UN Economic Commission for Europe 16 th UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva, 8-10 December 2010

UN/CEFACT FMG Report

Forum Management Group Chair: Mike Doran Vice-Chairs: Anders Grangard Garret Minakawa

UN Economic Commission for Europe Agenda

• Progress since the 15th UN/CEFACT Plenary • Focusing on Delivery – Programme of Work – Revision of R.650 Rev.4 and its Annexes – Re-organisation of UN/CEFACT • 16th UN/CEFACT Forum – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia/ Bangkok, Thailand • 17th UN/CEFACT Forum Geneva, Switzerland • Outreach • Deliverables - Reports from the Permanent Groups

UN Economic Commission for Europe Progress since the 15th Plenary Programme of Work 2009/2010

• Focus on delivering UN/CEFACT products & services • Confluence Website to track UN/CEFACT Project Portfolio now well populated • Alignment & prioritisation of Forum projects with the UN/CEFACT Integrated Strategy • Details of POW progress in PG Reports

UN Economic Commission for Europe Focusing on Delivery

Mandates & Procedures • Revision of R.650 Rev.4 and its Annexes completed together with the Bureau • Three Country Rule introduced in support of UN/CEFACT Project Proposals

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UN Economic Commission for Europe Three Country Rule

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Support & Approval of project proposals:

During the preparatory phase for a UN/CEFACT Standard or Recommendation project proposal, a Working Group Chair may request a minimum of three HODs to provide written expressions of support.

Once the written expressions of support from three HODs have been received by the Working Group concerned, the draft project proposal, including the three expressions of HOD support, will be submitted to the Permanent/Working Group, and thereafter to the FMG for final approval. The FMG approves, or rejects all project proposals. In the event that a proposal is not approved, a report giving the reasons for non-approval, will be provided to the UN/CEFACT Plenary.

UN Economic Commission for Europe Three Country Rule

• In the event of any difficulty in obtaining the necessary expressions of support from three HODs, the Working Group Chair will inform the FMG. The FMG may then issue a request for support from other HODs. Should a HOD wish to agree to such a request from the FMG, he should submit his letter of expression of support to the FMG at his earliest convenience.

• UN/CEFACT Secretariat will maintain a record of all HODs’ written expressions of support.

• Response times for requests for HOD support – In order to avoid delays in the project proposal process, HODs are requested to inform the requesting Working Group Chair as soon as possible after receiving a request, if he/she can or cannot support the proposal.

UN Economic Commission for Europe Focusing on Delivery On 2 December 2010 the EC issued a communication on the eInvoice:

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The European Commission wants to see e-invoicing become the predominant method of invoicing in Europe. In its Communication 'Reaping the benefits of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for Europe', presented by Vice-President Tajani and Commissioner Barnier today, the European Commission identifies a set of tangible actions to make the uptake of e- invoices in Europe easier.

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The communication included:

“CEN should design implementation guidelines for a Cross-Industry Invoice data model and collaborate with international standards organisations, such as UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business) and ISO (International Organization for Standardization). “

UN Economic Commission for Europe Liaison Activities Liaison Activities

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OASIS

– UBL Collaboration agreement nearing conclusion

ISO TC 68

– Cross Industry Invoice (CII) semantic alignment

ISO TC 8

– Alignment with standard on Electronic Port Clearance to be clarified

ISO TC 154

– New publication of UNTDED/ISO 7372 proposed

CEN/EU

– Collaboration on implementation support

Forum meetings

16th UN/CEFACT Forum Spring 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - withdrawn Bangkok, Thailand - cancelled

Forum meetings

17th UN/CEFACT Forum

Geneva, Switzerland 30 August – 3 September 2010

UN Economic Commission for Europe 17th UN/CEFACT Forum

• The Forum was organized by the FMG together with the UNECE secretariat and with support from the Delegation of Switzerland. • The UNECE Deputy Executive Secretary, Mr Andrey Vasiliev opened the Forum. • Over 180 participants from all regions attended the Forum. • The Bureau/FMG Reports on the Buy – Ship – Pay Gap Analyses were presented.

• Discussions and consultations were progressed concerning the reorganisation of UN/CEFACT.

• Discussions were held with the UN Legal Advisor in Geneva on the Host Country Agreement process.

