Open-ended Working Group

on

Phytosanitary eCertification

Seoul, Republicof Korea

7-10, June, 2011

General Objective

“Determine what needs to be developed so that a standardized electronicphytosanitary certificationsystem is defined for implementation between National Plant Protection Organizations”.

Specific objectives and approach

  1. Provide general background on electronic certification, phytosanitaryelectronic certification developments around the world and advances from countries working on electronic certification;
  2. Work towards:
  3. Determining the standardized contents of the electronic phytosanitary certificate;
  4. Determining the standardized way of secure and authentic transmission of the electronic phytosanitary certificate;
  5. Determining how to get the standardized elements of electronic phytosanitary certification accepted and widely used;
  6. Determining how to make the standardized elements of electronic phytosanitary certification available to all NPPOs;
  7. Determining the elements needed to have a smooth transition from paper certificates to electronic certificates.
  8. Establish a working program and an international forum for 2011-12 to further resolve the challenges identified during the meeting and formulate a draft appendix for ISPM 12 resulting in a report to CPM 7.

A G E N D A

Day 0 (June 6)

13:00- 17:00 Steering committee meeting

DAY 1 (June 7)

Time / Topic / Speaker
9:00-9:30 / Welcoming address / Mr. Seong Jung, Korean Deputy Minister of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
9:30-9:45 / Review of workshop goals / Dave Nowell, IPPC Secretariat
9:45-10:30 / General principles of electronic certification / Peter Johnston, NZ
10:30-11:00 / Small group discussions on attendee expectations / Facilitator: Peter Johnston
11:00-11:30 / Coffee break
11:30-11:45 / Presentation of expectations / Group coordinators; Peter Johnston, facilitator
11:45- 12:00 / Summary of Ottawa meeting working group results / SherynKirkpatrick-Papineau, Canada
12:00-12:30 / Presentations by countries with active electronic certification systems / Country 1: Korea –Seiki Jun
12:30-13:00 / Presentations by countries with active eCert systems / Country 2: Kenya – David Mbarani
13:00-14:30 / Lunch break
14:30-15:00 / Presentations by countries with active eCert systems / Country 3: Australia, Barbara Cooper
15:00-15:30 / Presentations by countries with active eCertsystems / Country 4: Mexico, Roberto Betaanzos
15:30-16:00 / Global electronic certification: United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business / Barbara Cooper, Australia
16:00-16:30 / Single Window - KCS and WCO's experiences / Ms. So-young Yang, Korea

DAY 2 (June 8)

Theme A: Development of the standard message (Basic business rules)

Objective: Establish the business rules through which the phytosanitary electronic certification system will function, according to appropriate data elements from ISPM 12 and 7.

Time / Topic / Speaker
9:00-9:30 / Presentation of country developments using the XML schema / Country 1: New Zealand - Peter Johnston
9:30-10:00 / Presentation of country developments using the XML schema / Country 2: The Netherlands
10:00-10:30 / Presentation of country developments using the XML schema / Country 3: USA, Craig Southwick
10:30-11:00 / Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 / Use cases: Application of Business Rules to the UNCEFACT xml / Craig Southwick, USA, withSheryn Kirkpatrick-Papineau,Canada
11:45-12:00 / Need for and development of various code lists / Martin Boerma, The Netherlands
12:00-12:15 /
  • botanical names
/ Peter Johnston, New Zealand
12:15-12:30 /
  • standard method for product description
/ Sheryn Kirkpatrick-Papineau, Canada, with Peter Johnston, New Zealand
12:30-12:45 /
  • additional declarations
/ Nico Horn, The Netherlands
12:45-13:00 /
  • treatments
/ Martin Boerma, The Netherlands
13:00-14:30 / Lunch Break
14:30-16:00 / Group discussions:
Standardization required to facilitate worldwide e-certification: small group discussions / Facilitators: Peter Johnston, Rebecca Lee, Nico Horn,Barbara Cooper
Coordinator of groups: Dave Nowell
16:00-16:45 / Presentation of results of discussion groups / Facilitators
16:45-17:00 / Conclusions of Theme 1 and establishment of future Working Groups / Dave Nowell

DAY 3 –(June 9)

Theme B: Development of an exchange mechanism: a multi-country protocol for internet communication for electronic transfer of phytosanitary certification data

Objective: Identify and develop the appropriate specifications for a two-way data transmission process that ensures the security of both the certification data dispatch and retrieval processes.

Time / Topic / Speaker
9:00-9:30 / Review existing methods already in place for electronic exchange of certification data–general introduction / Lex Moret, The Netherlands
9:30-10:00 / Case study 1: New Zealand & Australia / Peter Johnston & Barbara Cooper
10:00-10:30 / Case study 2: Electronic certification for animal products / Martin Boerma
10:30-11:00 / Coffee break
11:00-11:30 / Electronic security (electronic signature) and authenticity: “Concepts for Consideration” / Peter Johnston
11:30-12:00 / Option for dealing with re-exports within the eCert environment / Nico Horn(Peter Johnston)
12:00-13:00 / Group discussions:
Standardization requirements for an effective exchange mechanism / Group coordinator: Rebecca Lee
Group facilitators: Peter Johnston, Nico Horn, Dave Nowell, Barbara Campbell
13:00-14:30 / Lunch break
14:30-15:15 / Presentation of results of discussion groups / Facilitators
15:15-15:45 / Identification of future work and establishment of Working Groups / Dave Nowell
15:45-16:00 / Conclusions of Workshop / Dave Nowell
16:00-16:15 / Next steps and establishment of an international forum for information sharing and consultation / Dave Nowell
16:15-16:30 / Closing remarks / New coordinator for the international forum

Day 4 (June 10)

Time / Topic / Speaker
9:00-12:00 / Designated working groups begin their assignments / Coordinator: Dave Nowell
12:00-14:00 / Lunch meeting - Steering Committee + Coordinator of international forum / Coordinator: Dave Nowell
14:00 - / City tour (on demand) / Coordinator: Korea