Agenda of The AFACT CSC-BDC Joint Meeting

(9 May 2013, Hoi An, Vietnam)

13:30 – 14:00 / Opening
Dr J. JANG(KR) / -Opening remarks
-Adoption of the CSC-BDC Joint Agenda
-Self introduction of attendance
CSC / 14:00– 15:00 / CSC
1 / Dr E.Y.Y. YUEH(TW) / Current status of CSC
2 / Progress on AFACT Repository Building(e-customs, single window, etc)
BDC / 15:00– 15:40 / e-COO (Electronic Certificate of Origin) WG
1 / Dr M. ZAGAR(IR)
Members
Dr M. ZAGAR(IR) / Country reports related to e-COO : Iran, Thailand, Vietnam, …
2 / Update report on UNECE REC 36
- AFACT comments sent to project team.
3 / Mr. T. A. Khan / Proposal of Mutual Recognition of Digital Signature (Teleconference)
15:40 – 15:50 / Coffee Break
15:50 – 17:30 / Sharp (Secured, authenticated, accountable interchate platform)WG
1 / Dr J. JANG(KR) / Overview of Sharp WG : Mandate, Scope, Benefits
2 / Dr J. JANG(KR) / Update report on UN /CEFACT :
- Recommendation 14 (Authentication of Trade Document)
- Signed Document Framework
3 / MEMBERS / Current status report of country in the legal and technical view
India, Iran, Vietnam and Korea
4 / Dr J. JANG(KR) / Key report : Sharp architecture and paperless experiences
5 / MEMBERS / Joint Discussions : eCOO and Sharp
Working items or programs

Agenda of The AFACT CSC-BDC Joint Meeting

(10 May 2013, Hoi An, Vietnam)

9:00 – 9:10 / Opening
Dr J. JANG(KR) / -SHARP Discussion
1 / Dr J. JANG(KR) / -Meeting Wrap up

Minutes of CSC

at CSC-BDC Joint Meeting

10 May 2013

  1. Survey for collecting information for the AFACT repository of single window and trade facilitation

Disseminated an open-ended questionnaire to all AFACT HoDs on 25 September, 2012

Collected replies after 31 October, 2012. There were Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Iran, and Singapore responded

The repository will be continually built up by collecting responses from other AFACT members. Therefore, AFACT Secretariat needs to keep reminding members to reply and update

For those members not yet planned or implemented SW, could provide information regarding practices of electronic customs declaration

  1. Questions asked in the Survey

5 most frequently asked questions(FAQs) when planning single window or trade facilitation, which involve problems encountered and imply the motivations

A list of major legislation or amendment of existing regulations for SW implementation

The characteristics of the national dataset after harmonizing with other int’l standards, e.g. WCO DM v3.0, UN/CEFACT CC10b, etc.

The major and minor source of international standards to harmonize with your existing dataset of message

How much is the percentage your national dataset fully compliant with the major source of international standard

The most difficult part experienced in the process of data harmonization

A list of locally published or under development of MIGs for SW message exchange, service framework & system architecture of SW, customs declaration processes and message involved, regulation of advanced cargo information report

  1. Composition of AFACT Repository

Most frequently asked questions(FAQ)

A list of major legislation or amendment

The characteristics of the national dataset

A list of published or under development of MIGs

Service framework and system architecture of SW

Customs declaration processes & message involved

Regulation of advanced cargo information report

  1. Conclusions

Continually request members, e.g. Vietnam, India, Thailand, to reply to the survey so we could have more local practices and experiences to learn from.

Post word document as well as power point file to the AFACT website for reference.

Modify the contents in respect of KLNet as Korean logistics network mechanism.

Need to study and consider whether the Pre-Customs Single Window be included in the Repository and ask for information from members concerned.