UN Economic Commission for Europe OUTREACH

UN/CEFACT participated in the World Trade Organisation Forum in February 2010 in Geneva Developing Countries” – “Engaging the Trading Community Forum on WTO, Trade Facilitation and the Private Sector in Two briefing sessions on UN/CEFACT’S standards & recommendations were given during the 17 th UN/CEFACT Forum in Geneva : –

A general briefing for diplomats from Geneva based Missions

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A technical briefing for experts from developing and transitional economies

UN Economic Commission for Europe Future Forum Meetings

• 18th Forum meeting - Spring 2011, Washington DC • 19th Forum meeting - Autumn 2011, open for offers

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ATG Plenary Report

Mark Crawford, ATG Chair Gait Boxman, ATG Vice Chair Jostein Frømyr, ATG Vice Chair

8 - 10 December 2010 UN/CEFACT Sixteenth session Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG Goal – Consistent Syntax Transformation Consistency in multi-syntax design and use

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XML NDR for Schema Development

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EDI Transformation Rules

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UML2XML through CC Profiles UML2EDIFACT transformation rules

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG Mandate

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Create and maintain the trade, business and administration document structures based on a specific technology or standard Design, assembly and production of syntax specific solutions based on identified business and/or technical requirements from the empowered groups of UN/CEFACT

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG Deliverables

• • Technical assessment and maintenance of syntax specific solutions through the application of Data Maintenance Requests A series of coherent, consistent and normalized syntax solutions that are aligned with domain reference models for publication in a designated UN/CEFACT information Registry: – UN/EDIFACT messages and their support directories – XML Schemas 19

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG Deliverables

• • • Procedures and Mechanisms for the maintenance and quality of the syntax solutions Appropriate technical specifications detailing the design and production rules, guidelines and checklists Maintenance of Recommendations/Technical Specifications in coordination with ISO TC 154 – UNECE Recommendation 1 (UN Layout Key) technical aspects – ISO IS 9735 - EDIFACT Syntax

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• • • Data Types define the value domain for Core Components Specification Purpose – Create and Maintain UN/CEFACT Data Types to support CCTS and syntax solutions – Provide input to CCTS Project – Develop guidance to facilitate use Project Purpose – Update existing catalogue – Develop responsive maintenance procedures

Data Type Library

UN Economic Commission for Europe Data Type Library

Project Lead Editor Serge Cayron Mark Crawford Project Approval status Approved by FMG Current ODP step Version 2 – ODP8 Version 3 – ODP8 Next Steps Finalize Version 3.1

Analyze EDIFACT Data Types for possible updates

UN Economic Commission for Europe Business Document Header, v3

• • • Specification Purpose: – Improve A2A handling of business transaction information Project Purpose – Update to reflect CCTS 3.0, DTC 3.0 and NDR 3.0 for consistency. Incorporate cloud computing concepts BDH Scope – Provide information about the routing and processing of the Business Document • XML Format • • EDIFACT Format Other Format

Business Document Header Document Message Document Message Document Message

Pointer to Registry Summary

Document Message

Documen t Tier Message Tier

Non normative Transport Transport Transport Transport

Transport Tier Bi Lateral Bi Lateral Multi-Lateral Bi Lateral

Registry Summary (or other data repository)

– Virtual Physical BDH Can be used as either • • An integral part of a Standard Business Document (e.g. either XML instance document or EDI interchange), or An object separate from the Business Document itself

Normative

UN Economic Commission for Europe Standard Business Document Header, v3

Project Lead Editor Shingao Sakaguchi Open Project Approval status Approved by FMG Current ODP step 3 –Deliberations Anticipate Completion Open

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG1 EDIFACT Syntax

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Purpose – Development and Maintenance of EDIFACT syntax solutions to support UN/CEFACT work program •

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Officers – Chair: Gait Boxman http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG1.htm

UN Economic Commission for Europe Ongoing Work Item

EDIFACT Data Maintenance Request (DMR) processing – Spring Virtual Forum –23 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs) • 14 Approved • 2 Approved with Changes • 6 Postponed • 1 Rejected • 0 Withdrawn – Geneva Forum – 45 Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs) • 20 Approved • • • • 10 Approved with changes 15 Postponed 0 Rejected 0 Withdrawn

UN Economic Commission for Europe EDIFACT Directory

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D09B and D10A EDIFACT Directory released for publication

