Project

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Project APEC paperless trading demonstration -
electronic transmission of the SANCRT message -
Findings -
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• Major Findings
• The project identified major barriers to
  achieving paperless trading, categorised under
  broader headings of
• technical considerations
• legal considerations
• financial information
• Government issues and
• non-Government issues.

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• Key Documents
• Four key documents identified as the main
  restrictions to full electronic transmission of a
  basic set of documents, and as critical to
  achieving paperless trading
• the Bill of Lading
• the Health Certificate
• the Certificates of Analysis and
• Inspection Certificates.

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• Suggested Solutions
• The suggested solutions to achieve practical
  paperless trading proposes three fundamental
  approaches
• convert existing documents into an electronic
  form
• provide information in an electronic form to
  better suit the specific requirements of trading
  economies and
• seek alternative information routes or
  practices.

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• Recommendations
• Recommended TPT-WG23 endorse the findings and
  encourage economies to consider the following
  when developing future paperless trading related
  projects
• - converting existing documents into an
  electronic form
• - providing information in an electronic form to
  better suit the specific requirements of trading
  economies and
• - seeking alternative information routes or
  practices