Transcript Diapositivo 1

e-EUROPE
e-GOVERNMENT
e-CUSTOMS
A REQUIREMENT FOR HARMONISED EU COMMISSION MONITORING
AND MANAGEMENT
Jean-marie Parasie
Confiad Paneuropean network
CONTEXT:
e-CUSTOMS VISION STATEMENT
e-GOVERNMENT MULTI-ANNUAL STRATEGIC PLAN
Current EU diversity paving the way to required examination of
EU-wide implementation action and timetable
context:
-member states committed in the framework of
e-Europe and e-Government to achieve eCustoms action plan
- EU Commission vision statement towards
e-Customs highlighting unavoidable need of
reliable digital certification and digital signature
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a matter of concern for safety and financial
security reasons (cfr.terrorism and frauds)
Context:
-exclusive electronic data exchange between customs offices and traders for any purpose a
forthcoming compulsory requirement
-importers and exporters can lodge summary and customs declarations in electronic form
from premises irrespective of the member state of entry or exit (cfr. megacarriers, megaports and
mega-airports=85% of EU cargo)
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therefore new environment with new concepts:
= centralised clearance
=SEA Single European Authorisation
=automated export system
=automated import system
=Single Window
context:
…with this regard
-selection of good for customs controls at border and inland customs
offices based on Community-wide risk analysis criteria electronically
exchanged between member states -EU-wide concept of Authorised
Economic Operator AEO status and certificates for Security
facilitations and customs
Simplifications
-requirement of common AEO database accessible by customs
offices=requirement of common database of digital certification
both monitored and managed by Commission
context:
…with this regard
-traders should have access to an information portal and a single
electronic access point for import and export transactions
whatever country of entry and exit and even when several
agencies are involved ( single window and one stop shop)
-all existing and future computerised customs related systems
integrated in e-Customs multi-annual strategic plan with the aim
of integrated architecture and digital certification
(TARIC,NCTS,VIES,EMCS)
context:
…with this regard
-traders should have access to an information portal and a single
electronic access point for import and export transactions
whatever country of entry and exit and even when several
agencies are involved ( single window and one stop shop)
-all existing and future computerised customs related systems
integrated in e-Customs multi-annual strategic plan with the aim
of integrated architecture and digital certification
(TARIC,NCTS,VIES,EMCS)
context:
…than
-for reasons of interoperability
accessibility
confidentiality
reliability
-the EU Commission should provide a framework for exchange of information and best practices between
the member states and the trader community
-the EU Commission should promote the definition of the content of the common messages
-facilitate the production of common functional and technical specifications
-create a common system of trader identification and digital certification
… for the time being
-e-government an ongoing examination
-as many IT systems and digital certification system as
member states
-a detrimental diversity requiring examination of task
force within customs 2007 program
… for the time being
-mechanisms of electronic signature are notmuch
developed at present because of the absence of
appropriate legal framework or because of the high
costs and complexity of systems.
-only the sector of public finance undoubtedly constitutes the privileged field of
intervention of electronic government and the requirement of digital certification
-no country would have implemented the passport service offered by Microsoft
within the framework of electronic government projects
… for the time being
-no generalised national or EU-wide use of pincodes and passwords
recommended or
foreseeable
-a world of diversity
electronic idenditity cards=ID cards
-eventually there should be as many countries having implemented general ID
cards as countries having implemented only sector-based cards
-electronic identity cards delivered at present in Belgium, Italy and Finland
… for the time being
-expected in Germany, Sweden, France, Spain and UK (entitlement cards =access
to certain online administrative services)
-unique card in project =in Portugal recording various types of data on a single
card corresponding to various identifiers, one administration being able to have
access to data by which it is concerned. (feasibility study in process)
-most advanced electronic identity cards projects:
Finland
Electronic identification card consists in an identity card including photograph of owner and
chip recording holder’s authentification certificate, certificate of non repudiation necessary for
applications of electronic signature and certificate of population register centre delivering enumber (primarily used for commercial transactions)
Finland
ID card (without universal identified of the person) secured by a personal identifier (PIN) to be
used for access to info networks such as Internet.
On top of being an identity card ( as well as a passport or driving license) this card is also
useful for electronic identification and electronic signature purposes ( costs 29 euro valid 3
years , extension to 40 euro and valid 5 years…only finnish citizens and 13.OOO adoptions…)
Italy
-compulsory every citizen
-access to national and local public services offering a function of
electronic signature and voting on line
electronic identity cards obvious first of all certificates of identity
of the person
access to online administrative procedures (except Germany
-identification and authentification in e-trade
transactions (undefined in Spain)
-function of electronic signature systematically
envisaged for online administrative procedures and etrade applications
Different opinions + several elements potentially
problematic
-determination of nature of data registered on the card
-determination of procedures of data processing
-determination of the organisations allowed to have access to the various categories of
information
-respect of individual rights
-determination of administrations entitled to decide of nature of data registered in
electronic identity card
-potential use of electronic identity card for commercial purposes ( on line payment,
electronic wallet etc….)
Obvious ongoing line of thoughts
…as e-government and e-business is a current examination
process
-digital certificate as electronic counterpart of drivers license,
passports , membership cards
-digital certificates binding an identity to a pair of electronic keys
to be used for encrypting and signing digital information
-digital certificate
public key
owner’s identification
digital ID validity dates
digital ID certificate number
name of certification authority
-digital certificate binding public key to individual or
organisation certified by CA certification authority
-based on public key cryptography
some conclusions:
-EU-wide harmonised digital certification is a
matter of EU global competitiveness (cfr.US)
-requirements of harmonised monitoring and
management and Commission database
-e-europe, e-government and thus ecustoms only possible if Single market
approach for the time being non existing
jean-marie Parasie