UNNExT Workshop on Implementation of

e-SPS and Automation for Agriculture

Trade Facilitation

1-3 November 2016

Bangkok, Thailand

NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOWS

AND COLLABORATIVE SPS EXCHANGE

FRANCIS LOPEZ UNNExT Expert

NATIONAL SINGLE WINDOW

NSW - • Customs, OGAs

• Traders

• Import, Export

Workflows

• Transaction Data

• Administration

• Network,

Connectivity

Importer,

Exporter

Transport,

Logistics

SP

Customs

OGAs

NSW SYSTEM - AGRIFOOD MODULE Authorized SPS Operators

Producers, manufacturers and exporters

Traders, importers and retailers

Logistics Provider: Cold storage warehouses, forwarders

Authorized products for trade

Regulated products requiring SPS Certification

Non-regulated products with SPS Certfication

SPS Certification

Schedule and payment of fees

Provision for others related certifications, e.g.

CITES, ICOCA Certificate (product specific)

GAP/GMP/HACCP Certificate (farming, manufacturing and handing of agri produucts)

Halal Certificate (religious procedures)

SPS/PHYTO CERTIFICATION Online SPS Cert

Application

Automated

Exporter Profile

Data Validation

Verification of

Import Quarantine

Requirements

Verification on

Exporter

Compliance to Doc

Requirements

Inspection of

Consignments

e-Payment of

Inspection, SPS Cert

Fee

Approval, Issuance

of SPS Certificate

Online SPS Cert

Printing and/or

eSPS Transmission Source: IPPC Export Certification

Online Import

Permit Application

Automated

Importer and

Commodity Data

Validation

Verification of data

vs attached support

documents

e-Payment of

Import Permit Fee

Approval, Issuance

of Import Permit

specifying import

requirements

E-Request for

Goods Inspection

Automated Import

Permit, SPS Cert

Validation

Verification of data

vs attached support

documents

Quarantine

Inspection at Port

Quarantine

Clearance and

Release

e-Payment of

Inspection/Lab Fee

Import Quarantine Clearance

Source: IPPC Import Verification

MAV

Import

Certificate

SPS

Import

Clearance

E-SPS

Certificate

From

Origin Accreditation eRFI

Quarantine

Inspection

VQMILC

Meat

Inspection

VQMILC

COMI

Local Transfer

Permit

DA MAV, CSW,

BAI, NMIS, BOC

Import

Entry

Declaration

BAI BAI, BAI NMIS NMIS, BAI DA MAV BOC OGA

(Origin)

Agriculture Trade System

Tax

Exemption

Certificate

PNSW BAI,, NEDA, DOF

AU DA

Client Profile

Registration

System

Online

Release

System

PH ANIMAL/MEAT IMPORT WORKFLOWS

DA: Department of Agriculture BAI: Bureau of Animal Industry. NMIS National Meat Inspection Service

WTO SPS AGREEMENT

Issuance of SPS Certificate, based on standard Sanitary and

Phytosanitary Measures (substance, form) by Competent

Authority

Compliance to import requirements

Availability of SPS Certificate to the Competent Authority

of the importing country (as requisite to clearance)

E-SPS CERTIFICATION

Electronic application and issuance of of SPS Certificate

Online application and verification of data

Online approval

Generating SPS Certificate (e-SPS Cert, online printing of SPS Certificate)

Electronic SPS Exchange (data security and integrity)

Transmission of e-SPS Certificate (data)

Receipt of e-SPS Certificate (data)

Electronic verification for Import quarantine clearance

Validation vis-à-vis import permit and other import requirements

CURRENT E-SPS EXCHANGE INITIATIVES

Adoption of UNCEFACT e-CERT as basis for e-SPS Message Specification, e.g. IPPC e-Phyto Certificate

Adoption of digital signature/certificate eg. PKI, and data encryption (data security, integrity)

Bilateral SPS agreement on the exchange from Competent Authority (export) to Competent Authority (import), i.e., point-to-point exchange