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Closer relationship established with ISO TC 154 JWG 1 responsible for overall syntax maintenance

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG1 Projects

– UML2EDIFACT Project • Defines methodology for transforming UN/CEFACT Modelling Methodology (UMM) conformant UML models into the EDIFACT syntax Project Lead Editor Project Approval Status Current ODP step Anticipate Completion Gait Boxman Open Approved by FMG 6 Dependent on requirements of TBG

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG2 – XML Syntax

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Group Purpose – Development and maintenance of XML syntax solutions to support UN/CEFACT work program •

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Officers – Chair: Jostein Frømyr http://www.uncefactforum.org/ATG/ATG2.htm

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Business Process Common Reusable Unqualified Data Type Schema Common Code List Schema Qualified Data Type Schema Supporting Code List Schema

Ongoing Work Item – Schema Generation D09B

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D10A

In Development 1 1 7 1 TBD

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Specification Purpose – Consistent transformation of Core Components – Optimized use of XML Project Purpose – Align with CCTS 3.0 and DTC 3.0

– Enable use of UCM – Drive Convergence of SDO’s to UN/CEFACT methodology

XML Naming and Design Rules, V3

UN Economic Commission for Europe XML Naming and Design Rules, V3

Project Lead Editor Mark Crawford Mike Rowell Project Approval status Approved by FMG Current ODP step 8 Next Steps Continue Maintenance

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XML Representation of Core Components

User Requirements – External standards organizations are interested in submitting candidate core components to UN/CEFACT using XML – Tool vendors are interested in building support for CCTS, but are looking for XML syntax standards for CCTS constructs Specification Purpose – Provide consistent pattern for XML serialization of core component artefacts Approach – Develop requisite UN/CEFACT XML schema modules for defining submitting and storing Core Component Technical Specification (CCTS) constructs in XML • compliant to the UN/CEFACT Core Components Technical Specification • Compliant to the UN/CEFACT XML Naming and Design Rules specification

UN Economic Commission for Europe XML Representation of Core Components

Project Lead Editor Mike Rowell Mark Crawford Project Approval Status Approved by FMG Current ODP step 5 Anticipate Completion 1st qtr 2011

UN Economic Commission for Europe Other Activities

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XML Schema User Guide Template – Provide guidance for implementation and use Schema Generation and Testing Guidelines – Promulgating Internal Processes to a wider audience Solicit Tools

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG Driving Convergence under UN/CEFACT

• • • • Had very successful F2F meetings – January 2010 – Joint with TMG in Vienna, Austria – June 2010 – Joint with CCWG in Oslo, Norway – November 2010 – Washington D.C.

Representatives from different SDOs/Industry Consortia + a number of Government agencies are participating – UBL, AIAG, STAR, ACORD, GS1, RosettaNet, OAGi, CIDX, HR-XML Significant progress in achieving common understanding and alignment on XML technical issues Growing list of SDO’s committed to using UN/CEFACT Common Methodologies – CCTS3, DTC3, NDR3, SBDH3, UPC3, UCM

UN Economic Commission for Europe ATG2 Next meetings

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Weekly conference calls as needed – DTC – BDH – XML4CCTS Tuesday at 16:00 CET Thursday at 14:00 CET Thursday at 18:00 CET

UN Economic Commission for Europe Issues & Resource Requirements

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Internal tools to support deliverables – XML Schema Generation Tool – XML Schema Validation Tool – XML Schema NDR Validation Tool Integration of Tools with UN/CEFACT Registry Better and more flexible listserver tool

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Participation Issues – Active Members – Virtual Members – Strong Engagement From • North America, UK, Belgium • Service Provider participation – Need Broader Engagement From • Member countries • Key sectors

Issues & Resource Requirements

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ICG INFORMATION CONTENT MANAGEMENT GROUP Mike Conroy, Chair Hidekazu Enjo, Vice Chair

8 - 10 December 2010 UN/CEFACT Sixteenth session Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

UN Economic Commission for Europe ICG Mandate The purpose of the is to ensure the release of quality technical specifications for e business: Information Content Management Group (ICG)

 Management of the UN/CEFACT information repositories and libraries for electronic business and Recommendations that fall within its scope  Technical conformance and registration of the UN/CEFACT business requirements specifications  Normalisation and maintenance of the base syntax neutral information components that serve as the building blocks for the development of standards for implementation  Technical conformity and registration of the syntax specific objects and components 41

