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UN/CEFACT Recommendation Number 4 National Trade Facilitation Bodies

UN/CEFACT Recommendation Number 4 National Trade Facilitation Bodies. Tom Butterly, Trade Division United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). Evolution of Recommendation Number 4. 196 0 – UNECE Working Party - simplification and standardization of international trade documents

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UN/CEFACT Recommendation Number 4 National Trade Facilitation Bodies

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  1. UN/CEFACT Recommendation Number 4National Trade Facilitation Bodies • Tom Butterly, Trade Division • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

  2. Evolution of Recommendation Number 4 • 1960 – UNECE Working Party - simplification and standardization of international trade documents • 1974 – UNECE Recommendation Number 4 – National Trade Facilitation Organs – focus on trade procedures, document alignment, use of codes, and EDI • 1999 – Recommendation 4 revised by UN/CEFACT (publication in 2001 – ECE/TRADE/242) – National Trade Facilitation Bodies – stronger focus on EDIFACT •  2000 - Guidelines to Recommendation Number 4 – Creating an Efficient Environment for Trade and Transport – UNCTAD and CEFACT. National Trade and Transport Facilitation Committees (NTTFCs)

  3. Europe Asia Africa South America North America Total Central Asia Transition Economies 28 16 2 1 1 48 7 18 Pro Orgs World Wide

  4. 1 ProOrg Survey 2004Structure and staff

  5. 3 ProOrg Survey 2004Financing

  6. 4 ProOrg Survey 2004Current funding • Excellent (1) • Very good (1) • Good (8) • Poor (1) • Very poor (3) • No data given (2)

  7. 8 ProOrg Survey 2004Main obstacles • Lack of funding and ressources (10) • Lack of knowledge/information (8) • Lack of cooperation between government and business (8) • Lack of political will, adversing political structure and corruption (7) • Poor infrastructure (6)

  8. 7 ProOrg Survey 2004Main opportunities • International cooperation and facilitation of procedures and documents (6) • Publications, information, seminars and forums (4) • Introduction/extension of eCommerce (3)

  9. New Opportunities ”today” • Possible new areas: • WTO Trade Facilitation Negotiations • New Models – Single Window • Paperless Trade – cross border data exchange • Security and Trade Facilitation • Other … • Needs Analysis – National/Regional trade (and Transport) facilitation stratagies • example of APEC • the business case • driving technical assistance projects • public/private partnerships • How best to respond to these opportunities …

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