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UNECE-EurAsEC-UNESCAP International Conference on Trade Facilitation

 

16-18 October 2006, Moscow

 

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16 October 2006
Chairman: Grigory A. Rapota, Secretary General, EurAsEC
09:30 WELCOME ADDRESS
  Grigory A. Rapota, Secretary General, EurAsEC

Marek Belka, Executive Secretary, UNECE     [English]    [Russian]

Xuan Zengpei, Director, Trade Division UNESCAP

Martin Marmy, Secretary General, International Road Transport Unio
10:00 SESSION I: INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TRADE FACILITATION AND INTERACTION WITH BUSINESS

 Moderator: A.V. Tochin, Head, Department of Trade Policy, EurAsEC Secretariat
  Regional dimension in trade facilitation implementation on the example of EurAsEC
     Vladimir Nekrasov, Head, Department of Customs and Border Issues, EurAsEC Secretariat

Introduction: Integrated approach to trade facilitation
     Mario Apostolov, Regional Adviser, UNECE

Organization of trade facilitation in the Russian Federation
     Galina Balandina, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation

Trade processes and the Customs service
     Victor Dyachenko, Head, General Directorate, Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation

Trade Facilitation in the Asia-Pacific region
     Noordin Azhari, Head Trade efficiency and facilitation section, Trade Division, UNESCAP

The business community’s case for trade facilitation
     Roberto Valfre di Bonzo, Marketing Manager, Trade Assurance Services, SGS.

 Discussion
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Break
14:00 SESSION II: SINGLE WINDOWS. INTEROPERABLE STANDARDS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF TRADE INFORMATION

 Moderator: M.Apostolov, Regional Adviser, UNECE
  UNECE’s recommendation on the Single Window
     Tom Butterly, Acting Deputy Chief, Global Trade Solutions, UNECE

Best practice for harmonizing trade data requirements (mapping required data to UNTDED)
     William Nolle, U.S. Customs and Border Protection [1]   [2]   [3]   [4]

Interoperable standards for the exchange of trade information and documents
     Gareth Lewis, Technical Officer, Facilitation, World Customs Organization

The Swedish experience with the Single Window and the Green Corridor
     Matts Wicktor, Director, Customs Future Centre, Swedish Customs  [1]   [2]   [3]   [video]

Discussion
17:00 SESSION III: INTEGRATED BORDER MANAGEMENT THROUGH COORDINATION AMONG AGENCIES AT THE BORDER

 Moderator: V. Nekrassov, Head, Department of Customs and Border Issues, EurAsEC Secretariat
  Implementation of the UNECE Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Control of Goods in the EurAsEC countries
     Representatives of UNECE Transport Division and EurAsEC Secretariat

Economic benefits of integrated border management
     Alexey Stukalo, Deputy-Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities

Development of the transit potential in the EurAsEC countries / e.g. implementation of the TIR Convention
     Representatives from the EurAsEC Secretariat

     Konstantin Glughenkiy, UNECE Transport Division

Discussion
17 October 2006
TRAINING SESSION 1: WORKSHOP ON SINGLE WINDOWS AND DATA REQUIREMENT HARMONIZATION TRAINING FOR SPECIALISTS ON SINGLE WINDOWS AND HARMONIZATION OF DATA REQUIREMENTS AMONG AGENCIES AND ACROSS BORDERS
09:30 - 13:00 Trade data element requirements in the Russian Federation. Progress in developing the procedure of a Single Administrative Document (SAD) in Russia and the other EurAsEC countries
     Galina V. Balandina (t.b.c.), Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, and representatives of the Customs Services
     of the EurAsEC countries and
     Representative of the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation

Best practice of the United States in building the environment for a Single Widow. How were data requirements harmonized and mapped to the UN Trade Data Elements Directory (UNTDED)?
     William Nolle, International Trade Manager, US Customs and Border Protection

World Customs Organization (WCO) Data Model, Framework of Standards for security, and data requirement harmonization
     Gareth Lewis, Technical Officer, WCO

UNECE / UNCEFACT Single Window recommendations, data harmonization and interoperable standards for data exchange
     Tom Butterly, Trade Facilitation, UNECE Trade and Timber Division

Single Window experience in APEC and ASEAN, and harmonization of data element requirements with international standards
     Noordin Azhari, Head Trade efficiency and facilitation section, Trade Division, UNESCAP

The Swedish Single Window and trade data element requirements agreed in the Green Corridor between Sweden, Finland and Russia
     Mats Wicktor, Director, Customs Future Centre, Swedish Customs.

The business case for data requirement harmonization
     Roberto Valfre di Bonzo, Marketing Manager, Trade Assurance Services, SGS.

Panel discussion
TRAINING SESSION 2: UNECE / OSCE CAPACITY-BUILDING WORKSHOP ON “STRENGTHENING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE HARMONIZATION OF FRONTIER CONTROLS OF GOODS”
13:30 - 18:00  Opening of the Seminar, welcome addresses
     UNECE, OSCE Chairmanship, OSCE, EurAsEC

Trade and transport facilitation
     General introduction, Governance and corruption, Introduction to UNECE legal instruments: UNECE, OSCE

Integrated Border Management and the Harmonization Convention
     General introduction, Introduction to the Harmonization Convention, including annexes: UNECE, WCO

Discussion
18 October 2006
09:30 - 17:30 Country reports on implementation of the Harmonization Convention and integrated border management (IBM)
     EurAsEC member states and observers

Experience of the industry concerning integrated border management
     International Road Transport Union (IRU), Organization for Railway Cooperation (OSZhD)

National cooperation measures in the framework of the Harmonization Convention and integrated border management in general
     General introduction, best practices vis-à-vis reality, State-of-the-art procedures: Expert

Experience of authority in cooperation measures at national level in the framework of the Harmonization Convention and integrated border management in general
     Issues and challenges: EurAsEC member state X

Cross border cooperation measures in the framework of the Harmonization Convention and integrated border management in general
     General introduction, best practices vis-à-vis reality, State-of-the-art procedures incl. joint border stations: Expert

Experience of authorities in cross-border cooperation measures in the framework of the Harmonization Convention and integrated border management in general
     Issues and challenges: EurAsEC neighbouring member states Y & Z

Discussion

Future aspects of IBM
     Concrete issues and scope for improvement in short and long term: UNECE, OSCE, WCO

Concluding session
     Follow-up: UNECE, OSCE, EurAsEC