UN Economic Commission for Europe ICG Deliverables

• • • • • • A series of coherent, consistent and normalized reference libraries comprising the business requirements, information objects and code lists that are aligned with the domain reference models and serve as the building blocks for the development of standards for implementation Validating the conformance of technical specifications with the corresponding publication guidelines and for the release of approved syntax specific information objects and components Processes and procedures for the maintenance of the libraries Mechanisms for ensuring the quality of the library contents Proposals, including draft Recommendations for review and approval by the UN/CEFACT Plenary and Maintenance of UN Recommendations related to codes 42

UN Economic Commission for Europe UNECE Recommendations

               UNECE Rec. No. 3 - ISO Country Code for Representation of Names of Countries UNECE Rec. No. 5 - Abbreviations of INCOTERMS UNECE Rec. No. 7 - Numerical Representation of Dates, Time, and Periods of Time UNECE Rec. No. 8 - Unique Identification Code Methodology - UNIC UNECE Rec. No. 9 - Alphabetical Code for the Representation of Currencies UNECE Rec. No. 10 - Codes for Ship's Names UNECE Rec. No. 15 - Simpler Shipping Marks UNECE Rec. No. 16 - Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) UNECE Rec. No. 17 - Payterms UNECE Rec. No. 19 - Codes for Modes of Transport UNECE Rec. No. 20 - Codes for units of measure used in international trade UNECE Rec. No. 21 - Codes for Types of Cargo, Packages and Packaging Materials UNECE Rec. No. 23 - Freight Cost Code UNECE Rec. No. 24 - Trade and Transport Status Codes UNECE Rec. No. 28 - Codes for Types of Means of Transport 43

UN Economic Commission for Europe Items for Plenary Noting

• • • • UNECE Recommendations  Rec. 20 (Units of Measure) – Rev.6

 UNECE Rec. 21 (Codes for Passengers, Types of Cargo, Packages and Packaging Materials)   – Rev.8.1

UNECE Rec. 23 (Freight cost Codes) - Rev. 7 UNECE Rec 28 (codes for types of means of transport) - Rev. 3 UN/EDIFACT DIRECTORY Releases  D09B  D10A Core Component Library (CCL) Releases  D09B XML Schema Releases  D09B (Cross Industry Delivery Process, Cross Industry Market Service Information, Cross Industry Order, Cross Industry Catalogue, Cross Industry Invoice) 44

UN Economic Commission for Europe Work in progress

• • • • UN/CEFACT Code List management finalisation Ongoing Audit of UN/CEFACT deliverables Ongoing maintenance of UNECE Recommendations related to codes Reviewing the UN/LOCODE process in order to improve quality and to bring the Recommendation up to date.

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UN Economic Commission for Europe Tasks to be fulfilled

• The following tasks are carried out on a regular basis:       Management of UNECE Recommendations and generic UN Codelists Audit of UN/EDIFACT updates Audit of UN/Core Component Library Audit of XML Schemas Verification of the BRS content Management of the RSM (core component content) 46

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LEGAL GROUP (LG)

Chair: Bart Schermer (Acting) Vice Chair: Bart Schermer

8 - 10 December 2010 UN/CEFACT Sixteenth session Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

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Legal Group

Mission: • To provide legal guidance and counsel for the programmes of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) in a variety of areas related to the intersections of law and technology.

• Work with the Bureau, FMG, and PGs on the legal aspects of electronic business and international trade facilitation.

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Legal Group

2010 LG Activities: • Continued collaboration with TBG 15 on Recommendation 35 – Intercessionally approved on 8 October 2010 • Provided input on Recommendation 37 • Participated in the WCO-UNCITRAL Joint Legal Task Force for the International Single Window • Participation in bi-weekly FMG meetings and Bureau meetings, including advising on various legal issues relevant to the operations of UN/CEFACT 49

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Legal Group

• LG Activities Going Forward: LG will participate in the UNCITRAL International Colloquium during February 2011 at UN Headquarters in New York – Legal Topics for Colloquium include: – Electronic International Single Window – Electronic Transferability of Rights in Goods • E.g., Electronic Bills of Lading – Identity Management – Mobile (or m-) Commerce including e-Payment Systems 50

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Legal Group

LG Activities Going Forward (Continued):

