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Summary of UNECE Trade Facilitation Recommendations (ECE/TRADE/442)
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Within the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT) has developed a series of some 30 recommendations and standards that are used worldwide to simplify, standardize and harmonize trade procedures
Recommendation 36: Single Window Interoperability
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The Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has a long history of offering trade facilitation guidance, especially on the topic of Single Window. Since its emergence in 2004, Recommendation 33 on implementing a Single Window has been widely received as the reference on the subject and is used as
Recommendation 42: Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism (ECE/TRADE/437)
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Recommendation 42 on Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanisms (TTFMM) addresses issues related to institutional arrangements and methodology in designing and implementing TTFMM. It is an important contribution to UNECE’s suite of Trade Facilitation recommendations and guidance
Recommendation 1: United Nations Layout Key for Trade Documents Recommended Practice and Guidelines (ECE/TRADE/432)
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Since the introduction in 1973 as the UNECE Recommendation No. 1, the UN Layout Key (UNLK) has provided Governments, organizations and the business community with a basis for a standard and aligned design of documents used in trade and transport. This has led to a major improvement in the
Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation - UNECE Regional Report 2017 (ECE/TRADE/438)
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Facilitating trade is about streamlining and simplifying international trade, particularly import and export procedures, transit requirements and procedures applied by Customs and other agencies (UNECE-UN/CEFACT). With the rapid increase of international trade, thanks in part to the reduction of
Recommendation 41: Public-Private Partnerships in Trade Facilitation (ECE/TRADE/430)
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Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) is a possible solution for financing and implementing public projects. These projects allow the public sector to benefit from private sector funding, expertise and capacity while allowing the private sector to partner with the public
Traceability for Sustainable Trade: A Framework to design Traceability Systems for Cross Border Trade (ECE/TRADE/429)
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Consumers and producers are increasingly interested in knowing how products are made and whether there are any adverse environmental or social impacts. While two products may look or feel similar, consumers may still distinguish between them on the basis of certain intangible policy claims, such
Implementing UN/CEFACT e-Business standards in agricultural trade: A handbook for policy makers and project managers (ECE/TRADE/428)
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This Handbook presents a general framework for the design of of e-Business projects in the agrifood sector using open, international standards. It specifically looks at four e-Business standards developed by UN/CEFACT in the areas of:Electronic phytosanitary
Recommendation N°. 40: Consultation Approaches: Best Practices in Trade and Government Consultation on Trade Facilitation Matters (ECE/TRADE/423)
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The purpose of Recommendation N°. 40 (ECE/TRADE/423) is to inform government agencies and private sector stakeholders about approaches to effective consultations that will be flexible, transparent
Information Management in Agrifood Chains: Towards and Integrated Paperless Framework for Agrifood Trade Facilitation
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International trade in agricultural and food products is more complex than trade in manufacturing – trade regulations are stricter, paperwork is more cumbersome and logistics are more complex. These elements are mainly required for ensuring food safety for consumers.
Summary of UN/CEFACT Trade Facilitation Recommendations (ECE/TRADE/346/Rev.1)
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This publication (ECE/TRADE/346/Rev.1) contains the latest information on trade facilitation recommendations established under the auspices of the United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation
Recommendation No. 4: National Trade Facilitation Bodies (ECE/TRADE/425)
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This Recommendation, first published in 1974, has been revised in light of the changing context for Trade Facilitation and the adoption of the Trade Facilitation Agreement of the World Trade Organization. The revised Recommendation suggests that governments establish
TFIG -Training Manual (ECE/TRADE/419)
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Trade facilitation creates a reliable, fast and cost-effective trade environment that benefits all countries and businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It’s a collaborative effort by governments and traders to cut the costs of doing trade,
Guide to Drafting a National Trade Facilitation Roadmap (ECE/TRADE/420)
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In recent years, trade facilitation (TF) has been recognised as a key factor in trade and economic development policy. This is due to the realisation that trade facilitation can generate major benefits for the economy in terms of competitiveness and efficiency and can
UN/CEFACT and the SDGs (ECE/INF/2015/17)
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The activities carried out by UN/CEFACT have very significant effects on the world we live in. They not only have specific impacts related to trade and e-business cutting across a broad range of domains, they also play a significant role in efforts to achieve even the
Recommendation 35 - ECE/TRADE/401
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UN/CEFACT Recommendation 35: Establishing a Legal Framework for an International Trade Single Window The publication (ECE/TRADE/401) of Recommendation 35 adds to
Recommendation 34 - ECE/TRADE/400
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UN/CEFACT Recommendation 34: Data Simplification and Standardization for International TradeRecommendation Number 34 (ECE/TRADE/400) was developed in response to a particular set of requests from Single Window
Single Window Planning and Implementation Guide (ECE/TRADE/404)
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...The Single Window Planning and Implementation Guide contains managerial guidelines for policy managers, policymakers and those who are tasked to plan and manage the information technology-enabled Single Window
Mobile Business (ECE/TRADE/399)
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Developing Guiding Principles, measures and good practice for the adoption, implementation and operation of Mobile Business (mBusiness) to facilitate international trade.The description of mBusiness in this publication is an attempt to help create a general understanding of the term and its
Draft UN/CEFACT procedure for ODP and directory announcements on the UN/CEFACT Website Version 0.4
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Draft UN/CEFACT procedure for ODP and directory announcementson the UN/CEACT Website.Version 0.4Download Draft