ISO/IEC 6523

ISO/IEC 6523 is a topic that has captured the attention of millions of people around the world. Since its appearance on the public scene, it has generated endless debate and has sparked growing interest in various disciplines. This phenomenon has been the subject of study by academics, has inspired artists and has challenged conventions in its respective industry. As ISO/IEC 6523 continues to make headlines and generate controversy, it is important to analyze its impact on contemporary society and understand the extent to which it has shaped the way we think and act. In this article, we will closely explore ISO/IEC 6523 and examine its influence on different aspects of our daily lives.

ISO/IEC 6523 Information technology – Structure for the identification of organizations and organization parts is an international standard that defines a structure for uniquely identifying organizations and parts thereof in computer data interchange and specifies the registration procedure to obtain an International Code Designator (ICD) value for an identification scheme.

The standard consists of two parts:

Part 1: Identification of organization identification schemes defines a structure for the identification of organizations and parts thereof. The components of this structure are the following:

Part 2: Registration of organization identification schemes defines the registration procedure for ICD values. This includes:

  • the requirements on the registration authority for ICD values.
  • the specific procedures for the allocation and deletion of ICD values
  • the contents of the register/list of the registered identification schemes

Farance Inc. serves as the Registration Authority for ISO/IEC 6523 on behalf of ISO/IEC.

Further information concerning ISO/IEC 6523 and how to obtain an ICD value can be found at iso6523.info. The page includes contact details for the Registration Authority and a list of allocated ICD values. A similar list is part of PEPPOL documentation.

ISO/IEC 6523 forms the basis of OSI naming under ISO/IEC 8348 OSI protocols. It also forms the 1.3 object identifier (OID) tree.

ICD allows registration of various identification schemes for organizations, locations (GS1 Global Location Number), goods (GS1 Global Trade Item Number), military organizations/activities (Department of Defense Activity Address Code), military suppliers (Commercial and Government Entity code), etc. It has been added to Schema.org as the property iso6523Code.

A widespread standard compliant with ISO 6523 norm is the identifier called "Global Location Number" (GLN), developed by GS1 company members. In B2B exchanges, it is widely used by companies to identify locations or functions within a location (for example a factory, the accounting department of a company, an administration, a warehouse, a delivery address, ...). It has become a key to exchange business messages (orders, invoices, ...) using UN/EDIFACT specifications.

The ebCore Party Id Type Technical Specification was issued by the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS). It was elaborated by the OASIS ebXML Core Technical Committee and it specifies a Uniform Resource Name (URN) namespace for organization identifiers. It bases upon ISO/IEC 6523, ISO 9735 and ISO 20022.

References

  1. ^ "ISO/IEC 6523-1:1998 - Information technology -- Structure for the identification of organizations and organization parts -- Part 1: Identification of organization identification schemes". www.iso.org.
  2. ^ "ISO/IEC 6523-2:1998 - Information technology -- Structure for the identification of organizations and organization parts -- Part 2: Registration of organization identification schemes". www.iso.org.
  3. ^ "Search by GLN - GEPIR". gepir.gs1.org.