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BRITISH STANDARD BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Information technology Unique identifiers Part 2: Registration procedures ICS 35.040 ? Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 28 April 2006 © BSI 2006 ISBN 0 580 48213 8 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 and implements it as the UK national standard. It supersedes BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:1999 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee IST/34, Automatic identification and data capture techniques, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the ISO/IEC title page, pages ii to v, a blank page, pages 1 to 10, an inside back cover and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. DateComments Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Reference number ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006(E) INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 15459-2 Second edition 2006-03-01 Information technology Unique identifiers Part 2: Registration procedures Technologies de l'information Identificateurs uniques Partie 2: Procédures d'enregistrement BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI ii Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI iii Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction v 1 Scope . 1 2 Normative references. 1 3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms 2 3.1 Terms and definitions. 2 3.2 Abbreviated terms 2 4 Issuing Agencies 2 4.1 Responsibilities 2 4.2 Application 3 5 Registration Authority 4 5.1 Responsibilities 4 5.2 Appointment 5 5.3 Resignation . 5 5.4 The register of Issuing Agency Codes (IACs) . 5 5.5 IAC allocation 6 Annex A (informative) Appeals committee 7 Annex B (informative) Application form for Issuing Agency Code (IAC) . 8 Bibliography. 10 BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI iv Foreword ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work. In the field of information technology, ISO and IEC have established a joint technical committee, ISO/IEC JTC 1. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of the joint technical committee is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the joint technical committee are circulated to national bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the national bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO/IEC 15459-2 was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, Subcommittee SC 31, Automatic identification and data capture techniques. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 15459-2:1999), which has been technically revised. It also incorporates Technical Corrigendum ISO/IEC 15459-2:1999/Cor.1:2004. Because the scope of ISO/IEC 15459 has been expanded beyond transport units, the term “license plate” in the first edition of ISO/IEC 15459 has been replaced by “unique identifier” in the second edition. ISO/IEC 15459 consists of the following parts, under the general title Information technology Unique identifiers: ? Part 1: Unique identifiers for transport units ? Part 2: Registration procedures ? Part 3: Common rules for unique identifiers ? Part 4: Unique identifiers for supply chain management BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI v Introduction Unique identification can occur at many different levels in the supply chain, at the transport unit, at the item level, and elsewhere. Such distinct entities are often handled by several parties: the sender, the receiver, one or more carriers, customs authorities, etc. Each of these parties must be able to identify and trace the item so that reference can be made to associated information such as address, order number, contents of the item, weight, sender, batch or lot number, etc. There are considerable benefits if the identity of the item is common between all the relevant parties. The procedures and obligations to construct a unique identifier for item management are defined in this part of ISO/IEC 15459. BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI blank Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI 1 Information technology Unique identifiers Part 2: Registration procedures 1 Scope This part of ISO/IEC 15459 specifies the procedural requirements to maintain a non-significant, unique identifier for item management applications, and outlines the obligations of the Registration Authority and Issuing Agencies. This part of ISO/IEC 15459 excludes those items where ISO has designated Maintenance Agencies or Registration Authorities to provide identification schemes. It does not apply to ? freight containers, because their unique coding is specified in ISO 6346, Freight containers Coding, identification and marking; ? vehicles, because their unique identification is specified in ISO 3779, Road vehicles Vehicle identification number (VIN) Content and structure; ? car radios, because their unique identification is specified in ISO 10486, Passenger cars Car radio identification number (CRIN). The exclusion also applies to ISO 2108, Information and documentation International standard book number (ISBN) and ISO 3297, Information and documentation International standard serial number (ISSN). NOTE The scope of each of ISO 2108 and ISO 3297 identifies the title rather than the individual copy of a book or periodical. As such, the level of identification achieved is at a level higher than the unique identity required to be compliant with this part of ISO/IEC 15459. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Part 1: Country codes ISO/IEC 646, Information technology ISO 7-bit coded character set for information interchange ISO/IEC 15459-3, Information technology Unique identifiers Part 3: Common rules for unique identifiers ISO/IEC 19762 (all parts), Information technology Automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) techniques Harmonized vocabulary BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI 2 3 Terms, definitions, and abbreviated terms For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 19762 and the following apply. 