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23rd Session - UN/CEFACT Plenary

03 - 04 April 2017
Room VII, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

Documents

Document Title Document Symbol ENG FRE RUS
Item 1 - Adoption of the Agenda
Draft Agenda ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/1 PDF PDF PDF
Draft Agenda - revised ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/1/Rev.1 PDF PDF PDF
Item 2 - Election
Election Procedure for the UN/CEFACT Bureau ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/10/Rev.1 PDF PDF PDF
Item 3 - Matters arising since the twenty-second session
Matters arising since the twenty-second Plenary ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/3 PDF PDF PDF
Item 4 - Bureau overview of developments
Item 5 - Reports of rapporteurs
Report of Rapporteur for Africa ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/4 PDF PDF PDF
Report of Rapporteur for Asia and the Pacific ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/5 PDF PDF PDF
Item 6 - Activities of other UNECE bodies and international organizations of interest to UN/CEFACT
Item 7 - UN/CEFACT recommendations and standards
a)  Recommendations for approval
Recommendation N°. 36: Single Window Interoperability ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/6 PDF PDF PDF
Recommendation N°. 1: United Nations Layout Key for Trade Documents (revision) ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/7 PDF PDF PDF
Recommendation N°. 42: Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism (TTFMM) ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/8 PDF PDF PDF
b) Recommendations for noting
Recommendation N°.41: Public-Private Partnerships in Trade Facilitation ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/9 PDF PDF PDF
Reference document: Summary report of recommendation and standards ECE/TRADE/346/Rev.1 PDF    
c) Standards for noting
UN/EDIFACT Directory (versions D.16A and D. 16B)
UN/LOCODE Directory (versions 2016-1 and 2016-2)
UN/CEFACT Core Component Library (versions D.16A, D.16A-1 and D.16B)
UN/CEFACT XML Schema Library (versions D.16A, D.16-1 and D.16B)
Verified Gross Mass (VERMAS) Business Requirement Specifications
Cross-Industry Remittance Advice Business Requirement Specifications
Transboundary Movement of Waste Business Requirement Specifications
Transboundary Movement of Waste Requirements Specification Mapping
Supply Chain Reference Data Model Business Requirement Specifications
Supply Chain Reference Data Model Requirements Specification Mapping
Cross-Industry Invoicing Business Requirement Specifications
Cross-Industry Invoicing Requirements Specification Mapping
Accounting Journal Book Business Requirement Specifications
Accounting Journal Book Requirements Specification Mapping
d) Other deliverables for noting
Technical Note on terminology for Single Window and other electronic platforms ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/10 PDF PDF  
White Paper on a Reference Data Model (RDM) ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/11 PDF PDF PDF
Green Paper on Trade Finance as a tool for Trade Facilitation ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/INF.1 PDF - -
Supply Chain Reference Data Model (SCRDM) Guideline ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/INF.2 PDF - -
e) Related issues
Executive Guide on UN/Core Components (UN/CCTS & the UN/CCL) ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/12 PDF PDF PDF
Executive Guide on UN/EDIFACT ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/7/Rev.1 PDF PDF PDF
Executive Guide on Small Scaled Lodging House Information Process ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/13 PDF PDF PDF
UN/LOCODE Conference Report ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/14 PDF PDF PDF
Questionnaire on the use of UN/CEFACT deliverables ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/INF.3 PDF    
Item 8 - UN/CEFACT structure, mandate, terms of reference, and procedures
Consolidated UN/CEFACT mandate and terms of reference ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/15 PDF PDF PDF
Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Sustainable Fisheries Team of Specialists ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/16 PDF PDF PDF
Mandate and Terms of Reference of the Advisory Group on the United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/17 PDF PDF PDF
Item 9 - Future challenges in trade facilitation and electronic business
Briefing note on the contribution of UN/CEFACT to UN Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls CE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/18 PDF - -
Item 10 - UN/CEFACT Programme of Work 2017-2018
UN/CEFACT Programme of Work 2017-2018 ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/19 PDF PDF PDF
Item 11 - Other business
Item 12 - Adoption of decisions and draft report of the twenty-second session
Report of the twenty-third session ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/2 PDF PDF PDF

Presentations

Agenda Item 6: Activities of other UNECE bodies and international organizations of interest to UN/CEFACT

  • UNECE Steering Committee on Trade Capacity and Standards - Mika Vepsalainen
  • UNECE Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6) - Lorenza Jachia
  • Briefing about relevant work of UNECE Working Party on Customs Questions affecting Transport (WP.30) - Artur Bouten
  • Briefing about relevant work of UNCTAD, Transport and Logistics Division - Jan Hoffmann

Agenda item 8: UN/CEFACT structure, mandate, terms of reference, and procedures

Agenda item 9: Future challenges in trade facilitation and electronic business

  • Briefing note on the contribution of UN/CEFACT to UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 - Maria-Teresa Pisani
  • Briefing on e-Invoicing (as the EU adopted the UN/CEFACT standards UBL and CII) - Jorg Walther
  • Briefing on WTO Trade & Environment Committee’s work relevant to UN/CEFACT work - Kartsen Steinfatt
  • Briefing by UNCTAD on Regional Forum on Fishery recently concluded and the upcoming Oceans Forum in June in New York - David Vivas Eugui