: Pat Toufar

14. 11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City14

15. 11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City15 UN/CEFACT TBG’s WG Outcome of the Week

16. TBG Outcome of the week Approved Submission Guidelines & Procedures (TBG 17) Approved single spreadsheet (TBG 17) For submissions and publication Approved TBG12 Accounting Entry submission For CCL 08B CCL 08A in Audit (ICG) Implementation Support and Standards Maintenance Project TBG16 to TBG steering a first draft of the Change Request procedure on XML « documents » Only two TBG 4 DMRs were postponed (no representatives of Customs) 11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City16

17. 11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City17 TBG Outcome of the week Core Components Transport joint submission TBG2/3 harmonized by TBG17 ready for publishing in CCL08.A BRS for International Forwarding & Transport endorsed and released by TBG 3 for review through the UN/CEFACT procedure Define approach to develop transport subsets from SHIP BIM (UNeDocs) and joint work with TBG2 to define BIM methodology GS1: initiated joint work to harmonize their Business model with the TBG3 BRS Forwarding/Transport within the LIM initiative (Logistics Interoperability Model - eCom Standards Working Group)

18. 11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City18 Insurance CCL Finalize submission III by June, Norwich meeting Finalize submission IV by August, Hamburg meeting Start Motor Claims data by end of 2008, New York meeting 5 project proposals submission validated by TBG 18 Livestock Life Record Project Electronic Data Exchange Proxy Electronic Data Interchange of laboratory analysis in agriculture and in the field of agri-food Tracking and Tracing Fish Cattle registration and movement data exchange and animal passport Joint Project TBG 12/TBG18 Accounting Reporting – Joint Project Amendment TBG Outcome of the week

19. 11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City19 2 “bundles” (BRS, RSM, XML Schemas, Code Lists) will be posted on TBG6 Web eArchiving status Draft BRS under internal review (confirmed in June) Joint project ePP (Public Procurement) Call for participation to be sent by Secretariat on next Monday Transfrontier Movement of Waste BRS approved by TBG StC and TBG17 submission in progress TBG Outcome of the week

20. 11 April 200812th UN/CEFACT FORUM - Mexico City20 Trade Facilitation Implementation GuideTrade Facilitation Implementation Guide Approved Project Implementation Plan and outline of GuideApproved Project Implementation Plan and outline of Guide NOW THE WORK CAN BEGIN ON PRODUCING THE GUIDENOW THE WORK CAN BEGIN ON PRODUCING THE GUIDE Revision ofRevision of Rec 6 - Annex for e-InvoicingRec 6 - Annex for e-Invoicing Rec 11 - Dangerous GoodsRec 11 - Dangerous Goods Developments onDevelopments on Rec 34 - Data Simplification and Standardisation for International TradeRec 34 - Data Simplification and Standardisation for International Trade Rec 35 – Legal Guidance for Single Window in International TradeRec 35 – Legal Guidance for Single Window in International Trade TBG Outcome of the week

21. TBG1 Supply Chain Chair: Coen Janssen Vice chairs: Mounir El-Khoury, Dr. Kim Yong Jae Secretary: Gilles Brandel

22. Meeting highlights -Deadline for 08B submission agreed with TBG17: End of May 2008 -Contributed to standards maintenance proposal submitted to TBG Steering -Joint use case submission to TMG regarding UCM from TBG1, TBG2, TBG6 -Harmonisation with US Government submission -Ordering, Forecasting, Inventory Adjustment, Order Status Report -Joint meetings with TBG5, 6 regarding Invoice requirements

23. Project status PROJECTLEADSTATUSREADY(*)CCL SchedulingSamy ScemamaBRS+RSMMay 0808B OrderingMartin ForsbergBRS+RSM May 0808B Despatch / Rec.Jörg WaltherBRS+RSM May 0808B InvoiceKlaus FördererBRS+RSM May 0808B Simple InvoiceGilles BrandelBRS+RSM Jun 0808B Remittance AdviceMounir El-Khoury BRS+RSM May 0808B eCatalogueKarina DuvingerBRSJun 0809A eMarket researchHelge SimonsenBRS ready09A Material Safety DataDelta PelgrimSchemas Almost08A available QuotationGilles BrandelProposal in progressJun 0809A Trade Data for CustomsEdmund GrayProposal in progressJun 0809A Order Status ReportThomas LyonsBRS+RSMDec 0809A RSM / CCL EDITING TEAM Pat Toufar, Coen Janssen, Martin Forsberg, Gilles Brandel, Thomas Lyons 08A Submissionfinalised 08B submissionMay 08

24. Stakeholders / supporters of TBG1 work Stakeholders / active contributors to the TBG1 work: Swedish public sector (local authorities and county councils) Danish public sector EDIFrance CEN/EEG1 workshop CEN/BII workshop BoostAero GS1 Odette AIAG JAI OASIS/UBL Rosettanet (GS1) US Government LMI / Defense Logistics Agency Korea Polytechnic University

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