National Plant Quarantine Service

Korea Electronic Certification System

Open-Ended Working Group on IPPC Electronic Certification

Seiki Jun(seiki.jun@gmail.com)7-10 June 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Background/History

Next Steps

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Plant Quarantine Information System

Phyto eCert system

Methods of eCert

Ⅰ

Ⅱ

Ⅲ

Ⅳ

Ⅴ

Ⅰ. Background/History

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April 2004Discussed at the Taiwan-Korea Plant Quarantine Conference to develop the eCert system

As a way of preventing the forgery of Phytosanitory Certificates(PC) and the fraud export of Chinese agriculture product

2002-3SPS eCert initiative was included in APEC Trade Facilitation Action Plan

Developed eCert system using the eCert Data Standard provided by Australia and New Zealand

Developed the 1st phase of eCert system(Web View Access) : 2004 Developed the 2nd phase of eCert system(SOAP Method) : 2005

2004-5

- History

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January 2005Provided User ID to Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand

Taiwan : Exposed the fraud export of Chinese agriculture product from Korea to Taiwan using eCert website(Febraury 2005)

November 2008 – May 2009

Electronic Certification Trial with Australia for plant products

Method : Web View Access Result : Taking longer to clear goods, and resulting in poor time and increased costs Australia and Korea will investigate the available IT options with the view to reconsider full implementation in 2011

- History

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December 2010Completed upgrading eCert system in order to improve scalability and standardization

Scalability : Adapt to increased demands of eCert exchanged Standardization : Prepare to implement the UN-CEFACT Schema

2011

Official Pilot : Electronic exchange of PC with the Netherlands for seeds for sowing

Method : SOAP Method Main Issue : Implement the UN-CEFACT Schema and develop a Standard Massage(XML format, data elements, etc.)

Ⅱ. Plant Quarantine Information System

Plant QuarantineInformation

System(PQIS)

Network

UsingUsingMobileMobile

- Register the result - Issue a PC(Export)

Inspector(On-site)

Inspector(at the

office)

Intranet

Internet

UNI-PASS System

Client

Online Quarantine Application

System

CUSTOMS

NPQS

Application

Result

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Inspection Result(Import)

- Register the result

Certificates Information(Export)

CustomsCustoms

Inspection status

ApplicationInformation

SMS service

- Online Quarantine Application System

Plant QuarantineInformation

System(PQIS)

Network

Intranet

Client

Internet-based

Online Quarantine Application

System(OQAS)

CUSTOMS

NPQSApplication

Result

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Inspection status(Including Result)

ApplicationInformation

UNI-PASS System

Enable clients to submit the inspection application and check the inspection statusthrough the Online Quarantine Application System or UNI-PASS System.

Clients have two options to submit the application via the internet. - OQAS made by NPQS or UNI-PASS System made by Customs They can check the inspection status by themselves on the websites. - Confirmation of acceptance, Disinfection, Inspection result(Approval, Destroyed, etc.)

WEB

Taiwan

New Zealand

Australia

Ⅲ. Methods of eCert

1. Subject nameWeb View Access

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Enable Importing country’s inspectors to inquire into the PhytosanitoryCertificates that they want to view and verify on the Korea eCert website.

Need to internet access and logon/password to enter Export Certificates can be viewed, verified and downloaded as XML format Adoption : Taiwan, Official Trial : Australia(November 2008 ~ May 2009)

※ This in not Electronic Phytosanitory Certification, only for reference.

Importing countryNPPOhttps://ecert.npqs.go.kr

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Search conditions

Certificate Number Transport mode Product name Cert Issue Date…

- Web View Access

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Certificate Data Verification – Importing country

Accept Refuse Request and Remark

- Web View Access

Download as XML

1. Subject nameSOAP Method

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(1) Importing country logins through WSRL URL, by using SOAP method and request eCert to Exporting country. (2)~(5) Exporting country inquires the relevant eCert data from their Database and send it to importing country.

Importing country can collect XML data from secure web service. Each SOAP client ‘pulls’ data from counterpart country’s web service. Official Pilot : the Netherlands for seeds for sowing(2011)

eCert systemImporting country

eCert systemImporting country

eCert systemExporting country(Korea)

eCert systemExporting country(Korea)(1) Export eCert request

PQIS

(2) eCert Inquiry

(4) Document conversion

(3) Result of Inquiry

(5) eCert transmission

DB XML

※ WSRL URL : http://ecert.npqs.go.kr:9080/ecertsoap/EcertSOAP?wsdl

SOAPServer

SOAPClient

Ⅳ. Phyto eCert System(Export)

Plant QuarantineInformation

System(PQIS)

Network

UsingUsingMobileMobile

Inspector(On-site)

Inspector(at the

office)

Intranet

Internet

Request

Response

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Result Result

Request

- Register the result

Certificates Information

ImportingCountry

PhytosanitoryCertificates

- Register the result

SOAPClient

SOAPServer

DB XML

ExportingCountry

Network

- Phyto eCert System(Import)

Plant QuarantineInformation

System(PQIS)

Internet

Request

Response

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Request

Certificates Information

ExportingCountry

SOAPServer

SOAPClient

XML DB

DB

Request

eCert

Certificate number

However, eCert system isn’t directly connected to PQIS for import procedure yet.

ImportingCountry

- Phyto eCert System(Import)

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Instead, within eCert systemKorean inspectors canview, verify and downloadas XML format.importing country.

Accept Refuse Request and Remark

Ⅴ. Next Steps

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The Netherlands

Pilot started in March 2011 for seeds for sowing and we will make an effort to achieve good results

China

Plan to discuss how we can exchange eCertificates each other and try to make an agreement with China regarding the official trial

Other interested countries

Push forward to make further bilateral agreements with NPPOs

And if you’re interested in Korea eCert system to verify eCertificates that areissued from Korea on the website, please feel free to ask us!

Https://ecert.npqs.go.kr

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Any Questions?