E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa

E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Electronic Health Certification of New Zealand Agricultural Products © Slide 1 March 04

E-cert Overview Industries Involved Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Ø Meat Ø Dairy Ø Plants Ø Game Ø Seafood © Slide 2 March 04

E-cert Overview Objectives Ø Ø Ø Ø © Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Access Compliant with international standards. Speed Security Reliability Flexibility Simplicity Affordability Slide 3 March 04

E-cert Overview Functions Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Ø Track status and market eligibility of product Ø Generate certificate documents Ø Customise certificates Ø Notify consignments in advance Ø Provide assurance by ensuring authenticity © Slide 4 March 04

E-cert Overview Model Farm/ Vessel Processing Plant Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa CERTIFICATION Overseas Authorities Storage Importer J ü TRANSPORT 3 4 5 6 View certificate on E-cert web site Independent Agency 2 1 Verify & Sign 1 2 Company Product information E-cert © Customer Slide 5 March 04 View certificate on E-cert web site

E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Major Roles Ø Consignor/consignee (industry) Ø Inspector (independent verification) Ø Border Inspector © Slide 6 March 04

E-cert Overview Certificate Creation 1 © Slide 7 Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa March 04

E-cert Overview Te Certificate Creation 2 © Slide 8 Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa March 04

E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa New Zealand Inspection © Slide 9 March 04

E-cert Overview Border Inspector © Slide 10 Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa March 04

E-cert Overview E-cert Export Certificate © Slide 11 Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa March 04

E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa International Introduction 1 Print paper Export certificates through E -cert 2 Provide access to Border Inspectors to view certificates 3 Provide for Border Inspectors to approve certificates on-line 4 Provide electronic versions only and dispense with paper © Slide 12 March 04

E-cert Overview E-cert Advantages Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Ø Reduce fraud Ø Low cost to setup for other countries Ø Provide traceability easily Ø Reduce errors Ø Rapidly respond to changing market requirements Ø Respond to food security requirements Ø Pre-clearance of documentation/product on E-cert © Slide 13 March 04

E-cert Overview Core Features Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Ø Eligibility documents (ED) Ø Export certificates (EC) Ø Online data entry Ø Batch data entry Ø Online certificate view Ø Local language Ø Online clearance Ø Online user manual Ø Layout country specific Ø Data view in XML format © Slide 14 March 04

E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Electronic Health Certification Submission of data by exporter: Ø interactive via web browser Ø batch file via web browser Ø computer to computer ftp transfer Receipt of data by importing government: Ø interactive via web browser Ø direct computer download using XML © Slide 15 March 04

E-cert Overview Data Transfer Model Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa “Automated” file request “On demand” file request Request file & timing 2 1 1 File available to collect HTTPs 1 Request File 2 2 File automatically collected - s. FTP E-cert © Slide 16 March 04

E-cert Overview Architecture Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Ø High availability through duplicate servers Ø Data protection through replication and firewall Ø Communication security through encryption Ø National and international access 24*7 through web application © Slide 17 March 04

E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Minimum Desktop Specification Kai O Aotearoa Ø Internet access, >=56 kb/s Ø >=128 MB RAM Ø Browser (IE 5. 5, Netscape 6. x etc) Ø Adobe Acrobat Reader 4. 0 Ø E-mail client (MS Outlook, NS Messenger etc) Ø SFTP client for regular XML extract (File. Zilla etc) © Slide 18 March 04

E-cert Overview Te Pou Oranga Kai O Aotearoa Drasko Pavlovic Animal Products E-cert New Zealand Food Safety Authority Auckland +64 – 21 – 22 11 968 drasko. pavlovic@maf. govt. nz © Slide 19 March 04