National Plant Quarantine Service

1. Open-Ended Working Group on IPPC Electronic Certification Korea Electronic Certification System National Plant Quarantine Service Seiki Jun(seiki.jun@gmail.com) 7-10 June 2011

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS Ⅰ Background/History Ⅱ Plant Quarantine Information System Ⅲ Methods of eCert Ⅳ Phyto eCert system Ⅴ Next Steps

3. Ⅰ. Background/History SPS eCert initiative was included in APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan April 2004 2002-3 2004-5 • Discussed at the Taiwan-Korea Plant Quarantine Conference to • develop the eCert system • As a way of preventing the forgery of Phytosanitory Certificates(PC) • and the fraud export of Chinese agriculture product • Developed eCert system using the eCert Data Standard provided • by Australia and New Zealand • Developed the 1st phase of eCert system(Web View Access) : 2004 • Developed the 2nd phase of eCert system(SOAP Method) : 2005

4. - History • Provided User ID to Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand • Taiwan : Exposed the fraud export of Chinese agriculture product • from Korea to Taiwan using eCert website(Febraury 2005) January 2005 November 2008 – May 2009 • Electronic Certification Trial with Australia for plant products • Method : Web View Access • Result : Taking longer to clear goods, and resulting in poor time • and increased costs • Australia and Korea will investigate the available IT options • with the view to reconsider full implementation in 2011

5. - History • Completed upgrading eCert system in order to improve scalability • and standardization • Scalability : Adapt to increased demands of eCert exchanged • Standardization : Prepare to implement the UN-CEFACT Schema December 2010 2011 • Official Pilot : Electronic exchange of PC with the Netherlands • for seeds for sowing • Method : SOAP Method • Main Issue : Implement the UN-CEFACT Schema and develop a Standard • Massage(XML format, data elements, etc.)

6. Ⅱ. Plant Quarantine Information System eCert system Internet Certificates Information (Export) NPQS Intranet Online Quarantine Application System Application Information Plant Quarantine Information System (PQIS) Application Customs Network Client UNI-PASS System Result Inspection Result (Import) Inspection status CUSTOMS Using Mobile SMS service Inspector (On-site) Inspector (at the office) - Register the result - Issue a PC(Export) - Register the result

7. - Online Quarantine Application System Internet-based Online Quarantine Application System(OQAS) Intranet Plant Quarantine Information System (PQIS) Application Information Application NPQS Network UNI-PASS System Result Inspection status (Including Result) Client CUSTOMS • Enable clients to submit the inspection application and check the inspection status • through the Online Quarantine Application System or UNI-PASS System. • Clients have two options to submit the application via the internet. • - OQAS made by NPQS or UNI-PASS System made by Customs • They can check the inspection status by themselves on the websites. • - Confirmation of acceptance, Disinfection, Inspection result(Approval, Destroyed, etc.)

8. Ⅲ. Methods of eCert Web View Access 1. Subject name Taiwan Australia WEB New Zealand Importing country NPPO https://ecert.npqs.go.kr • Enable Importing country’s inspectors to inquire into the Phytosanitory • Certificates that they want to view and verify on the Korea eCert website. • Need to internet access and logon/password to enter • Export Certificates can be viewed, verified and downloaded as XML format • Adoption : Taiwan, Official Trial : Australia(November 2008 ~ May 2009) • ※ This in not Electronic Phytosanitory Certification, only for reference.

9. - Web View Access • Search conditions • Certificate Number • Transport mode • Product name • Cert Issue Date…

10. - Web View Access • Certificate Data Verification – Importing country • Accept • Refuse • Request and Remark Download as XML

11. SOAP Method 1. Subject name eCert system Exporting country(Korea) eCert system Importing country (1) ExporteCert request (2) eCert Inquiry SOAP Client DB  XML SOAP Server (4) Document conversion (5) eCerttransmission PQIS ※ WSRL URL : http://ecert.npqs.go.kr:9080/ecertsoap/EcertSOAP?wsdl (3) Result of Inquiry • Importing country logins through WSRL URL, by using SOAP method and • request eCert to Exporting country. • (2)~(5) Exporting country inquires the relevant eCert data from their Database • and send it to importing country. • Importing country can collect XML data from secure web service. • Each SOAP client ‘pulls’ data from counterpart country’s web service. • Official Pilot : the Netherlands for seeds for sowing(2011)

12. Ⅳ. Phyto eCert System(Export) Internet KOREA eCert system Phytosanitory Certificates Exporting Country Intranet Plant Quarantine Information System (PQIS) Request Request SOAP Client SOAP Server Network Certificates Information Response Importing Country Result Result DB  XML Using Mobile Inspector (On-site) Inspector (at the office) - Register the result - Register the result

13. - Phyto eCert System(Import) Internet KOREA eCert system Certificate number Importing Country Plant Quarantine Information System (PQIS) Request Request Request SOAP Server SOAP Client Network DB Certificates Information Response Exporting Country However, eCert system isn’t directly connected to PQIS for import procedure yet. XML  DB eCert

14. - Phyto eCert System(Import) • Instead, within eCert system • Korean inspectors can • view, verify and download • as XML format. • importing country. • Accept • Refuse • Request and Remark

15. Ⅴ. Next Steps • The Netherlands • Pilot started in March 2011 for seeds for sowing and we will make an effort • to achieve good results • China • Plan to discuss how we can exchange eCertificates each other and try to • make an agreement with China regarding the official trial • Other interested countries • Push forward to make further bilateral agreements with NPPOs • And if you’re interested in Korea eCert system to verify eCertificates that are • issued from Korea on the website, please feel free to ask us! • Https://ecert.npqs.go.kr

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