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27th Session - UN/CEFACT Plenary

02 April (10:00) - 20 April (18:00) 2021
Salle TPS 2, Palais des Nations, Geneva Switzerland
26th Session - UN/CEFACT Plenary (Hybrid Meeting)

Held virtually and physically in Salle TPS 2,  Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland, starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, 19 April 2021.

Agenda Item 1: Agenda of the Session

47312 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/1/Rev.1 - Revised Agenda _ 381331 _ English _ 773 _ 388146 _ pdf
47312 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/1/Rev.1 - Revised Agenda _ 381331 _ French _ 780 _ 388147 _ pdf
47312 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/1/Rev.1 - Revised Agenda _ 381331 _ Russian _ 864 _ 388148 _ pdf
47312 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/1 - Agenda of the session _ 381333 _ English _ 773 _ 388143 _ pdf
47312 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/1 - Agenda of the session _ 381333 _ French _ 780 _ 388144 _ pdf
47312 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/1 - Agenda of the session _ 381333 _ Russian _ 864 _ 388145 _ pdf

Agenda Item 2: Elections

47319 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/15 - Consolidated UN/CEFACT Mandate and Terms of Reference _ 381334 _ English _ 773 _ 388149 _ pdf
47319 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/15 - Consolidated UN/CEFACT Mandate and Terms of Reference _ 381334 _ French _ 780 _ 388150 _ pdf
47319 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/15 - Consolidated UN/CEFACT Mandate and Terms of Reference _ 381334 _ Russian _ 864 _ 388151 _ pdf

Agenda Item 3: Matters arising since the twenty-sixth session

47632 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/3 - Matters Arising since the Twenty-Sixth Session _ 381467 _ English _ 773 _ 388559 _ pdf
47632 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/3 - Matters Arising since the Twenty-Sixth Session _ 381467 _ French _ 780 _ 388560 _ pdf
47632 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/3 - Matters Arising since the Twenty-Sixth Session _ 381467 _ Russian _ 864 _ 388561 _ pdf
47632 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.1 - Report from UNECE Regional Advisor _ 381469 _ English _ 773 _ 388563 _ pdf
47632 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.2 - UNECE Nexus: Sustainable Mobility and Smart Connectivity Executive Summary _ 381470 _ English _ 773 _ 388564 _ pdf

Agenda Item 4: Bureau overview of developments

47641 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/4 - UN/CEFACT Bureau Report of Developments _ 381472 _ English _ 773 _ 388566 _ pdf
47641 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/4 - UN/CEFACT Bureau Report of Developments _ 381472 _ French _ 780 _ 388567 _ pdf
47641 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/4 - UN/CEFACT Bureau Report of Developments _ 381472 _ Russian _ 864 _ 388568 _ pdf
47641 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/4/Add.1 - Addendum: UN/CEFACT Bureau Report of Developments _ 381473 _ English _ 773 _ 388569 _ pdf

Agenda Item 5: Reports of rapporteurs

47647 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/5 - UN/CEFACT Regional Rapporteur Reports _ 381475 _ English _ 773 _ 388575 _ pdf
47647 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/5 - UN/CEFACT Regional Rapporteur Reports _ 381475 _ French _ 780 _ 388576 _ pdf
47647 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/5 - UN/CEFACT Regional Rapporteur Reports _ 381475 _ Russian _ 864 _ 388577 _ pdf

Agenda Item 6 (a): Recommendations for approval

49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/6 - Recommendation No. 38: Trade Information Portals _ 352159 _ English _ 773 _ 320153 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/6 - Recommendation No. 38: Trade Information Portals _ 352159 _ French _ 780 _ 320154 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/6 - Recommendation No. 38: Trade Information Portals _ 352159 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320155 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/7 - Recommendation No. 44: Cross-Border Facilitation Measures for Disaster Relief _ 352398 _ English _ 773 _ 320974 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/7 - Recommendation No. 44: Cross-Border Facilitation Measures for Disaster Relief _ 352398 _ French _ 780 _ 320975 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/7 - Recommendation No. 44: Cross-Border Facilitation Measures for Disaster Relief _ 352398 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320976 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/8 - Recommendation No. 45: Minimum Standards for Ship Agents and Ship Brokers _ 352160 _ English _ 773 _ 320329 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/8 - Recommendation No. 45: Minimum Standards for Ship Agents and Ship Brokers _ 352160 _ French _ 780 _ 320330 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/8 - Recommendation No. 45: Minimum Standards for Ship Agents and Ship Brokers _ 352160 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320331 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/9 - Recommendation No. 47: Pandemic Crisis Trade-Related Response _ 353285 _ English _ 773 _ 320541 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/9 - Recommendation No. 47: Pandemic Crisis Trade-Related Response _ 353285 _ French _ 780 _ 320689 _ pdf
49308 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/9 - Recommendation No. 47: Pandemic Crisis Trade-Related Response _ 353285 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320543 _ pdf

