11th UN/CEFACT FORUM
24-28 September 2007 Stockholm, Sweden
Forum Host & Supporting Sponsors:
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International Trade and Business Processes Group (TBG)
Chair : Jean-Luc Champion
Vice-Chair : Pat Toufar
UN/CEFACT
TBG’s WG
Outcome of the Week
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TBG17 Harmonization
Mary Kay Blantz, Chair
Marion Royal, Vice Chair
Hisanao Sugamata, Vice Chair
Kim Lambert, Secretariat
Sylvia Webb, Lead Editor
Sue Probert, QA Lead
TBG17
Approved: TBG17 and ICG
Submissions
Harmonization
(Working)
CCL
Posted Draft
CCL
Beta CCL YYx
Validation
At ICG
Published
CCL YYx
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TBG17
• Core Component Libraries
• 07A published
• Goal: Publish 07B this year
• GS1 submission of Product Registration
• TBG1/USG submission of MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet)
• Finalized single spreadsheet format for TBG17 submission and CCL
publication
• TBG17 and UBL agreed on the following press release:
UN/CEFACT and the OASIS UBL Committee are pleased to announce that
they have reached agreement on the process which will be followed for the
harmonization of the Universal Business Language (UBL) Library and the
UN/CEFACT Core Component Library. Work to harmonize and ‘align’ these
two libraries is underway and expected to be completed in 2008.
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TBG19 e-Government
Chair: Jean-Pierre Henninot
TBG 19 at Stockholm
• Cross activities
• Joint project on ePP (TBG1, TBG 6 TBG 19)
• Project team nominated
• Adam Arndt and Natasha Pottier
• First Steering Committee held to give main guidelines
• Major stakes are
• Maintaining consistency with work already done
• Attracting more administrations in CEFACT, and mainly from outside
Europe
• Synchronising with BII (Business Interoperability Interfaces for Public
Procurement in Europe-CEN/ISSS WS BII-, and projects in TBG 1 and
TBG 6
• Securing convergence with UBL (one objective of BII project)
• Participants from parent TBGs and the whole CEFACT are
welcome
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TBG 19 at Stockholm
• Cross activities (continued)
• With TBG 14 and TMG
• Clarification of UMM for Gov related subjects
• eGov comon data model and UMM extension to be considered within
the normal CEFACT processes
• GSRM or GMM is addressing goals and motivation of governments.
• Needs a statement/confirmation whether or not it enters in the CEFACT
mission.
• Advice/decison is required from the Bureau.
• With TBG 17
• Experience of submission of national eGov CC to TBG 17
• Good experience recommanded to each country (volontary)
• Suggestion for enhancement as a TBG 19 action (under consideration)
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TBG 19 at Stockholm
(continued)
• TBG 19 centred activities
• EArchiving: EEG 13 F2F meeting held
• Efficient: enabled progress on BRS
• BRS draft to be circulated before end 2007
• Recommendations for promotion
• Display, with the number of a TBG, a one-word activity
reminder
• Introduce some words on the CEFACT site to mention
eGov activities and more generally areas where
administrations play a role
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TBG18 AGRICULTURE
• Chair : Bruno PREPIN
• Vice-Chair : Frans VAN DIEPEN
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What have we done this week?
• eCert project
• Result in harmonisation of core components
–ACC approved by TBG 17
• Results and process cooperation with eDocs (TBG2)
– BIE agreed
– Message assembly and submission
• Phytosanitary certificate requirements covered by
eCert Data Model
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What have we done this week?
• European working group : TBG 18/EEG 14
• Harmonization of cattle data and messages
• Spatial data issues in arable crop farming and
messages
• Preparation of the November 5-7 workshop in
Hamburg
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JOINT MEETINGS
• TBG 17 session in Wednesday morning
• TBG 18 - ICG
• TBG18-TBG2
• TBG18-TBG4
• Demonstration of ebXML system
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What do we need to do?
• Improve the usages of UN/CEFACT process
• Identify key members to mentor
• User guidelines
• How could we improve the process?
