UNNExT Workshops on Trade Facilitation UNNExT Workshop on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Systems for Agrifood Products Almaty, Kazakhstan 4-6 May 2015 1
Implementing UN/CEFACT ebusiness standards for agriculture trade - Opportunities for developing countries - Almaty, May 2015 2
In this presentation.. About UN/CEFACT UN/CEAFCT ebusiness standards.. Example: elab message Relevance for developing countries How to develop a vision and strategy 3
Structure International Trade Procedures Sectoral Regulatory Supply Chain Methodology and Technology Plenary ---------- Plenary Bureau Programme of Work Sector al Small Scale Lodging House Information Small Scale Lodging House Travel Product Information Process Cattle Regulatory Registration Information Exchange Transboundary Livestock Life movements Record of waste XML EDI schema of Agronomical Observations Report Recommendation earchiving for ensuring legally significant edaplos Supply trusted transboundary Chain electronic interaction Cross Industry Catalog Electronic Data Exchange Proxy Cross Industry Invoice MSDS Cross Industry Ordering GHS International Cross Industry REACH Trade Scheduling Procedures Cross Industry Delivery Dangerous Goods Declaration Cross Industry Quotation PPP in Trade Market Facilitation Research Information Revision etendering of Trade Recommendation 14 - finalised Trade Recommendation Project Schedule 36 and SW Cost Interoperability Performance Recommendation Management on Consultation Approaches for Public and Contract Private Sector Financial Consultation Execution Management Cargo Tracing Public and Electronic Tracking Procurement Programme Development Areas Project Teams 4
UN/CEFACT Agriculture Domain Develops messages and business process templates for the agriculture domain Principles: Simplification of agriculture trade Compliance to regulations Standardization of processes and information (including codes) Integration of agriculture trade into global global standards for trade Improvement of agriculture trade through better information Smarter Food, efoodchain, agriculture Single Window 5
Important CEFACT messages for agriculture trade A CEFACT message standard comprises two components: Description of the business process (BRS): Who is doing what? Description of the message (UN/CEFACT XML Schema and code lists): What data is exchanged? CEFACT messages for agriculture trade ecert: XML for Sanitary & Phytosanitary Certificates edaplos: Crop Data Sheet Message elabs: Laboratory Observation report FLUX: Fisheries Language for Universal exchange 6
Example: elab message Electronic observation report sent between the laboratory and the concerned parties which.. reports on agriculture products, soil, animals, fish, feed,.. Benefits: Reduces time for the import/export process Simplification of business processes & better utilization of laboratory capacity Increases trust and reduces fraud Use of common (electronic) codes and data structures integration into ecustoms & Single Window 7
ebusiness for developing countries?! Primary Effects: better/faster information exchange and better processes Faster movement of goods, less loss in quality Secondary Effects: ebusiness always requires analysis of the situation, a gradual improvement of processes and documents, increase of collaboration (change management) and finally automatisation motor for reform Legal and organizational reforms Transparancy, application of regulations and less corruption Increased trust of trade partners Initiation of overall, holistic improvements New market opportunities 10
What EXACTLY does this mean for MY COUNTRY? An answer requires a structured analysis of the situation and the development of a vision in the country: a Masterplan 1. What are the issues/limitations of agriculture trade? 2. What are potential new markets/products that could be offered? 3. SWOT 4. Strategy: Smarter Food vision 5. How can Trade Facilitation support our vision? 6. How can UN/CEFACT standards support this vision? Bingo! 11
Facilitating export of Greek fresh fruit and vegetable Developing a vison for export: Smarter Food Greece Steps: 1. Business Process Analysis 2. Improve inspection system 3. Paperless certificate system 4. Standardization of data 5. Benchmark with EU best practice and SWOT 6. Strategy for Greek Smarter Food 12
Step 2: Improve and automate inspection system FFV exports to 3 rd countries require an EU conformity certificate Large number of inspections, paper work and delays Projects for improvement: Approved Exporters: Exporters can apply for preferential status Electronic Risk Managment: Assessment of risks and targeted inspections Electronic managment of conformity certificates (application, issuance) Re-organization of the inspection and control system incl. payments 13
Step 6: Vision for Greek Smarter Food Concept for a Greek Smarter Food Vision..develop premium, IT-enabled brands and focus on delivering high value products, such as organic and socially aware products, to high income markets Cornerstones: Risk managment and paperless trade Quality of Greece Produce Origin of Greece as a world class tourist destination Tradition of Greek Smallholders and regions 15
Thank You Markus Pikart, UNECE Markus.Pikart@unece.org 16