Tue 12 Dec 2006 - UN/CEFACT REVIEW WITH AS 4590
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.
 
Please submit your comments by 17:00 Mon 18 Dec 2006 to Stephen GOULD

Current EDI documents were downloaded to review the Name and Address ["NAD"] 
Data Segment eCommerce format of the UN/CEFACT documents that are required 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

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