• Suggest to use available softwares to speed up
harmonization process
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TBG Closing Plenary
TBG 15 – International Trade
Procedures
Gordon Cragge – Chair
Sonia Albarello – Vice Chair
Jari Salo – Vice Chair
TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
OLE BLUE EYES
FARWELL to SWEDEN
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TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
TBG15 in Stockholm
And now the end is near
And so we face the final curtain
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TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
TBG15 in Stockholm
Success we’ve had a few
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Recommendation 6 Annex move to ODP Step 5
Recommendation 18 – single transport contract code
move to ODP Step 1
Recommendation 34 move to ODP Step 4
Recommendation 35 move to ODP Step 3 (second reiteration)
But then again, too few to mention
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TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
TBG15 in Stockholm
We did what we had to do
And saw it through without exemption
We planned each chartered course
Each careful step along the byway
But more, much more than this
We did it our way
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TBG 15
International Trade Procedures
Next stop on THE WORLD TOUR - Mexico
7 to 11 APRIL 2008
Book EARLY to avoid
disappointment
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TBG 14
Stockholm Forum
Vice Chairs
Colin Clark & Niki Sahling
TBG 14
Accomplishments
Stockholm
• Concluded and prepared publication of Buy-Ship-Pay
Model V 1.4
• Included TBG1-„scheduling“ & agreed on future collaboration
and production of BRS‘s from the model.
• Included customs processes reflecting WCO‘S ISCM rules
• Agreed with TBG17 to use and develop the hierarchy of
Process Areas of the Buy-Ship-Pay model to provide BP
„Context“ for core components.
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TBG 14
Accomplishments
Stockholm
• Produced a candidate for document V1.0, describing the
development and use of „reusable processes“.
• A result of the „Harmonization“ Project
• Prepared further additions to the Buy-Ship-Pay Model
• With a view to map TBG3‘s multimodal processes
• Contributed to the development of a discussion
document enabling UN/CEFACT to support eGovt
requirements
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International Trade and
Business Processes Group
TBG13
Environment
Chair : David Schwarz
Vice-Chair(s) : Glenn Miller
Vice-Chair(s) : Allan Adair
TBG13 Stockholm Meeting
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Agreed to timeframe (End Oct. 2007) for receipt of
modified BRS and Core Components for Waste
Movement Project
Created new timeline for TBG13 internal review (Nov –
Dec 2007)
Updated the work plans for furthering the work within
the TBG13 working group
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TBG12 – Accounting & Audit
Chair: Robert Lemense
Vice-Chair: Michel Lesourd
TBG12 Accounting and
Audit
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TBG’s cross fertilization
• TBG2 to include also Accounting Token into UNeDocs
• Already used by TBG1, TBG6 + (Remittance Advice TBG5)
• What about you ?
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Meetings attendance
• TBG2, TBG17, IPR, ICG
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Accounting Entry
• TBG17 submission pre-analyse
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Swedish Standardisation body SIE
• Business Model and TBG12 participation topics
• SIE – UN/Cefact / SIE-TBG12 future cooperation ?
• Meeting Swedish accounting Organization Officers
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Next steps
• Update TBG17 Accounting Entry submission sheet
• BRS and RSM Accounting Entry
• Submission sheets for Chart of Accounts,
Accounting Message Enveloppe, etc.
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Stockholm Closing Plenary report
TBG10 (Healthcare)
Frans van Bommel
Vektis, The Netherlands
Chairman of TBG10
Main Activities of
TBG10
• Target of the coming months:
• Establish a high level liaison between
UN/cefact and ISO TC215 (healthcare)
• Note that the same will be done for OASIS and HL7 and
there is already an agreement for collaboration between
ISO TC215, CEN TC251 and HL7
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TBG9 – Transport, Tourism & Leisure
UN/CEFACT
Chair : Paula Heilig
Vice-Chair : Akio Suzuki
Liaison(s) : Open Travel Alliance
EC Promotion Org for Travel Industry
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TBG9 Agenda
• Final review of the Small Scaled Lodging
House Information schemas
• Reviewed new requirements to add travel
product and tariff (price) information to the
small scaled lodging house information
BRS.
