UNITED NATIONS CENTRE FOR TRADE FACILITATION AND ELECTRONIC BUSINESSUnder the auspices of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

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International Trade & Business Process Group (TBG)

Mike Doran & Sue ProbertTBG Vice-Chairs

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CONTENTS

TBG Mandate Progress in

o Trade Facilitationo Business Process Modellingo e-Business Standards – Core Components

Projects Update Items for Plenary Noting Other Issues

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TBG’s Mandate (Summary)

The purpose of the TBG is to be responsible for the

simplification of international trade procedures,

business and governmental process analysis, and

best practices, using the UN/CEFACT Modelling

Methodology, where appropriate, to support the

development of trade facilitation & e-Business

solutions. (TRADE/CEFACT/2004/11/Add.4)

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Progress in Trade Facilitation

A draft UNECE Recommendation & Guidelines on the Single

Window

A revised UNECE Recommendation 12 - Measures to

Facilitate Maritime Transport Documents Procedures (a very

constructive joint meeting took place at the Bonn Forum)

A Benchmarking concept paper

e-CERT Project launched during the Bonn Forum

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Progress in Modelling Business Processes

TBG Business Domain Groups (TBG1-13) are modelling their industry

specific business processes using facilitators and modellers who are

either, in-house trained, or, provided by interested parties or

organisations (SWIFT, EAN etc). A number of joint and intersectorial

projects are running.

TBG14’s Catalog of Common Business Processes due to go out for

public review

TBG 15 is being helped by TBG 14 on two projects, the International

Trade Facilitation & International Trade Facilitation and Security Models

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TBG

TBG1

TBG2

TBG3

TBG4

TBG5 ・・・・

TBG18

TBG6

e-Tendering Standards Project

e-Catalog: Standard Dictionary for Construction products (SDC)

（ Architecture, Engineering & Construction Domain ）

TBG6 ebXML Projects (adopted in March 2002 - Barcelona Meeting)

(International Trade and Business Processes Group)

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Progress in e-Business Standards – Core Components

All TBG Domain Working Groups are defining Core Components

and working through TBG17 to harmonise them with other

sectors TBG17

o Has compiled a comprehensive Submissions Guide

o Is developing a set of automated harmonisation techniques

based on a standards tool provided to TBG as a contribution

in kind

o Issued in March 2004 an initial TBG17 library of draft core

components for public review ISO IEC ITU UN/ECE MoU Management Group supports TBG17

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Projects UpdateProjects Internal

LiaisonsExternal Liaisons

TBG1 Supply Chain Product Data BP Modeling and Core Components X12HTBG1 Supply Chain Steel Industry Scheduling Cycle EuroferTBG1 Supply Chain Steel Industry Shipping Cycle EuroferTBG1 Supply Chain Steel Industry Quotation Process EuroferTBG1 Supply Chain Steel Industry Purchase Order Process EuroferTBG1 Supply Chain Steel Industry Sales List Process EuroferTBG1 Supply Chain Steel Industry Order Status Process EuroferTBG1 Supply Chain Supply Chain BP Modeling and Core Components EAN.UCC

TBG1 Supply Chain Customer Switching in the Energy Industry ebIXTBG1 Supply Chain Material Safety Data Sheet BP models & Class Diagrams X12H, EAN.UCC & CIDX

TBG1 Supply Chain Invoice Process BP models & Class Diagrams eBes/EEG1TBG1 Supply Chain eCatalog Product Data ebXML Transactions TBG6 EAN.UCC

TBG3 Transportation & Logistics Transport BP Modeling UBL EAN.UCC TC204TBG3 Transportation & Logistics Transport Core Components UBL EAN.UCC TC205TBG4 Customs Customs Core Components and BP Modeling WCOTBG5 Finance Financial Business Process Modeling & Core Component Task Force SWIFT X12F TC68 ECBS

