Re: [ubl] Minutes of Pacific UBL TC call 5|6 May 2008

["Roberto Cisternino" <roberto@javest.com>]

Hello,

2 points about codelists:

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1. Incoterms 2000
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is the following UN/ECE recommendation allowing us to include the
Incoterms 2000 code list into UBL 2.1 ?

UNE/CE Rec 05
http://www.unece.org/cefact/recommendations/rec05/rec05_ecetrd259.pdf

Moreover, as noted by NES, UN/Locode is used to qualify the Delivery Terms
ID (INCOTERM) in Delivery Terms.

This reason I am trying to verify if the actual DeliveryTerms are suitable
for this purpose:

- cac:DeliveryTerms/cbc:ID

  Definition: Identifies the Delivery Terms.

  Samples available into the annotation:  CIF, FOB, or EXW from the
                 INCOTERMS Terms of Delivery. (2000 version preferred.)

NOTE: It is an identifier but should be a code list (I see it is not
possible as it is a re-used cbc:ID)

- cac:DeliveryTerms/cac:DeliveryLocation/cbc:ID

  Definition: The unique identifier for the location, e.g., the EAN
Location Number, GLN.

NOTE: This definition should mention the use of UN/Locode which is in line
with the Incoterm used at "cac:DeliveryTerms/cbc:ID"


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2. Commodity Code (also known as "Harmonized Code" and "Combined
Nomenclature")
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cac:CommodityClassification/cbc:CommodityCode

Product "Combined Nomenclature" (CN 2008)

Code List description and Responsible Agency:
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_GEN_DESC_VIEW_NOHDR&StrNom=CN_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN

Code List formats (HTML, CSV, XML, MDB, XLS):
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=LST_CLS_DLD&StrNom=CN_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN&StrLayoutCode=HIERARCHIC

Sample Code List (HTML):
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/nomenclatures/index.cfm?TargetUrl=ACT_OTH_DFLT_LAYOUT&StrNom=CN_2008&StrLanguageCode=EN

I really think we can publish this code list. Inside the description there
is the email contact of the responsible agency.
This codelist is well known in the cross-border trade, is multilingual and
updated yearly.

Hope this is useful.

Thanks

Roberto

> CODE LIST IPR
>
>    Discussion of Incoterms and related subjects.  It was noted
>    that all code lists published by UBL so far are either under
>    the UNECE umbrella or are explicitly in the public domain.
>
>    AGREED that we will only publish code lists that are provided
>    by UNECE or are in the public domain.
>
>    We note that the stated Incoterms copyright puts that list
>    outside of this policy and makes it extremely unlikely that
>    permission would be given to publish.
>
>    We also note that ubl.xml.org can serve as a repository for
>    community-developed genericode files relevant to UBL.

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