UNECE working in partnership with NTB Focal Points

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UNECE working in partnership with NTB Focal Points

• Lorenza Jachia
• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

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NTBs

• Border/customs measures
• Cross-border road transport
• Product regulations and standards

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Costs of NTBs/export
Source World Bank, Doing Business Database
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Costs of NTBs/import
Source World Bank, Doing Business Database
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Import procedures Stability pact average
Source World Bank, Doing Business Database
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Export procedures Stability pact average
Source World Bank, Doing Business Database
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UNECE toolbox
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Harmonization convention
The 1982 Convention
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TIR Convention 5 pillars
Secure vehicles or containers
International guarantee
Document (TIR Carnet)
Mutual recognition of customs controls
Controlled access
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Trade facilitation tools
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UNECE secretariat supports

• National TF bodies
• Development of a national/regional TF strategy
  workshops/TC projects
• Understanding the stakes of the WTO TF
  negotiations

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Single Window Concept
FROM
TO

• One-stop solution offering official control with
  trade facilitation

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Implementing the Single Window
Rec 33, 34,35
Single Window
Cross Border Data Exchange
UNeDocs, WCO DM, CBRDM
UNTDED, CC, UN Locode, UN code lists, UNeDocs,
Rec 34
National Data Harmonization
Document Simplification and Standardization
UN Layout Key, Master Document, UNTDED, TF
Toolkit and Forms Repository
Business/Political Process Collaboration Between
Trader and Government (UN/CEFACT Rec. 4, Rec.
18), UMM, UN/CEFACT International Supply Chain
Reference model, GFP Audit Methodology, Revised
Kyoto Convention, WCO Audit,Time Release Study,
etc
Process Analysis and Simplification
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Paperless trade UNeDocs

• Goods cant move faster than the information that
  controls them
• UNeDOCs aims at creating the equivalent of a
  paper document in electronic format
• For each transaction, a Master Data Model
  describes the structure of Cross Border
  Information each trade document is a specific
  implementation (subset) of this data model
• Start now From paper to better paper to less
  paper

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Agricultural quality standards

• The EU has marketing standards for the 36 most
  important fruits and vegetables
• The marketing standards are obligatory at all
  levels of distribution (production, export,
  import, wholesale and retail).

• EU directives follow strictly the UNECE
  directives in terms of content and layout

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Technical harmonization The UNECE International
Model

• Based on Good Regulatory Practice (WTO TBT
  Agreement)
• Provides a mechanism for linking harmonised
  technical regulation and international standards
• Describes common procedures for conformity
  assessment
• Provides for free movement of goods among
  participating countries