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WTO Public Symposium Trade Facilitation A tool
for Development2005-04-21, GVA, CH Jean E.
Kubler jean.kubler_at_unece.org
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE
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UN/CEFACT Mission
Simple, Transparent and Effective Processes for
Global Business.

• Develop and maintain international standards and
  instruments
• Integrating UN/CEFACTs instruments into the new
  policy frameworks
• Strategic capacity building and promotion to
  support greater implementation of existing
  instruments

UNECE regional level and cooperation with other
UN Regional Commissions and organizations
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Economic efficiency
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Logistics costs worldwide
Source Bowersox, Closs, Cooper, 2002
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The UN/CEFACT Vision
Total Trade Transaction Integrated supply-chain
Competitiveness trade efficiency
Trade facilitation
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But the objectives must be clear
Facilitation
Efficiency

• Production
• Private
• National
• trade

• Exchange of goods and services
• Government
• Regional
• Security

Colombus Ministerial Declaration on Trade
Efficiency, UNCTAD 1994
Balance revenue enhancing, economic efficiency,
security, external trade policy for market access
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How The International Trade Transaction Process
Intermediary
BUY
SHIP
PAY
Seller
Buyer
Authority
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The International Trade Transaction Process
BUY
Establish Business Agreement
Request Quotation
Negotiate
Agree Contract
Order
INVOLVES

• Commercial Procedures
• Establish Contract
• Order Goods
• Advise On Delivery
• Request Payment

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The International Trade Transaction Process
SHIP
V Transit - VIII Proportionality- X Publication
Prepare for Export
Export
Transport
Prepare for Import
Import
INVOLVES

• Transport Procedures
• Establish Transport Contract
• Collect,Transport and Deliver Goods
• Provide Waybills, Goods Receipts Status reports
  etc.

• Regulatory Procedures
• Obtain Import/Export Licences etc
• Provide Customs Declarations
• Provide Cargo Declaration
• Apply Trade Security Procedures
• Clear Goods for Export/Import

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The International Trade Transaction Process
PAY
Prepare for Payment
Request Payment
Initiate Payment
Execute Payment
Advise Payment
INVOLVES

• Financial Procedures
• Provide Credit Rating
• Provide Insurance
• Provide Credit
• Execute Payment
• Issue Statements

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WTO rules relevant to trade facilitation

• GATT 1994
• V, VIII, X, VII (valuation for customs purposes),
  IX (marks of origin)
• Agreements
• Customs valuation, import licensing Procedures,
  Preshipment inspection, Rules of Origin,
  technical Barriers to Trade, Application of
  Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
• GATS
• Transport, Financing, Telecommunciations
• TRIPS
• Boarder measures for counterfeit and pirated goods

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UN/CEFACT
SIMPLE, TRANSPARENT AND EFFECTIVE PROCESSES FOR
GLOBAL BUSINESS.
www.uncefact.org