• LG will continue its participation in the WCO-UNCITRAL JLTF • Continue collaboration efforts with UNCITRAL, the WCO, and other UN and Intergovernmental Organizations • Possible involvement with other PGs on new Recommendations and/or those under revision, for example, – Recommendation 12 - Measures to Facilitate Maritime Transport Documents Procedures - Revision – Proposed Recommendations, such as Single Window Interoperability and Legal Notices Publications (e-LNP) 51

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International Trade and Business Group Report to the 16th UN/CEFACT Plenary Session

Chair: Natascha Pottier (on leave) Acting Chair: Chris Hassler Vice Chair: Michael Dill

8 - 10 December 2010 UN/CEFACT Plenary Geneva

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TBG Mandate

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The purpose of the TBG is to be responsible for the simplification of international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and best practices, using the UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology, where appropriate, to support the development of trade facilitation & e-Business standards. 54

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TBG Summary

• • • • Typical Forum attendance - 150 experts within 16 Working Groups Many participants are sponsored by companies, trade associations and national governments but in all cases are expected to contribute as individual subject matter experts Since the last UN/CEFACT Plenary, International Trade and Business Processes Groups met during the 17 th UN/CEFACT Forum. The 16 th (Geneva) (Bangkok) Forum was canceled.

Also to progress work forward, TBG Work Groups conducted numerous face to face interim meetings and more than 100 internet conferences and conference calls 55

TBG1 TBG3 TBG4 TBG5 TBG6 TBG8 TBG9 TBG10 TBG12 TBG13 TBG14 TBG15 TBG16 TBG17 TBG18 TBG19

TBG Working Group Chair

Supply Chain

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Transport & Logistics Customs Finance M. Forsberg M. Wicktor S. Korsgaard Architecture, Engineering and Construction B. Longhi Insurance A. Schultz Travel, Tourism and Leisure Healthcare Accounting and Audit Environment A. Suzuki Vacant M. Lesourd N. Pfaffinger Business Process Analysis International Trade Procedures Entry Points Core Component Harmonisation Agriculture e-Government N. Sahling J. Ponten A. Dechamps M.K. Blantz B. Prépin A. Reis 56

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG1-Supply Chain & eProcurement

Purpose

Supply chain and e-Procurement covers the Purchasing, Material Management and Payment areas

Programme of Work

• Cross Industry Invoice (CII) XML Schema has been published • Cross Industry Catalogue XML Schema published • Cross Industry Despatch Advice XML Schema published • Cross Industry Ordering XML Schema published • Cross Industry Quotation will be included in CCL10A • Cross Industry Remittance Advice will be included in CCL10A • Cross Industry Scheduling will be included in CCL10A 57

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG3-Transportation and Logistics

• Purpose Develop the eBusiness standards for Logistics planning and Transport. This covers operational movements of goods, administrative and governmental requirements and safety and security of freight movements. • • • • Programme of Work Development priority for individual Projects/BRSs: – Status Request / Report, Transport Instructions, Dangerous Goods Declaration, Multimodal Waybill for transports Version 3.0 of ITIGG worldwide implementation guidelines for transport messages for both EDI & XML Collaboration with Customs TBG4 / WCO and other users’ groups, specifically GS1 and IATA Liaison with ISO TC204, TC8, and TC104 58

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG4 - Customs

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GOVCBR

• A few corrections made and published in EDIFACT D10A

Submissions to Core Component Library

• Core Components arising from WCO Data Model submitted, assessed and audited and will be released as part of CCL D10A • Business Information Entities: Preparation underway

Marine Safety

• Mapping IMO Marine Safety requirements completed to CUSREP message – Mapping to GOVCBR in progress

Others

• Engagement with TBG3/ TBG1 on UCR & Supply chain visibility issues • Updating passenger reporting standards using UN/EDIFACT PAXLST message 59

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG5 - Finance

• Purpose Be responsible within the financial services area for the simplification of international trade procedures, business and governmental process analysis, and optimization of all information exchange standards. • Programme of Work Maintain core financial services requirements in the UN/CEFACT Core Component Library.

• Assist other UN/CEFACT developments in the programme of work with financial services requirements, including inputs from stakeholders and standards organizations to reduce duplication of work.) 60

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG6 - Architecture, Engineering & Construction

• Purpose Responsible for coordination and proposal of new developments and maintenance in the area of Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry (AEC) and Public Procurement (in link with TBG1 and TBG19) • • • • Programme of Work Preparing migration of all TBG6 standards hosted to CCTS/NDR v3; Preparing v2 of eTendering (including sub-project eNotification with TBG19) and Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management standards.