TBG6 Architecture & Construction AEC Core Components

TBG6 Architecture & Construction e-Tendering ebXML Standards Project TBG1

TBG7 Statistics Collection & Reporting EU INSTAT Intrastat reporting BP modelling and XML Schema (external liaison)

ATG & TBG4

EUROSTAT, CEN/ISSS, TBG4

TBG8 Insurance Insurance Data Dictionary & Core Components ACORD CSIO EEG7TBG9 Travel, Tourism and Leisure TT&L Core Components OTATBG11 Social Services SS Social Security Core ComponentsTBG11 Social Services SS Standardization of XML - Acknowledgement and Control RequirementsTBG11 Social Services SS Standardization of XML - Signing and Security RequirementsTBG12 Accounting & Audit A&A Core Components XBRLTBG12 Accounting & Audit Accounting tokenTBG13 Environmental Environmental - Waste Disposal Project CEC NAFTA EUDINTBG14 Business Process Analysis BP Catalog - Test of conceptTBG14 Business Process Analysis Catalog ProjectTBG15 International Trade Procedures ITPWG - Development of Single Window Recommendation All TBG

WGsTBG15 International Trade Procedures ITPWG - Performance Measurement of TF MeasuresTBG15 International Trade Procedures ITPWG - Update of Recommendation 12 (Legal issues in maritime transport) World Bank, UNCTAD

TBG15 International Trade Procedures ITPWG - Electronic SignatureTBG15 International Trade Procedures ITPWG - Guide on Trade FacilitationTBG15 International Trade Procedures ITPWG - eCert - XML Standards for Sanitary & Phytosanitary Certificates EU, SITPRO, AU/NZ,

EUROPRO

TBG15 International Trade Procedures International Trade Facilitation ModelTBG15 International Trade Procedures International Trade Security Model WCO, SITPRO, UneDocs,

eTIRTBG17 Harmonisation Business Process and Core Components Harmonisation OAG TC154 OASIS UBL

Domain Group

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Item for Plenary Noting - 1

At the Bonn Forum meeting in March 2004, the TBG membership, en masse, expressed concerns with regards to the CSG proposals for the future UN/CEFACT management structure. As a result a paper was written expressing an alternative set of proposals. (Agenda Item 9 - TRADE/CEFACT/2004/35/rev.1)

TBG request that the UN/CEFACT delegations consider this contribution seriously as it represents the requirements of the majority of the Forum membership.

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UN/CEFACT Management Structure

UN/CEFACT Plenary PLENARY

Plenary Bureau

FORUM MANAGEMENTGROUP

Plenary Layer

Forum Management Layer

Permanent Group

PermanentGroup

PermanentGroup

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Item for Plenary Noting - 2

TBG requests that all delegations promote the following ISO IEC ITU UN/ECE MoU Management Group Resolutions as widely as possible:

Resolution 04/01 – April 2004

MoU/MG confirms its Resolution 03/03 in support of the CCTS (v2.01) and encourages all organizations developing e-business content to harmonize that content through the UN/CEFACT TBG 17 (Harmonization) working group.

Resolution 03/03 (5.3):

The MoU MG encourages the concerned parties to develop a project plan to address harmonization of content. The MoU MG welcomes Core Components Technical Specification (CCTS) version 2.01 and encourage all organizations developing e-business content to harmonize their efforts using that specification.

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Item for Plenary Noting - 3

TBG has continued to make significant progress largely due to to the voluntary efforts of its individual expert members supported by generous contributions in kind of tools and other resources from supporting organisations.

However, the future TBG Workplan will be very challenging and in order to ensure success the appointment of an SSP to oversee and further support the Forum activities is considered essential.

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Other Issues

TBG welcome the Bonn ratification of the first set of

cross group project working procedures agreed

between TBG/ICG and ATG. However, it is now

important to include TMG Further, TBG believe that it is now crucial to agree a

common set of operational procedures at Forum

management level and that this should be a very

high priority item for the new Forum management

structure to address.

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FOR GLOBAL BUSINESS.