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eCert. export certification of traded agricultural commodities A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. Presentation Overview. The Start The Project Implementation UN/CEFACT Standard The End. The Start.

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  1. eCert export certification of traded agricultural commodities A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH

  2. Presentation Overview • The Start • The Project • Implementation • UN/CEFACT Standard • The End

  3. The Start • Export Certificates are G2G documents issued to facilitate trade of agricultural products by assuring that the commodity has met the importing government requirements. • Certification may cover animal or plant health, food safety or public health, or animal welfare issues. • Paper certificates have been issued for many years and are subject to international standards for food

  4. Paper Certificate Flow Exporter Embassy Freight Forwarder Agent Bank Importer IMPORT AUTHORITY

  5. Statistics Australia and New Zealand combined for export • 1900 templates in use • trade with 120 economies • 30 + languages supported • 250 000 certificates for edible meat issued each year • 16,000 of these are exchanged between AU & NZ

  6. The Start • Food Safety Quadrilaterals for Meat (USA/Canada/NZ & Australia) • Collaboration of NZFSA & AQIS • Food Safety Quadrilaterals for Plant • Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) • World Customs Organisation (WCO)

  7. The Project • NZFSA & AQIS collaborated to • agree language and technology • align data requirements • identify business requirements • achieve UN/CEFACT standard • implement

  8. E-cert Data Flow Import data Export data

  9. Implementation • Awareness Raising • Capacity Building • Cluster Groups • Trials

  10. International Standards WHO / FAO WTO IPPC Plant Health CODEX SPS TBT OIE Animal Health CCFICS Aligned Format ISO EDIFACT Bilateral Agreements

  11. UN/CEFACT Standard • Recognition of a standard amongst our trading partner • Simplify system requirements to enable multiple country exchanges • Improve business processes for import clearance by providing consistent quality data • Facilitate real time clearance

  12. UN/CEFACT • Established the eCert Project Team under TBG 15 – Trade Facilitation • First meeting in 2004 in Bonn, Germany • Representatives from Canada, USA, WCO, Chinese Taipei, Japan, Australia and New Zealand • BRS approved • TBG 17 harmonization completed and requirements included in the D08A CCL • RSM submitted to ICG for audit.

  13. The End • Recognition that the eCert Data Standard aligns to UN/CEFACT standards. • Revise our systems to comply with the aligned eCert Standard at UN/CEFACT. • Implementation • Moet

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