Agenda Item 6 (b) Deliverables in support of the circular economy

49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/10 - Recommendation No. 46: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector _ 352449 _ English _ 773 _ 324331 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/10 - Recommendation No. 46: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector _ 352449 _ French _ 780 _ 324333 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/10 - Recommendation No. 46: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector _ 352449 _ Russian _ 864 _ 324332 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2020/6/Rev.1 - Call to Action for Recommendation No. 46: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector _ 382416 _ English _ 773 _ 391391 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2020/6/Rev.1 - Call to Action for Recommendation No. 46: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector _ 382416 _ French _ 780 _ 391392 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2020/6/Rev.1 - Call to Action for Recommendation No. 46: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector _ 382416 _ Russian _ 864 _ 391393 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/11 - Executive Summary for Policymakers: Enhancing Transparency and Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Garment and Footwear Sector _ 354970 _ English _ 773 _ 323925 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/12 - Policy Brief – Harnessing the Potential of Blockchain Technology for Due Diligence and Sustainability in Cotton Value Chains _ 354972 _ English _ 773 _ 324034 _ pdf
49316 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.3 - Report – Enhancing Sustainability and Circularity in the Garment and Footwear Sector: Policy Developments and Industry Perspectives on Traceability and Transparency _ 354973 _ English _ 773 _ 323929 _ pdf
49316 _ Business Process Analysis for Sustainability and Circularity in Textile Value Chains _ 382419 _ English _ 773 _ 391396 _ pdf
49316 _ Business Process Analysis for Sustainability and Circularity in the Leather Value Chain _ 382421 _ English _ 773 _ 391398 _ pdf

Agenda Item 6 (c): Standards for noting

UN/EDIFACT Directory (versions D.20A and D.20B)
UN/LOCODE Directory (versions 2020-1 and 2020-2)
UN/CEFACT Core Component Library (versions D.20A and D.20B)
UN/CEFACT XML Schema Library (versions D.20A and D.20B)
International Forwarding and Transport e-business standard
Cross-Industry Export Packing List e-business standard
Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) e-business standard
Traceability and Transparency in Textile and Leather, Part 1: High-Level Process and Data Model
Traceability and Transparency in Textile and Leather, Part 2: Use Cases and CCBDA Data Structures
Transport and logistics modal specific (rail, maritime, inland waterway) e-business standard
Exchange Header Envelope (XHE) technical specification
Cross-Domain Application Error and Acknowledgment e-business standard
Message Construction Guideline for Core Component Business Document Assembly
Implementation Guide for UN/CEFACT eCERT Standard for Sanitary and Phyto Sanitary Measures v1.0
Annex II (Code elements listed by units of measure name) and Annex III (Code elements listed by common code) of UNECE Recommendation No. 20: Codes for Units of Measure Used in International Trade
The Annex of UNECE Recommendation No. 23: Freight Cost Code – FCC Harmonization of the Description of Freight Costs and Other Charges

Agenda Item 6 (d): Implementation support material

49342 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/13 - Call to Action for Improved Digitalization Through the Use of UN/CEFACT Standards _ 353343 _ English _ 773 _ 320684 _ pdf
49342 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/13 - Call to Action for Improved Digitalization Through the Use of UN/CEFACT Standards _ 353343 _ French _ 780 _ 320685 _ pdf
49342 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/13 - Call to Action for Improved Digitalization Through the Use of UN/CEFACT Standards _ 353343 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320686 _ pdf
49342 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.4 - White Paper on Integrated Track and Trace for Multi-Modal Transportation _ 354396 _ English _ 773 _ 322753 _ pdf
49342 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/14 - Executive Guides in Support of UN/CEFACT Deliverables _ 352361 _ English _ 773 _ 319873 _ pdf
49342 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/14 - Executive Guides in Support of UN/CEFACT Deliverables _ 352361 _ French _ 780 _ 319874 _ pdf
49342 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/14 - Executive Guides in Support of UN/CEFACT Deliverables _ 352361 _ Russian _ 864 _ 319875 _ pdf