Joint projects with TBG1 – Contract Financial Execution Management (CFEM): v1 now !

Continued development of Security in Messages and Documents.

- Recommendation 37 submitted to UN/CEFACT Plenary: “Signed Digital Evidence Interoperability Recommendation”.

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UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG9 - Travel, Tourism & Leisure

Purpose To support and promote international business activities related to the exchange of travel industry data. Programme of Work Covered

1.Small Scaled Lodging House (SLH) reservation information process

We will proceed this process as a new project based on the 3 country support rule.

2. Exchange information on the survey of world accommodations as SLH, including Ryokan of Japan

There are a lot of SLH type lodging houses found in the world, which will be further surveyed.

3. Destination information standardization activity and its travel products reservation process

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UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG12 - Accounting & Audit

• • • • Purpose Develop e-Business standards for Accounting and Audit domains. It covers specific accounting matters as well as regulatory obligations requiring business to file multiple questionnaires, returns, declaration forms and reporting towards private and governmental collectors.

It aims to insert accounting related data into business documents. With respect to audit requirements TBG12 is intended to take care of, or to deal with archiving matters.

Programme of Work Achieved: Accounting Token (for Invoice), Entry Message v.1; 6 messages on final development step: Accounting Message, Entry v.2-3, Chart Of Accounts, Ledger, Journal, Reporting; BRS in progress for 2 Messages: Trial Balance, Bundle Collection; continued maintenance on Entry v.4, Ledger v.2.

New project approved: Lexical Nomenclature.

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UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG13 - Environmental

Purpose To support and promote both international and regional cooperation activities related to environmental data exchange. Programme of Work • Basel Convention on Control of Transboundary Movements of Waste (TMW): 172 Parties, G2G, B2G; • TMW Business Information Entity/Core Component submission approved, and published within CCL 09A; • Plans to work on TMW-related waste-assessment data. • Work with TBG1 on REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances) • TBG13 has been reorganized under the auspices of Franz Mochty of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management 64

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG14 - Business Process Analysis

• • • Purpose Responsible for defining the International Supply Chain model to present the various processes and parties involved within the international supply chain in a consistent and simplified way. • • • Programme of Work Project P059 “International Supply Chain Reference Model” delivered version 2010A of the Buy-Ship-Pay Model aka ISCRM Contribute to BRS/RSM update project Project Proposal ITFM (International Trade Facilitation Model) in co-operation with TBG15 (Trade Facilitation) Chairing the CSDAT (Standards Development Advisory Team) and MRI (Modelers Reference Initiative) meetings that take place during the Forums Produce common business process catalog based on the BSP and BRS's from other TBGs 65

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG15 - International Trade Procedures

• Purpose Analyze, simplify, harmonize and align public and private sector practices, procedures and information flows relating to international trade transactions both in goods and related services • • • Work Completed since last Plenary Recommendation 35 Establishing a Legal Framework for International Trade Single Window approved Recommendation 34 on Data Simplification and Standardization for International Trade Annex to Recommendation 6 to accommodate e-invoicing 66

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG15 - International Trade Procedures

• • • • Programme of Work – Current Projects Project on Consultation Models, based on Recommendation 4 Project on Single Window Interoperability Revision on Recommendation 12 Measures to Facilitate Maritime Transport Documents Procedures Continued management of the Trade Facilitation Implementation Guide • • • • Current Activities mCommerce information leaflet Preparation on a questionnaire on Consultation models and practices today Continued outreach to International Organisations involved in trade facilitation FAB – Forum Advisory Briefings on Trade Facilitation 67

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG16 - Entry Point

Purpose To support administratively all the TBGs in their developments. Programme of Work    Maintaining a specific TBG information web site Registering the Change Requests (CR) on the UN/CEFACT XML development Registering and pre-screening of the UN/EDIFACT Data Maintenance Requests (DMRs) 68

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG17 - Core Component Harmonisation

• Purpose Responsible for consistency and harmonisation of core components across business domains and sectors, contributing to a concise and well-defined glossary of business terms, business data semantic definitions, and structuring of data exchanges. – – – Programme of Work Developed Core Component Library 10A, including: • European Commission eInvoice - updated • Supply Chain – Quotation, Order, Scheduling, Delivery, Remittance, Catalogue • Cattle Registration Working with ISO on TDED update Members • Other TBGs and PGs • UNCTAD, UNEP, AFACT, EDIFICE, GS1, JAI, IATA, OAGi, RosettaNet, SBR, SWIFT, UBL, USG, WCO, X12 69

UN Economic Commission for Europe Scope TBG18 - Agriculture

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Programme of Work

eCert, eDAPLOS, CRIE and Electronic Data Exchange Proxy already published.