• Attended TBG17
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TBG8 INSURANCE
UN/CEFACT
TBG8 (Insurance)
Chair: Andreas Schultz
Vice-Chair: Beth Grossman
Secretary: Jan Vrijenhoek (ABZ)
Liaison(s) : ACORD, CSIO, eEG7
TBG Opening Plenary
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TBG8 INSURANCE
• TBG8 had joint meetings with:
• TBG17, Harmonization
• TBG10, Healthcare
• TBG8 worked on:
• Submission to TBG17
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TBG8 INSURANCE
• Plan
• Finalize submission for TBG17
• New areas of business:
• Claims
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
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TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
Chair: Bernard Longhi
Vice-Chair: Jun-Ichi Yamashita
Vice-Chair: Chris Hassler
TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering - Construction
5 TBG6/TBG1 PROJECTS ON GOING
• eCatalog Project, hosted by TBG1
• eTendering Project (Public and private Procurement)
• Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management
• Contract Financial Execution Management
• Security for documents and messages
TBG6 attendees in Stockholm:
Participants coming from France, India, Japan, United Kingdom, United
States…
New item: Maintenance management for ebXML standards
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TBG6 Standards
Progress
eTendering
PSCPM
CFEM
Security
Full UN/Cefact Standard (D07A)
BRS
RSM
SCHEMAS
Candidate Release
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TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering Construction
eTendering
and Project Schedule and Cost Performance Management
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BRS/RSM/XML Schemas done
RSM audited to date
XML Schemas updated this week
XML Schemas to be audited, just after Stockholm Forum
First « full ebXML standards » for UN/Cefact (D07A)
publication
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TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering Construction
Contract Financial Execution Management
• Requirements Model produced through the recent work groups will
be made available as a working document on the TBG6 website.
Project editors: Michel Entat and Kevin Smith
• Other stakeholder’s groups have been invited to contribute, such as
TBG 5 for payment process and TBG 19 for specific public issues.
Invitations were open until mid June 2007.
• Contact will be maintained with TBG 14 and MRI to ensure
compliance with the UMM and to assist the improvement of the
production process.
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TBG6 (AEC Gp)
Architecture – Engineering Construction
Security for documents and messages
• Project leader is Sujeet Bhatt (India) and project editor Peter L.
Borresen (DK)
• Intersectorial project: TBG3, TBG4 have joined…why not the
other groups ?
• The first draft documents will be updated by the project leader and
TBG6 Chairman. It will then be published on TBG6 website after this
end of the week
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TBG5 Finance
Stig Korsgaard - Chair
Mark Sutton, HSBC – ”Bank” Vice
Chair
Pierfranco Cei, Fiat – ”Corporate” Vice
Chair
James Whittle, Secretariat
TBG 4 (Customs)
Chair: Ger Diepens
Liaison(s): WTO, WB, OECD, TBG3,
TBG14, UN, IMO, IATA, GEA, IFCBA,
IAPH, TIACA, ICB, IRU …….
TBG 4 (Customs)
Exchanged information with
a number of permanent groups.
CEFACT bureau (Stuart Feder)
IPR and/or legal experts (Jeffrey D Kovar)
Exchanged information about
WCO Data Model
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Version 2 and its copy right
Version 3 and development
Customs domain requirements
Pilot projects
UCR
• Pilot projects
IPR issues
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TBG3 Transport
Chair : Dominique Vankemmel (France)
Vice-Chairs : Yoshi Kito(Japan), Simon Spoormaker (Nederland)
Secretary : Henk Van Maaren (Nederland)
Liaisons : ISO/TCs 104,154,204 & 8, ANSI X12I, WCO
Achievements 24-28 Sept 2007
TBG3 Transport
 Review of TBG3 Core Components being submitted jointly with TBG2 UneDocs
currently being harmonized by TBG17 (ACC level)
 Complete and endorse BRS for IFTM International Forwarding Multimodal
Transport (target October 07)
 Set priorities for next BRS: Transport Status, Booking, WayBill, Manifest...
