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The United Nations extensions or aligned electronic trade documents (UNeDocs) is a project to define an electronic equivalent for paper based trade documents based on existing EDI and trade standards.

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UNeDocs

This will enable companies to exchange electronic trade documents on a common basis.

UNeDocs does not aim to suppress paper documents. Rather it aims to open an alternative path to encode, transmit and process the existing documentation.

UNeDocs is a project of the Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). In the past, the UNECE has developed several important international standards for trade, trade documentation and for electronic business, such as United Nations Layout Key and UN/EDIFACT.

The project is supported by the International Trade Procedures Working Group (ITPWG) of the UN Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT). The UNECE will steer the project in cooperating with other international organization and industry associations that are working in the area of trade documentation and standardization. An important component is the integration and contribution of the private sector, especially in form of expertise.

Website: www.unedocs.org
Contact: Markus Pikart
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