INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC SPS CERTIFICATION. FRANCIS LOPEZ InterCommerce

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1 INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRONIC SPS CERTIFICATION FRANCIS LOPEZ InterCommerce

2 WTO SPS AGREEMENT Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, entered into force on 1 January 1995 Defines the basic rules for food safety and animal and plant health standards. All countries maintain measures to ensure that food is safe for consumers, and to prevent the spread of diseases or pests among animals and plants SPS Committee developed recommended procedures and a standardized format for governments to use for the required advance notification of new regulations; monitor the use of international standards; and, work on guidelines to ensure consistency in risk management decisions, in order to reduce possible arbitrariness in the actions taken by governments

3 SPS MEASURES SPS Measures based on - Recognized international standards, particularly those of the three sisters FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius Commission (CODEX), the World Organization for Animal Health (Office International des Epizooties/OIE) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Science, including scientific assessment of risk Temporary precautionary principle in the absence of international standards or scientific evidence SPS Information Management System (SPS IMS) provides access to documents and records relevant under the SPS Agreement. SPS IMS allows users to track information on SPS measures that Member governments have notified to the WTO Specific trade concerns raised in the SPS Committee SPS-related documents circulated at the WTO Member governments' SPS Enquiry Points and Notification Authorities

4 SPS WORKFLOWS SPS Certification, Issuance Workflows (Exports) SPS Utilization, Quarantine Clearance Workflows (Import)

5 SPS CERTIFICATE ISSUANCE 1. Application for SPS Certification prior to exportation 2. Animal/Plant and Product inspection 3. Report on inspection 4. Approval and issuance of SPS Certificate 5. Exporter sends SPS Certificate to importer

6 SPS CERTIFICATE UTILIZATION 1. Importer submits SPS Certificate together with goods declaration and other documents for preparatory for quarantine inspection and clearance 2. Documentary verification (risk assessment, and retroverification/re-issuance of SPS Certificate, if necessary) 3. Quarantine inspection, clearance and release

7 EARLY E-SPS INITIATIVES Rationale for E-SPS Secure SPS Certification Eliminate fraudulent SPS Certificates Methodologies: 1. Online access to system of export issuing authority, to enable import quarantine agency to validate SPS Certificates (View)) 2. Electronic retrieval of approved SPS Certificate by import quarantine agency from export issuing authority (PULL via SOAP) 3. Electronic transmission of SPS Certificate by export issuing authority to import quarantine agency

8 SPS CERTIFICATE EXCHANGE 1. Approved SPS Certificate issued to exporter, which then sends to importer for quarantine clearance at port of entry/discharge 2. Online access to approved SPS Certificate.. view and/or print a copy of the SPS Certificate from system of issuing authority, primarily for authentication 3. Electronic transmission of SPS Certificate.. SPS data may be used for authentication, validation compliance to import permit

9 E-SPS EXCHANGE Adoption of UNCEFACT e-cert as basis for e-sps Message Specification, e.g. IPPC e-phyto Certificate Increasing use of digital signature/certificate eg. PKI Data encryption Bilateral SPS exchange, from export issuing authority to import quarantine agency Hub or point-to-multipoint exchange Collaborative e-sps Exchange

10 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 Import Countries Export Country Bilateral SPS Exchange Import Countries Export Countries Hub Model (IPPC ephyto)

11 Import Countries WTO STDF IPPC E-PHYTO HUB Hub Model (IPPC ephyto) 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 US$1.0M funding for the development of the ephyto Hub with pilot implementation to developing economies, e.g. Egypt, Equador, Ghana, Guatemala, Samoa, Senegal, Sri Lanka Importing countries express support to retrieve Phyto Certificate from the Hub, e.g. Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Netherlands, New Zealand, S. Korea, USA Development and operation to be undertaken by UN ICC Self-sustaining service (fee for service) Timeline Export Countries

12 PROPOSED ASW E-SPS EXCHANGE ASEAN Member State Expor t OGA Impor t OGA Import Customs NSW ASW Gateways ASEAN Member State NSW Expor t OGA Impor t OGA Import Customs 10 ASEAN Member States: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam OGA: Refers to Other Government Agencies, such as the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) for Phyto Certification

Status/Change Request SPS Import Clearance/ Permit Exporter 1 SPS

13 COLLABORATIVE E-SPS EXCHANGE * Exporting Country Importing Country NPPO/QIA 2 SPS Certificate NPPO/QIA SPS Certificate 4 SPS Status/Change Request SPS Import Clearance/ Permit Exporter 1 SPS Import Clearance/Permit Importer 3 SPS Notification * Pan Asian ecommerce Alliance Model

14 6. BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIVE E-SPS EXCHANGE 1. Importer authorized to import goods, subject to specific terms and conditions 2. Certification on the compliance of both the goods and traders 3. Advanced validation of Certification vis-à-vis import permit, conditions for importation and compliance to import quarantine requirements 4. Enhanced profiling and risk management 5. Improve food safety and security, reduced clearance delays and cost

15 CHALLENGES IN E-SPS IMPLEMENTATION Legal and trade policy framework IT systems and infrastructure OGA competencies and resistance to change

16 KEY TAKEAWAY Collaborative e-sps Exchange to address food safety and security issues Overcome technical and funding constraints thru public-private partnership

17 THANK YOU

UNNExT Workshop on Implementation of e-sps and Automation for Agriculture Trade Facilitation. 1-3 November 2016 Bangkok, Thailand

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