The Point-to-Multipoint exchange, e.g. e-Phyto Hub

Collaborative e-SPS Exchange

E-SPS EXCHANGE Issuance and transmission of e-SPS Certificates

Receipt of e-SPS Certificate and ensuring compliance to import

requirements and facilitate quarantine clearance

Hub Model (IPPC ePhyto)

Export

Country

Export Countries Import Countries

Import Countries

Bilateral SPS Exchange

WTO STDF

IPPC E-PHYTO HUB

International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)

IPPC has proposed the e-Phyto Hub project:

Enable exporting countries to submit e-Phyto Certificate to a Phyto Hub, and

Enable importing countries to retrieve such Phyto Certificate from the e-Phyto Hub

WTO Standards and Trade Development Facility

Provided the funding for the development of the ePhyto Hub with pilot implementation in

developing economies, e.g. Egypt, Equador, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka

Importing countries express support to retrieve Phyto Certificate from the Hub, e.g. Australia,

New Zealand, Canada, Chile, China, Netherlands, S. Korea, USA

Development and operation to be undertaken by UN ICC

Self-sustaining service (fee for service)

Timeline - 2017

Hub Model (IPPC ePhyto)

Export Countries

Import Countries

PROPOSED ASW E-SPS EXCHANGE

ASW

Gateways

NSW

NSW

Expor

t

OGA

Impor

t

OGA

Expor

t

OGA

Impor

t

OGA

10 ASEAN Member States (AMS): Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam

ASEAN Member State

ASEAN Member State

Import

Customs

Import

Customs

OGA: Refers to Other Government Agencies, such as

the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) for

Phyto Certification

ASW E-SPS EXCHANGE

Port

Quarantine

Officers

AMS Export AMS Import

AMS E-SPS

Certificate

Exporter Importer

NSW

Competent

Authority

ASW

GW

NSW

ASW

GW

Competent

Authority

ASW SPS EXCHANGE

Port

Quarantine

Officers

AMS Export AMS Import AMS E-SPS

Certificate

Exporter Importer

Issue SPS

Certificate

Competent

Authority

Competent

Authority

Clearance,

Release

Review Application/Docs

Inspect ExportConsignment

Review Docs/SPS Cert

Inspect Import Consignment

SPS

Cert

ASW SPS EXCHANGE

Port

Quarantine

Officers

AMS Export AMS Import AMS E-SPS

Certificate

Exporter Importer

Issue SPS

Certificate

Competent

Authority

Competent

Authority

Clearance,

Release

Review Application/Docs

Inspect Export

Consignment

Review Docs/SPS Cert

Inspect Import Consignment

SPS

Cert

AMS Transit

Review Docs/SPS Cert

Release For Transit

Competent

Authority

NPPO/QIA

Exporting Country Importing Country

NPPO/QIA SPS Certificate

Exporter Importer

SPS Import

Clearance/

Permit

SPS Notification

SPS Import Clearance/Permit

SPS Status/Change Request SPS

Certificate

2

5

4

4

* Pan Asian eCommerce Alliance Model

COLLABORATIVE E-SPS EXCHANGE *

Source: IPPC Export Certification

Source: IPPC Import Verification

1 3

BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE E-SPS

EXCHANGE

Importer is authorized to import goods, subject to specific terms and

conditions stipulated in the import permit

Certification to ensure compliance to import requirements, i.e., goods

and traders

Enable advanced validation of Certification vis-à-vis import

requirements, conditions for importation and compliance to other

import quarantine requirements

Enhanced profiling and risk management on source (area, producer,

exporter), and the handling/delivery of goods

Improve food safety and security, reduced clearance delays, cost and

wastages

CHALLENGES IN E-SPS IMPLEMENTATION

Legal, administrative and trade policy framework for the online

application and electronic issuance of import permits and SPS

Certificates, and the use of e-SPS Certificate from exporting

country (eliminate paper)

IT systems and infrastructure

OGA competencies, resistance to change

Sustainability

KEY TAKEAWAY

Collaborative e-SPS Exchange to address food

safety and security issues

Overcome technical and funding constraints

thru public-private partnership

THANK YOU