INDEX - UN/CEFACT TWO CONFUSING ADDRESS FORMATS
The UN/CEFACT Mission Statement

1. 	The United Nations, through its Centre for Trade Facilitation and 
	Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT), supports activities dedicated to 
	improving the ability of business, trade and administrative 
	organizations, from developed, developing and transitional economies, 
	to exchange products and relevant services effectively.

INDEX - UN/CEFACT ECOMMERCE NAME AND ADDRESS STRUCTURES
		A	The problem with UN/CEFACT Name and Address [NAD] Format
		B	Three examples of "NAD" format in eTrade Documents
		C	INDEX: Communications with UN/CEFACT on eTrade Issues

A	THE PROBLEM WITH UN/CEFACT NAME AND ADDRESS FORMAT

Current EDI documents were downloaded to review the Name and Address ["NAD"] Data Segment 
eCommerce format of the UN/CEFACT documents that are used by Australian Importers and 
Exporters for the Port of Melbourne Smart Freight eCommerce Application EOI 13110

The "NAD" eCommerce format is used in most if not all United Nations eTrade Documents.

The "NAD" format has a similar Name and Address structure as the Simplex version of
the Australian eCommerce Standard AS 4590.

The "NAD" format enables software developers to select either:

a	A totally unstructured name and address format of - 

1	 four lines for an unstructured Name and Address (Data Element C058)

or 

b	a partially structured format of -

2	four lines for Party Name (Data Element C080) and 

3	four lines for Street and Number/PO Box (Data Element C059)

This will require software to be written to check every message to determine
which Data Element codes have been used and if necessary "translate" the
format into the end users format structure.

It appears that if the Australian Government stipulates that the Complex Version of AS 4590 
must be used for eCommerce it would greatly assist the Trade Facilitation Mission of UN/CEFACT

B	THREE EXAMPLES OF "NAD" FORMAT IN TRADE DOCUMENTS

Here is a selection of the Name and Address "NAD" Data Segments of three eTrade Documents


 INTRODUCTION TO UN/CEFACT NAME AND ADDRESS STRUCTURE
 Export Net User - Name and Address Segemnt
 Parties for Shipping Contract
 Consignee's Name and Address

C	INDEX COMMUNICATIONS RE UN/CEFACT TWO EDI ADDRESS FORMATS
2007/01/04 How Electronic Transaction Acts changing Taxation Process

2007/01/03 Draft 2007 XZIG programme to raise awaresness of AS 4590

2007/01/03 Letter to Senator COONAN to correct AS 4590

2006/12/21 Draft letter to Senator COONAN to correct AS 4590

2006/12/16 UBL XML - Why Ports EDI disaster worldwide

2006/12/15 Why Tradegate and BizDex Model will not work

2006/12/14 UN/CEFACT Support for single address in EDIFACT

2006/12/12 UN/CEFACT review as part of AS 4590 comparison

2006/11/30 Invitation UN/CEFACT to participate in AS4590 resolution eCommittee

2006/11/29 SKM - Exactly - that is why Legislation need 

2006/10/29 Key groups informed of AS 4590 two XML address formats

2006/10/27 OIC Paper to OASIS XML Conference

2004/09/24 OIC participation UN/CEFACT eCommerce Asia-Pacific Strategy