UNNExT Workshop on Electronic Exchange of SPS Certificates for Better Trade Control and Facilitation 21-22 October 2015 Wuhan, China
e-cert.nl Bernardus ( Benno) SLOT Senior Responsible Officer e-certification Wuhan, 2015 October 22
Netherlands Food & Consumer Product Safety Authority Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (includes Agriculture) Management Team Client Services Division PPP e-certnl o Governance o Financial management o Research & Development o Maintenance o Performance 3
Figures cert.nl 2nd largest exporter (Agri) of the world Largest im- & exporteur (Agri) of the EU 19.000 certificates a week (import&export) 2200 economic operators 7 inspectorates 650 certifying officers
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Need for sophisticated (IT) solutions High performance High availability Automated inspections Need for cooperation at the border Need for maximum (international) interoperability Minimalize transactions costs is a driver
Ambition?! Private Sector Government Speed up border clearance Reduce transaction costs Reduce administrative burden Single assignment Re-use of data More efficient certification process Contributes to Risk based enforcement Contributes to Food Security Reduced fraud (CODEX) Transparancy 7
Program Smarter Inspections by Smarter Communication Import (2002-2004) Export (2004-2015) E-Certification (2010-20xx) 8
e-cert.nl Electronic support system for import and export certification Application of certificates Decision support for de certifying inspector Automated production of certificates Electronic messages Signing and Verification Module On line Verification module (verification number) 9
Who are you? Who is active in trade policy? Who is active in agri policy? Who is working in the business? Who is working in the operations? Who is active in the IT support? Who is active in Finance? Who is a lawyer? 10
Puzzled?? 11
Likely questions? What are the risks/where are the likely to occur? How to create a sustainable business model? How difficult is designing, building and deployment What are the requirements at appliance and IT? Is it expensive (costs vs added value) How to implement? Are there lessons learned? 12
What is considered to be e-cert
EU E-Cert Exporting Authority Importing Authority If Applicable NSW NSW Producer Exporter Importer Consumer WTO free trade CODEX CCFICS UN/Cefact IPPC OIE 14
Electronic Certificate An electronic certificate is the electronic equivalent of a paper certificate, containing the same information and giving the same guarantee 15
Exchange mechanism Electronic certificates issued in Exporting country 16 16
Electronic certificates received in Importing country 17
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e-certification (Multilateral) IPPC - ephyto (March 15) OIE - Encouraging e-certification as standard for Veterinary Certification CODEX - e-certification recognised but need further implementation UNCTAD - Enabling Developing Countries to use E-cert UN/CEFACT - Using the Trade library at implementation at IPPC, OIE and CODEX 19
e-certification (Bilateral) China (v) USA (f) Australia Chile Kenya South Korea USA Colombia Hong Kong Indonesia Peru Turkey Argentina Bolivia Brazil Canada Chinese Taipei EU Member States Japan Malaysia Mexico Russia South Africa Thailand Ukraine Uruguay VAE Vietnam 20
China Start e-cert May, 2011 Parallel run e-cert leading, October 2011 E-Signature, 2012 Legal document Operational procedures Statement for B2B Replacements No procedural changes Legal (Embassy) Administrative (CA s) Technical (E-Cert teams) Issues Letter of Credit PoC Paperless 21
Difficult & Expensive? Yes, understanding the details of the concept (only once) No, common technology and standards available Need for a new role between Policy, IT and Operations Yes, being the launching customer (investment) No, after standardization (Un/Cefact) costs will drop 22
Benefits of End-to-End Proven to work Small scale Direct communication Reliable No hidden costs Manageable costs In control by the CA Local support All products Local storage Manageable risk of disclosure 23
Costs National system implementation deployment Exchange mechanism deployment Paperless e-sign fips 140-3 Connection costs Pilot costs in K Euro 3.000 13.000 2.000 (incl. 1.500 staff) 150 3 100 1,5-50 50-350 24
Possible Sequense Analyse, analyse, analyse What is the real problem? Fraud, Food security, Food safety, Market access, Process optimization? Go and see, Talk, Talk, Talk Data harmonisation Don t expect IT is the solution Work together at border (Customs, etc) Develop a National System, all certification data electronically available (or use a generic system like f.e. ACYCER) e-certification Paperless certification 25
e-cert figures Start 2011, 5th of May Australia 3.580 Chile 2.712 China 27.655 Kenya 14.680 South Korea 1.408 USA 8.914 Total 60.949 26
Likely questions? What are the risks/where are the likely to occur? Innovation: Process, Product, Place Risk = Change * Impact How to create a sustainable business model? Creating and designing is do-able, deployment is the challenge! PPP? How difficult is it What are the requirements at IT? Is it expensive (costs vs added value) How to implement? Are there lessons learned? 27
Next Steps Harmonisation (Legislation CODEX, IPPC, OIE) Standardization of implementations (UN/Cefact) Digital evidence Open import requirements 28
Contact Bernardus (Benno) SLOT SRO Electronic Certification Systems E b.slot@nvwa.nl T +31 88 223 24 50 W www.e-cert.nl 29