 Review Business Information Master SHIP and development of subsets
 Settle priorities for (XML) Multimodal Documents in transport: WayBill for all
modes, Status report, Manifest, Freight Invoice…)
 Joint meeting with UBL-TSC
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Achievements 24-28 Sept 2007
TBG3 Transport
 Establish next months work plan: conference calls – next interim meeting
scheduled in Valencia 14–18 January 2008
Agenda: develop individual BRS’s and subsets of BIMs
 Review IMO -International Maritime Organisation- and WCO requests for new
data for Security of Freight (ISSP ship and port facilities security requirements)
 ITIGG subgroup implementation guidelines: process DMR’s, preparation for a
new version (n°3) of the worldwide implementation guidelines for both EDI and
XML
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Achievements 24-28 Sept 2007
TBG3 Transport
 Joint meetings with other groups: TBG4 WCO (Customs Data model Vers 3,
UCR), TBG2 ( UneDOcs and BIMs, joint TBG2-3 submissions of CCs), TBG14 (
Supply Chain Model) and participation in TBG6 Security project
 ISO standards: update on activities of TC204 (Intelligent Transport Systems), TC
104 (Containers) and TC8 (Maritime-Ports)
 Presentation of current implementations and projects:
 GS1: Logistics Interoperability Model and eCOM Standards Working Group
 BAHS: Business Activity Harmonization Study in Australia
 GESFIM: French project on freight forwarding/customs
 ShortSeaXML project and its contribution to the TBG3 work ….
 EFM (Electronic Freight Management) project live demonstration
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TBG2 – ‘Digital Paper’
Chair Michael Dill
Vice-Chairs Eva Chan, Ibrahim Diagne
UNeDocs ODP step 6
Implementation Projects
• Confirmed - 4
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SITPRO – UNeDocsUK
TNL, Dagang Net, SITPRO – Customs Data Exchange between Malaysia and UK
APEC – WCO DM/UNeDocs Single Window Verification Project (2008)
TBG3 - EU Short Sea Project
• To be Confirmed – 8 so far
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Korean Customs – Customs Cargo Report
TBG18 eCert Project Team – Sanitary Certificates
UNECE – Conformity Certificate
MOSS – cross border USA/Automotive
Sri Lanka – Certificate of Origin
SAARC – eSAD
EU eTEN Project – Exchange of Customs Invoice, Certificate of Origin, Phytosanitary
Certificate, Packing List between up to 4 Member States
Vietnam – Electronic Certificate of Origin System (eCoSys)
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Forum Results - UNeDocs
• TBG1 – joint project proposal under development for modelling trade data
exchanges for cross-border purposes
• TBG3 – first schemas produced by EU Short Sea Project team
• TBG5 – outline of way to work together on trade finance agreed
• TBG8 - full agreement to contribute via identified projects
• TBG12 – agreed to bring Accounting Token into Workbase
• TBG14/17 – TBG2 offered to contribute to the business process contexts
definition and MRI work
• TBG15 – TBG2 contributing to the development of UNECE Rec 34
• TBG18 – Management meeting between UNeDocs and eCert project
teams – work plan developed for IV eCert Sanitary Certificate to be
included in Workbase 2.03
• ISO eUNLK meeting and Swedish Seminar presentation
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Next Steps
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UNeDocs workshop – Tokyo end October
Ressources drive; to improve TBG2 workflow
Regulatory document focus
Newcomer packages; information material
Core Documents for ODP step 6 projects
TBG17-TBG2 further alignment process
(draft) Schema production organisation
Position WRT non-cefact schema, e.g OAGi
Change request mechanism User <-> CEFACT
Support TBG3 wrt air mode inclusion
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TBG1 Supply Chain & eProcurement
Chair : Coen Janssen
TBG1 Supply Chain –
Coen Janssen
1. Work progressed mainly developing on common supply chain
components for Scheduling, Ordering, Despatch & Receipt
Advice, Invoice (v2), Remittance Advice
2. eMarket Research, in requirements definition phase, First BRS draft
reviewed in Stockholm,
3. Coordination with
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TBG2, project proposal to analyze customs requirements for Invoice
TBG6, TBG19, to incorporate Public Procurement in TBG1 and TBG6.
TBG19 to provide working papers and requirements to be added
TBG5 Remittance advice
4. Harmonization via TBG17 (core component library)
5. Supply chain modelling via TBG14 (TBG1 will adopt the TBG14 model
as basis for the BRS modelling)
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TBG1 is looking for ….
• Participants from other industries (Steel,
Electronics, Chemical,…)
• Participants from outside of Europe
Odette /
AIAG
(Automotive)
GS1
(Retail,
Distribution,
Healthcare,
...)
CEN Workshops
EDI France
Boostaero
(Aerospace &
Defence)
EDIFICE
UBL
(Public
Procurement)
EDIBuild
(Construction)
LMI
(DoD & Public
Procurement)
Current contributors to the TBG1 work
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UN/CEFACT
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES
FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.
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