Introduction

A UN/LOCODE Advisory Group was proposed to deal with the main issues related to UN/LOCODE maintenance and development. The 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 ENG, FRE and RUS) has now been approved by the UNECE Executive Committee (EXCOM). The UN/LOCODE Advisory Group will advise and support the UNECE Secretariat and UN/CEFACT in the maintenance and further development of the UN/LOCODE.

In this regard, UNECE will organize the first meeting of this UN/LOCODE Advisory Group in Geneva from 30 November to 1 December 2017 with the following objectives:

Officially launch this Advisory Group and meet the group members
Discuss the future project to re-engineer the UN/LOCODE system and set up a repository following the UN/LOCODE business requirement study
Discuss a possible revision of UNECE Recommendation 16 which would be conducted through UN/CEFACT following the ODP
Discuss maintenance issues relating to the UNLOCODE workflow

The UN/LOCODE Advisory Group is open to key stakeholders, such as:

UN/LOCODE Focal Points
Key users:
- Governmental Institutions
- Business
- Civil Society
- Consumer Organisations
- International organisations
UN/CEFACT experts

Participation in this launch meeting will be a key opportunity to be involved from day one and to assist to set the stage for future activities.

The UNECE Secretariat welcomes all key stakeholders to work closely to support the development, enhancement and maintenance of UN/LOCODE in a sustainable way and believes that this new Advisory Group will play an important role in future developments. This first meeting represents an important milestone in the UN/LOCODE history.

Agenda and Presentations

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30 November 2017
Morning Session: 10:00 – 12:30
10:00 - 12:30	Workshop for Focal Points
Lunch Break: 12:30 – 14:00
Afternoon Session: 14:00 – 17:30
14:00 -14:20	Opening session: Geoffrey Hamilton, Acting Director, ECTD Welcome address: Sue Probert, UN/CEFACT
Part I - Maintenance Issues
14:20 -15:30	Session 1: Matters arising Data synchronization between the UN/LOCODE releases and user applications/databases Hakan Demirlioglu, IMO Bruis Van Driel, SMDG Martin Strell, GT Nexus Function authorization Yan Zhang, UNECE secretariat Big Change policy Announcement by Cyprus, Christina Patsiou, Cyprus National Focal Point Other changes: Yan Zhang, UNECE secretariat
15:30 - 16:00	Q & A
16:00 - 16:20	Coffee Break
16:20 - 17:30	Session 2: Point or Area & Child Repository Concept supported: Point or Area Michael Schroder, Hapag-Lloyd Marc Wick, GeoNames Stefano Sabatini, COSCO Henry Coles, IATA Case study of child coding systems Port facility: Hakan Demirlioglu, IMO Container: Jorn Heerulff, BIC Port facility: Feargal Hogan, PORTINFO
17:30 - 18:00	Q & A
1 December 2017
Morning Session: 09:30 – 13:00
Part II - Development Issues
09:30 -10:00	Session 3: Re-engineering UN/LOCODE system Status of re-engineering project Yan Zhang, UNECE secretariat Way forward Demostration, Ashlee Williams, IHS Markit
10:00 -10:30	Session 4: Possible New Policy Possible end to free-of-charge DMR procedure Maria Ceccarelli, UNECE secretariat
10:30 - 12:00	Consensus building
12:00 - 13:00	Advisory Group Report and Resolution
Lunch Break : 13:00 – 14:30
Special Session : 14:30 – 17:30
14:30-17:30	Key UN/LOCODE user countries meeting Managing DMRs, Identifying Focal Points

Background Documents

	ENG	FRE	RUS
UN/CEFACT Recommendation N°. 16 - Third Edition (revised)	PDF	-	-
Mandate and Terms of Reference of the UN/LOCODE Advisory Group (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/17)	PDF	PDF	PDF
Report of the Second UN/LOCODE Conference (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2017/14)	PDF	PDF	PDF
Terms of Reference of the UN/LOCODE Focal Points (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/16)	PDF	PDF	PDF
Report of the First UN/LOCODE Conference (ECE/TRADE/C/CEFACT/2016/8)	PDF	PDF	PDF

Report of the Meeting

Download the report of the Advisory Group

Questionnaire

According to the Decsion 17-03 adopted during the Advisory Group Launch meeting, the online Questionnaire is available now.

Secretariat Contacts

Mr. Lance Thompson
Chief, UN/CEFACT Support Unit
Contact e-mail: lance.thompson@un.org

Ms. Yan Zhang
Economic Affairs Officer
Contact e-mail: yan.zhang1@un.org

Mrs. Aruna Vivekanantham
Contact e-mail: aruna.vivekanantham@un.org

First Meeting - UN/LOCODE Advisory Group

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