EU Electronic Customs initiative implementation in the Czech Republic

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EU Electronic Customs initiative- implementation
in theCzech Republic

• Libor Klapal
• (NPM of ECS and NCTS)
• klapal_at_cs.mfcr.cz

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Main Vision of e-Customs

• Increase the protection of Community interests
  (security, financial, environment)
• Go paper less
• Expand geographical applicability of
  simplifications from national to Community
• Further convergence of the customs procedures in
  the Community
• Customs Administrations to act as one
• Serve the cultural and economical diversity of
  the Economic Operators as well as the diversity
  of the MS customs systems.

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Legal bases

• Art. 95 EC (internal market)
• Art. 135 EC (customs co-operation)
• Art. 251 EC (co-decision)
• Council Communication 20032004
• Security Amendment of the Community Customs Code
  May 2005
• Implementing provisions end of 2006
• Modernized Customs Code - 2009
• C2007 programme and its successor
• gtgtgt Decision of the Council Go for it!

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IT projects - 1

• Legacy systems, inclg MS systems,
• NCTS/TIR New Computerized Transit System
• Security Amendments of Customs Code
• ECS/AES Export Control System/Automated Export
  System
• ICS/AIS Import Control System/Automated Import
  System
• AEO Authorised Economic Operators system
• RMF - Risk management framework

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IT projects - 2

• Decision
• CCIP Customs common information portal
• SEAP Single Electronic Access Point
• Customs/Taxation coherency
• Modernised Customs Code
• paper less
• operators register
• Single window,
• One-Stop Shop
• Centralized clearance

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Domains
Trader 1
Trader 2
Trarer 3
EXTERNAL domain
NATIONAL domain
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NCTS a solid base

• Full and on-line electronic data exchange in the
  Common domain (MSs connected via CCN/CSI)
• Automatic acceptance/refuse of customs
  declarations WCO data model ver. 2.0 compatible
• Electronic decisions released / decision to
  check the goods /
• Authorized traders consignors, consignees - 24
  h x 365 days
• Guarantee system NCTS phase 3.2.1 - fully
  electronic
• Follow up /International looking for transits
  NCTS phase 3.2.2 - - fully electronic
• TIR in the pilot phase - in 11 MSs mandatory
  soon
• Reliable and predictable environment technology
  was not obstructive
• gt now 100 paper less - e.g. In CZ starting
  from 1.7.2006 paper-based customs declaration
  will be refused
• 29 trader interfaces (MS EFTA)

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NCTS messages and scenarios
Office of Transit
Office of Destination
OoDeP
OoDeS
Trader Principal
Trader Destination
(Declared)
(Declared)
1 E_DEC_DAT (IE15)
2 E_MRN_ALL (IE28)
3 E_REL_TRA (IE29)
4 C_ATR_SND (IE50)
5 C_AAR_SND (IE01)
6 C_NCF_NOT (IE118)
7 E_ARR_NOT (IE07)
8 C_ARR_ADV (IE06)
10 E_GDS_REL (IE25)
9 C_DES_CON (IE18)
11 E_WRT_NOT (IE45)
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Quality How transits are written-off
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CZ - Transit not closed after 4 months
2005
2006
april
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Spain electronic customs
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traders
traders
Gov. Portal
(e-mail)
Web client for SMEs
VAN operator
Internet
VAN operator 1
firewall
BIZTALK
Digital Certicate Private key
XML S/MIME SOAP
Customs IT centre
Customs
presentation of information to customs offices
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Processes of standarisation - Layers

• Authorisation
• Consignors Consignees Exporters,
• goods
• guarantee
• seals
• authorised location of goods, code
• timers

All authorisations and parameters in the system!
All managed by customs offices via Intranet
program!

• Communication - shared
• VAN operator Web client
• unique ID
• channel
• contact information (cust. and IT)

User profiles, account, complete history of
changes!