Agenda Item 6 (e) Support to capacity building and technical cooperation

49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.5 - Training Material on the Implementation of Single Window _ 354655 _ English _ 773 _ 323301 _ pdf
49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.6 - Training Material on the Use of International Standards _ 355186 _ English _ 773 _ 324308 _ pdf
49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.7 - Training Material on National Trade Facilitation Bodies _ 355022 _ English _ 773 _ 324007 _ pdf
49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.8 - Guide for National Trade Facilitation Bodies on How to Use UN/CEFACT Standards and Tools _ 355185 _ English _ 773 _ 324307 _ pdf
49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/15 - Regional Report on Post-Pandemic COVID-19 Economic Recovery: E-Commerce and Trade Facilitation _ 354920 _ English _ 773 _ 323841 _ pdf
49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/16 - Trade Facilitation Roadmap of the Kyrgyz Republic 2021-2025 _ 355124 _ English _ 773 _ 324186 _ pdf
49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/16 - Trade Facilitation Roadmap of the Kyrgyz Republic 2021-2025 _ 355124 _ Russian _ 864 _ 324187 _ pdf
49349 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.9 - Meeting Report of the Forty-Second Session of the Electronic Business Memorandum of Understanding Management Group Meeting of 9-10 December 2020 _ 354001 _ English _ 773 _ 321868 _ pdf
49349 _ Export of Textile Products from the Kyrgyz Republic to the Russian Federation _ 382426 _ English _ 773 _ 391405 _ pdf
49349 _ Import of Pharmaceutical Products to the Kyrgyz Republic from the Russian Federation _ 382427 _ English _ 773 _ 391406 _ pdf

Agenda Item 7: UN/CEFACT structure, mandate, terms of reference and procedures

49413 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/17 - United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Programme of Work 2021 - 2022 _ 352362 _ English _ 773 _ 320848 _ pdf
49413 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/17 - United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Programme of Work 2021 - 2022 _ 352362 _ French _ 780 _ 320849 _ pdf
49413 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/17 - United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business Programme of Work 2021 - 2022 _ 352362 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320850 _ pdf

Agenda Item 8: Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies

49414 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/18 - Report of the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies at its Second Session _ 352450 _ English _ 773 _ 320437 _ pdf
49414 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/18 - Report of the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies at its Second Session _ 352450 _ French _ 780 _ 320438 _ pdf
49414 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/18 - Report of the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies at its Second Session _ 352450 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320440 _ pdf
49414 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/INF.10 - Overview of Activities Related to the Advisory Group on Advanced Technologies in 2020 _ 355021 _ English _ 773 _ 324006 _ pdf
49414 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/19 - Artificial Intelligence Demystified _ 354976 _ English _ 773 _ 324056 _ pdf

Agenda Item 9: Advisory Group on the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE)

49415 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/20 - Report of the Advisory Group on the UN/LOCODE at its Fourth Session _ 352451 _ English _ 773 _ 320051 _ pdf
49415 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/20 - Report of the Advisory Group on the UN/LOCODE at its Fourth Session _ 352451 _ French _ 780 _ 320052 _ pdf
49415 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/20 - Report of the Advisory Group on the UN/LOCODE at its Fourth Session _ 352451 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320053 _ pdf
49415 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/21 - Use of UN/LOCODE for the Agreement on Port State Measures _ 353286 _ English _ 773 _ 320544 _ pdf
49415 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/21 - Use of UN/LOCODE for the Agreement on Port State Measures _ 353286 _ French _ 780 _ 321498 _ pdf
49415 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/21 - Use of UN/LOCODE for the Agreement on Port State Measures _ 353286 _ Russian _ 864 _ 320546 _ pdf

Agenda Item 10: Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries / Sustainable Value Chains

49416 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/22 - Overview of Activities Related to the Team of Specialists on Sustainable Fisheries in 2020 _ 354629 _ English _ 773 _ 323257 _ pdf
49416 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23/Rev.1 - Revised Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 355163 _ English _ 773 _ 324258 _ pdf
49416 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23/Rev.1 - Revised Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 355163 _ French _ 780 _ 324259 _ pdf
49416 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23/Rev.1 - Revised Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialists on Environmental, Social and Governance Traceability of Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 355163 _ Russian _ 864 _ 324260 _ pdf
49416 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23 - Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialist on Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 352552 _ English _ 773 _ 319804 _ pdf
49416 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23 - Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialist on Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 352552 _ French _ 780 _ 319805 _ pdf
49416 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/23 - Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Team of Specialist on Sustainable Value Chains in the Circular Economy _ 352552 _ Russian _ 864 _ 319806 _ pdf

Agenda Item 14: Adoption of decisions and draft report of the twenty-seventh session

49417 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/2 - Report of the UN/CEFACT on its Twenty-Seventh Session _ 357897 _ English _ 773 _ 330691 _ pdf
49417 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/2 - Report of the UN/CEFACT on its Twenty-Seventh Session _ 357897 _ French _ 780 _ 330692 _ pdf
49417 _ ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2021/2 - Report of the UN/CEFACT on its Twenty-Seventh Session _ 357897 _ Russian _ 864 _ 330693 _ pdf