Other projects in progress (CCL11A): Livestock Animal Record, Agronomical Observation Report Work with TBG1 on Despatch and Receive Advice 70

UN Economic Commission for Europe TBG19 - eGovernment

• Purpose Develop and maintain business scenarios and business transactions to facilitate the electronic delivery of services to citizens, businesses and government organizations.

• • • • Work program eArchiving “Transfer of digital records” on stand-by Progress on joint project (TBG1, 6 and 19) on ePublic procurement; in coordination with CEN-ISSS BII2 work.

Gap analysis between eNotification vs. eTendering ongoing as planned Project proposal LNP (Legal Notices Publications) – Status: expecting two additional agreements of Heads of Delegation (only one answer: France) 71

UN Economic Commission for Europe Needs of TBGs

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Streamlined processes to enable faster and more agile production of business standards A more collaborative audit process Faster response from Heads of Delegation with regard to project support (Three Country Rule) 72

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Techniques and Methodologies Group (TMG)

Christian Huemer, Chair Scott Hinkelman,Vice Chair

8 - 10 December 2010 UN/CEFACT Sixteenth session Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

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Mandate

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The purpose of the Techniques & Methodologies Group (TMG) is to provide all UN/CEFACT Groups with Meta (base) Business Process, Information and Communications Technology specifications, methodologies, recommendations and education.

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Mandate (2)

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The TMG shall also function as a research group evaluating new information and communication technologies (ICT), as well as, techniques and methodologies that may assist UN/CEFACT and its groups to fulfill their mandate and vision in Trade Facilitation and e Business.

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Working Groups

• Core Components Working Group (CCWG)

– Core Components Technical Specification 3.0 finished – UML Profile for Core Components (UPCC 3.0) – UN/CEFACT Context Methodology (UCM 1.0) – Business Document Assembly (CCDA 1.0)

• Business Process Working Group (BPWG)

– UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology (UMM 2.0) – Resource-Event-Agent specialization (REA 1.0) 76

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Meetings

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Members – ~ 20 active members – 10+ participants at face-to-face (F2F) meetings

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Meetings – TMG F2F Meeting: Vienna, Austria (January 2009) – CCWG F2F Meeting: Oslo, Norway (June 2010) – 17 th UN/CEFACT Forum: Geneva, Switzerland (September 2010) 77

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UPCC 3.0

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UML Profile for Core Components 3.0

– UPCC 3.0 will be the successor of UPCC 1.0

– Public Review, OPD Step 5, 2nd Review Cycle – Expect to move to Implementation Verification by the next F2F meeting 78

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UCM 1.0

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UN/CEFACT Context Methodology 1.0

– Focus on a robust and complete context methodology – Consists of 3 parts: • Context Value Organization • Expression Grammar • “Contextualized” Classifier – Internal Draft Review, ODP 4 – Over 200 comments have been addressed 79

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CCDA 1.0

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Business Document Assembly 1.0

– Methodology for design time assembly of business documents in a semantic and reusable order – Approved by TMG at the Geneva Forum (Sep 2010) and subsequently by FMG – Call for Participation is on its way 80

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UMM 2.0

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UN/CEFACT Modeling Methodology 2.0

– UMM is in ODP 6 – Implementation verification – 2 nd Implementation Verification Draft – Received 2 Tool Implementation Verifications – Received 1 Project Implementation Verification – Await 1 more Project Implementation Verification 81

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REA 1.0

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Ressources – Events – Agents 1.0

– REA is an accounting model – REA may be used for the business justification of inter-organizational systems – The project transforms REA concepts to UML for the purpose of extending UMM – REA will enhance the business requirements elicitation of UMM – Internal Draft Development, ODP 3.0

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