Smarter Food Single Window: Facilitating Fresh Fruit and Vegetable

Smarter Food Single Window:
Facilitating Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
exports in Greece
The smarter food vision:
inclusive, safe, traceable
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Greek Trade Facilitation Reform
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National economic and social crisis in 2012
Holistic national TF reform programme:
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Policy vision for trade facilitation in Greece
List of 25 key actions
Goals, Key Performance Indicators, deadlines
International support for the implementation
Resources
Approved by the Parliament late 2012
and implemented 2013/2014
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Facilitating export of Greek fresh fruit and
vegetable
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Analyse supply chain
Identify bottlenecks
Implement trade facilitation measures
Introduce eBusiness technology and Single
Window
Benchmark with EU best practice
Propose a strategy to develop Greek exports
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Single Window Environment
EU “Single Window Environment“*
 Development of automated platforms for stakeholder
collaboration (IOS)
 These platforms will be networked
 Single Window is not a system, but a collaboration of
systems (similar to Internet)
Greece Architecture
 Greece Single Window is a network of IOS systems
 Independent, stepwise development
 Schedule: Customs, MENOS (agriculture), Port SW, ..
  development of agriculture SW platform in Greece
as a pilot for Greece Single Window
*Reference: Venice Declaration October 2014:
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Greek SW Environment: A network of Stakeholder
Systems
Sellers/Exporters
Buyer
EU Customs
DG TAXUD
Importer’s
Banks
Freight Forwarders
Freight
Exporter’s Forwarders
Banks
Hauler
Operators
Warehouses
Terminal
Operators
DG SANCO
TRACES
Traders
Regulatory
Agents
Haulers
Single Window Environment
Port-equipment
Operators
Agriculture
MENOS
Vessels
Marine
Department
Ship Agents
Health
Department
Air lines
Customs
Department
Customs
Brokers
Vessel
Operator
Greek eCustoms
ICISNet
Seller
Quarantine &
SPS Agency
Other government
agencies
Terminal
Operator
DG MOVE
E-Maritime
Ship Piloting
Vessel
Traffic
Safety
Port
Authority
What is a Single Window for Agrifood Trade?
The Single Window for
Agrifood Trade is collaborative
system of public and private
sector stakeholders to increase
security and efficiency of
agrifood cross-border trade
through collaboration,
electronic information
exchange and efficient
regulation.
Freight Forwarders Producers
Greece:
6 steps towards Agrifoo
Exporters
Business Process Analysis
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Improve inspection system
Agriculturecertificate system
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Paperless
MENOS
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Standardization of data
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Benchmark with EU best prac
Min. Agr.
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Strategy for
Greek Smarter Fo
Customs
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smarter food:
Information technology and trade
facilitation to improve the supply chain
and deliver new products to international
markets
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Step 1: Business Process Analsysis
BPA for key agriculture produce: Feta Cheese, Kiwi, Olive Oil,
Peaches, Fish, Cosmetics
Based on the UNNEXT BPA Guide
Objectives:
 Get stakeholders together
 Understand the export processes
 What are the specific Greek issues
 Where are the bottlenecks
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Step 2: Improve and automate inspection system
FFV exports to 3rd countries require an EU conformity
certificate
 Large number of inspections, paper work and
delays
Projects for improvement:
 Approved Exporters: Exporters can apply for
preferential status
 Electronic Risk Managment: Assessment of risks
and targeted inspections
 Electronic managment of conformity certificates
(application, issuance)
 Re-organization of the inspection and control
system incl. payments
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Step 3: Specifciation for electronic certificate exchange
 Automated conformity certificate managment
system
 Automated Customs data management
system
Next: electronic exchange platform Ministry of
Agriculture and Customs
System specifcation: busines processes, data
structures, document flows, cost and
implementation plan,..
Lessons learned:
 Time needed to build a joint project team
 Electronic documents are NOT the equivalent of paper documents
 Requires integration of processes between two agencies and joint
risk managment
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Building an automated Risk Managment System
Electronic information: which agency will check which data,
when, what is the risk, which rules apply, what is the legal
basis, ..?
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Step 4: Data Model and electronic documents
Electronice document exchange between two ministires
 Questions: Which data, which data formats, what is the
meaning of this data.
 Systematic analysis of the sematic and structure of the
data
 Data Model: All data elements needed to manage cross
border trade
 Messages/Documents: subset of a the data model; data
elements that are exchanged between two parties
 EU standard (2014): WCO Data Model 3
 off-the-shelf data model with focus to cross border trade
 Extension packages : Licenses Permits Certifcates Others
(LPCO)
 System of national extensions: «My Information Package»
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Step 4: Greek Data Model and electronic
documents
Challenge: develop the «Greek Information Package»
 Change management
 Why shall we use a data model?
 Why a Customs data model?!
 Which standards/technology shall we use?
 How can we get organised?
Technical work:
 Greek data harmonization expert group
 Electronic Greek Conformity Certificate
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Step 5: Supply chain benchmarking
Birds eye view:
How to transform Trade Faciltiation achivements
into export opportunities?
How do similar supply chains work in other
countries?
What can we learn from others?
Approach:
 Stakeholder consultation
 Assessment of the current situation of Greece
 Benchmarking with EU best practice
 SWOT analysis
 Development of recommendations
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Benchmarking Strategy Greece
Fresh fruit and vegetable exports from Greece:
challenges
Identification of hotspots
and potential solutions
International benchmarking
How do others cope?
Fresh fruit and vegetable exports from Greece:
solutions
Policy makers
Administration
Private sector
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Step 6: Vision for Greek Smarter Food
Concept for a Greek Smarter Food Vision
“..develop premium, IT-enabled brands and focus on delivering high
value products, such as organic and socially aware products, to high
income markets”
Cornerstones:
 Risk managment and paperless trade
 Quality of Greece Produce
 Origin of Greece as a world class tourist destination
 Tradition of Greek Smallholders and regions
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The Greek Roadmap: Were are we now?
 Now: Greece international ranking in trade facilitation
competitiveness improved from rank 84 to 48 in World
Bank DoingBusiness ranking
 Agriculture:
 Authorized exporter, electronic conformity certificate, Risk
Managment System(s), improvement inspections system,
specification for agriculture Single Window, Mata Model
 Next: technical development of the platform, discussion with
policy leaders on smarter food vision
 Looking ahead: WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
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Bali, 7 December 2013
Article 10: The «Single Window» article
Article10: Formalities connected with importation and exportation and
transit
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WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
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Perishable Goods: Summary
9.1 With a view to preventing avoidable loss or deterioration of
perishable goods, and provided all regulatory requirements have been
met, each Member shall release within shortest possible time
9.2 Each Member shall give appropriate priority to perishable goods
when scheduling any examinations that may be required.
9.3 Arrange for (or allow importer to care for) proper storage facilities
prior to release of goods .. And.. provide procedures for release of
goods from these storage facilities.
9.4 In cases of significant delay in the release of perishable goods, and
upon written request, the importing Member shall, to the extent
practicable, provide a communication on the reasons for the delay.
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Thank You
Markus Pikart, UNECE
[email protected]
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