• Digital certificates
• for signature encryption of data (sharing -
  comments)
• revocation list each hour,

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Electronic signature WCO recommendation
Classical signature
Electronic signature
Electronic data
Verification
?
?
Integrity
?
Non-repudiation
Legal validity
Permanent validity
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Tools for traders www.cs.mfcr.cz

• Web NCTS client
• No simplified procedure free for any trader
• MRN state checking
• Useful for exception handling includes external
  messages
• Automatic Codelist Update (web service)
• Traders SW everyday synchronization
• Message documentation
• Generated from metadata
• Unavailability in external domain

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Services for traders

• All interfaces are fully supported by the customs
  national helpdesk 24x7x365
• CZ Trade Contact group for Electronic Customs (3
  times a year synchro meetings with traders,
  incl. planning, their proposals and commitments)

All free of charge
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Be pro-active help traders!
Helpdesk
Helpdesk for Electronic Customs

• Opened 7 days per week and 24 hour per day
• Focused especially for solving Traders problems
• Solves both procedural and technical problems
• Covers all regions in Czech Republic
• ECR Helpdesk team-leaders
• Michal Petrík 596 270 364, email
  m.petrik_at_cs.mfcr.cz
• Milan arec 596 270 360, email
  m.sarec_at_cs.mfcr.cz
• Karel Komon 596 270 369, email komon_at_cs.mfcr.cz
• Petr Komecný 596 270 369, email
  konecny_at_cs.mfcr.cz

phones 596 270 360 (working days 700
1530) 737 233 762 (outside
working hours) e-mail ecrhelpdesk_at_cs.mfcr.cz
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Web client appl. WCO recommedation

• Not only to lodge declarations by exporters
• Accepted / refused / released / exported / export
  refused
• Incl. pre-departure summary declaration at COExt
• Incl. templates managed by trader, services to
  upload/download data
• Fully supported by customs, but archiving

For SMEs, but
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Reference data lists of codes

• Unified set of lists of codes import, export,
  transit, excise, Intrastat
• Daily updates the same ref. data as customs
  system
• Incl. web services direct on-line
  synchronization of traders systems
• Incl. descriptions
• Fully supported by customs

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Services for traders - Unavailabilities
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Services for SW developers

• Defined set of interfaces XML, S/MIME, SOAP,
• Published and maintained documentation for all
  levels
• Some examples and scripts available on the web
  site
• Fully supported by the customs national helpdesk
• Quarterly synchro meetings with SW developers,
  incl. planning, their proposals and commitments
• but only certified apllications
• Mandatory tests and re-tests for main versions
• Regular monitoring of quality -gt fair competition

All free of charge
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Message documentation

• List of messages

• Group

• Code list

• SAD box

• Format

• Element

• Rules Cond.

• RC usage

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Step by step - availability and quality
Robust or weak construction?
Electronic
services
Enlightenment education,
tests, money, users traders, customs officers,
OGAs

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Immediately in front of us

• ECS
• mandatory for 25 MSs deadline 1.7.2007
• predeparture simplified declaration only
  electronic from 1.1.2008
• elec. proof of exit
• ICS
• summary declaration 100 elec. From 1.1.2009
  a challenge for border agencies
• Art. 36c (cust. decl. that serves as summary
  decl.)
• RMF shared risk analyses system behind it
• AEO once source of authorizations

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Conclusion

• Based on previous IT systems in MSs
• best practices from NCTS -gt much easier to
  develop and (expected) to rollout
• Single Window One-Stop-Shop are the biggest
  challenges
• Now we are pushed ahead by traders ?
• Join the electronic club !

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Priorities time plan
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Do you have any questions?
The train is faster and faster
NCTS, your Ext. domain, AEO, ECS, ICS, RMF,
transit and summ. decl. elec. only 100, CCIP,
SAEP
Import, export, transit 100 elec. only
(dnes
in fully electronic way
2005 2008-9 2010