3.1 Terms and definitions 3.1.1 class defined application of unique identifiers for item, transport unit, returnable transport unit, etc. recognised as classes by all parts of ISO/IEC 15459 3.1.1 item single physical entity or a defined collection of entities having a distinct existence 3.1.2 item management controlled process for the manufacturing, storage, distribution and transport of items through all stages from creation to final consumption or disposal NOTE The item management processes can involve a change of state or configuration, a change of location, or controlled or observed change over time. 3.2 Abbreviated terms IA Issuing Agency IAC Issuing Agency Code CIN Company Identification Number RA Registration Authority 4 Issuing Agencies 4.1 Responsibilities Issuing Agencies shall: a) authorise any organisation wishing to allocate unique identifiers for use in item management applications (e.g., transport unit identification or traceability of items) for classes for which the Issuing Agency has been authorised. An individual organisation or company wishing to issue unique identifiers in accordance with this part of ISO/IEC 15459 shall do so through umbrella organisations such as their trade associations, or a public or state agency; b) define rules which ensure that no unique identifier issuer can issue a unique identifier which is the same as a unique identifier which may be issued by another issuer within a class; c) define rules which ensure that every unique identifier issued with their authority shall begin with one of their IACs; NOTE The purpose of this is to ensure that, within a class, the same unique identifier can never be issued by another issuer, no matter which agency is used to ensure unambiguity in the total marketplace. d) define rules so that a unique identifier is only re-issued within a class after the previously issued unique identifier has ceased to be of significant to any user. The length of such period should be dependent upon the environment in which the unique identifier will be used. BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI 3 4.2 Application Issuing Agencies shall apply to the Registration Authority for registration and the assignment of an IAC using the form shown in annex B. Application forms are also available on request from the Registration Authority, the national standards bodies, the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Secretariat and the secretariat of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31. The Registration Authority may request additional information where further clarification is needed. A separate form should be sent in for every IAC requested. The Registration Authority for ISO/IEC 15459 is: NEN - Nederlands Normalisatie-instituut - Registration Authority of ISO/IEC 15459 Postbus 5059 2600 GB Delft THE NETHERLANDS Fax: + 31 15 26 90 242 E-mail: RA-ISO15459nen.nl Applicants shall: a) comply fully with the procedures for application for IACs as contained in this part of ISO/IEC 15459; b) comply fully with the requirements contained in ISO/IEC 15459-3; c) forward to the Registration Authority a completed application form (see Annex B) and transfer the requisite fee; d) retain the completed application form containing the IAC assigned to the applicant by the Registration Authority; e) within a reasonable timeframe, preferably within 12 months of the date of assignment of the IAC, start for each class for which permission has been granted to authorise any organisation who wishes to allocate unique identifiers using the IAC; f) maintain a database of organisations (organisational units) directly authorized by the Issuing Agency to allocate unique identifiers. 4.2.1 Criteria for approval Applications for an IAC shall meet all the criteria for approval below and shall not comply with any of the criteria for rejection in 4.2.2. The criteria for approval are: a) The IAC shall be for immediate use, preferably within 12 months of the date of issue of the IAC; b) The unique identifier being issued using the IAC shall be for use in an open interchange environment; c) The applicant shall be a single corporate entity operating under specific legislative regulation. 4.2.2 Criteria for rejection Any applications for an IAC shall be rejected by the Registration Authority when any of the following conditions exist: a) The applying organisation is not an umbrella organization such as a trade organisation or a public or state agency; b) the unique identifier issued using the IAC assigned to the applicant would not be used in an open interchange environment; BS ISO/IEC 15459-2:2006 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Thu Nov 23 04:31:00 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI 4 c) the IAC will be used solely for purposes other than to facilitate uniqueness of the unique identifier in item management applications for the defined classes; d) no unique identifier will be issued for immediate use, e.g., within 12 months from the date of issue of an IAC; e) ineligibility of applicant; f) the absence of proper fee; g) incomplete or incomprehensible information in application. 4.2.3 Appeal When an application has been rejected the applicant may appeal to the convenor of the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31 appeals committee (see Annex A) or, if the appeals committee has rejected the request, to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 31. Appeal against rejection of an application shall be lodged with the appropriate body within 90 days of the date of receipt of the letter of rejection. Where an application to become an Issuing Agency has been rejected by the Registration Authority, the following information shall be provided by the applicant to the appeals committee in support of the appeal: a) statement of which rejection clause (see 4.2.2) is disputed and why the applicant believes that th