ISO/IEC 6523-2:2025
(Main)Information technology — Structure for the identification of organizations and organization parts — Part 2: Registration of organization identification schemes
Information technology — Structure for the identification of organizations and organization parts — Part 2: Registration of organization identification schemes
This document specifies the procedure for registration of organization identification schemes, and the requirements for the administration of International Code Designator values, to designate these organization identification schemes.
Technologies de l'information — Structure pour l'identification des organisations et des parties d'organisations — Partie 2: Enregistrement des systèmes d'identification d'organisations
La présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 6523 spécifie la procédure pour l'enregistrement de systèmes d'identification d'organisations, et les règles de gestion des valeurs d'identifiant international de code, afin de désigner ces systèmes d'identification d'organisations.
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Identification of the RA . 2
5 Responsibilities of the registration authority . 2
5.1 Role of the RA .2
5.2 General requirements of the registration authority .2
5.3 Evaluation criteria to be applied by the registration authority .3
5.4 Processing of applications .3
5.5 Assignment of International Code Designator (ICD) values .3
6 International Code Designator (ICD) register . 4
6.1 Contents of the register .4
6.2 Deletion of International Code Designator (ICD) values .5
6.3 Availability of the register .5
7 Sponsoring authorities (SA) . 5
7.1 Recognition of sponsoring authorities .5
7.2 Responsibilities of a sponsoring authority .6
7.3 Evaluation criteria to be applied by a sponsoring authority .6
8 Issuing organizations (IO) . 6
Annex A (informative) Guidance on the use of ISO/IEC 6523 series in relationship with ISO/IEC
8824-1 and ISO/IEC 8348 . 8
Bibliography . 9
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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.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/
IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives or www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs).
ISO and IEC draw attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the
use of (a) patent(s). ISO and IEC take no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any
claimed patent rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO and IEC had not
received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers
are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent
database available at www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch. ISO and IEC shall not be held
responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
In the IEC, see www.iec.ch/understanding-standards.
This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 32, Data management and interchange.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 6523-2:1998), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— alignment with ISO/IEC Directives Part 1, in particular with Annex H, “Registration Authority (“RA”)
Policy”;
— obligation for the RA to publish the ICD Register.
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 6523 series can be found on the ISO and IEC websites.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards
body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html and
www.iec.ch/national-committees.
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International Standard ISO/IEC 6523-2:2025(en)
Information technology — Structure for the identification of
organizations and organization parts —
Part 2:
Registration of organization identification schemes
1 Scope
This document specifies the procedure for registration of organization identification schemes, and the
requirements for the administration of International Code Designator values, to designate these organization
identification schemes.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements 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/IEC 6523-1:2023, Information technology — Structure for the identification of organizations and
organization parts — Part 1: Identification of organization identification schemes
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 6523-1 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
issuing organization
IO
entity that assumes responsibility for the administration of a specific organization identification scheme
3.2
sponsoring authority
SA
recognized entity to receive proposals from issuing organizations (3.1) for the registration of organization
identification schemes via a registration authority (3.3)
3.3
registration authority
RA
entity appointed by ISO or IEC to fulfil the registration services in an RA standard
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2024, H.3.3].
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3.4
registration authority agreement
RAA
agreement based on the RAA template signed by the RA (3.3) and the ISO Secretary-General on behalf of ISO
or the IEC General Secretary on behalf of IEC, which details the functions, roles and legal obligations of the
parties involved
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2024, H.3.5, modified — edited according to ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2,
2021, 16.5.5].
3.5
registration services
RA services
services provided by the RA (3.3) in the implementation of, and described in, this document and
ISO/IEC 6523-1
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2021, H.3.2, modified — edited to specialise the general definition of
registration services to the context of the ISO/IEC 6523 series; edited according to ISO/IEC Directives, Part
2, 2021, 16.5.5].
4 Identification of the RA
The name, the website and contact details of the registration authority shall be available on the ISO website
at the following address: https:// www .iso .org/ maintenance _agencies .html
5 Responsibilities of the registration authority
5.1 Role of the RA
The RA shall provide the Registration Services by:
— providing the Registration Services described in this document;
— respecting the provisions of the RAA.
5.2 General requirements of the registration authority
The RA shall publish on its website an RA Handbook describing the procedures concerning the provision of
the Registration Services, in conformity with this document and ISO/IEC 6523-1.
The RA Handbook shall describe the procedures to submit the applications for additions and amendments to
the register of organization identification schemes.
The RA shall determine and include in the RA Handbook the appropriate form(s) in which applications shall
be submitted based on the required contents of the register.
The RA shall:
— receive the applications according to the procedures established in the RA Handbook;
— apply the evaluation criteria specified in 5.3;
— process the applications according to the rules specified in 5.4;
— assign ICD values according to 5.5;
— maintain the register, as is specified in Clause 6;
— provide to the committee responsible for this document a copy of the register at least yearly.
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5.3 Evaluation criteria to be applied by the registration authority
The RA shall evaluate an application for addition or amendment of an entry in the register of organization
identification schemes against the following criteria:
a) The application has been endorsed by a sponsoring authority (Clause 7).
b) The sponsoring authority indicates that its responsibilities are fulfilled (see 7.2) including evaluation
criteria in 7.3.
c) The application includes sufficient information, as stated in 6.1 a) and b).
d) The application does not require the amendment of an existing entry in the register in the respect of any
items marked by an asterisk (*) in 6.1 a) and c).
e) The application is complete.
5.4 Processing of applications
5.4.1 The RA processes applications from a SA according to the rules detailed below.
a) As soon as practicable, and in any case within 30 days of receipt of an application from a sponsoring
authority (SA) accompanied by the appropriate fee, if any, the RA shall decide whether the application is
acceptable or not and inform the SA dealing with the application of the outcome.
b) An acceptable application shall be progressed into the register of organization identification schemes as
follows:
1) If the application concerns a new organization, identification scheme the RA shall allocate an
International Code Designator (ICD) value in accordance with ISO/IEC 6523-1. Based on the
application and on the measures taken by the RA, a new entry is created for the organization
identification scheme in the register, see 6.1 a) to c).
2) If the application is an amendment to an existing entry, the RA shall record the amendment fo
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Identification of the RA . 2
5 Responsibilities of the registration authority . 2
5.1 Role of the RA .2
5.2 General requirements of the registration authority .2
5.3 Evaluation criteria to be applied by the registration authority .3
5.4 Processing of applications .3
5.5 Assignment of International Code Designator (ICD) values .3
6 International Code Designator (ICD) register . 4
6.1 Contents of the register .4
6.2 Deletion of International Code Designator (ICD) values .5
6.3 Availability of the register .5
7 Sponsoring authorities (SA) . 5
7.1 Recognition of sponsoring authorities .5
7.2 Responsibilities of a sponsoring authority .6
7.3 Evaluation criteria to be applied by a sponsoring authority .6
8 Issuing organizations (IO) . 6
Annex A (informative) Guidance on the use of ISO/IEC 6523 series in relationship with ISO/IEC
8824-1 and ISO/IEC 8348 . 8
Bibliography . 9
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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.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/
IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives or www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs).
ISO and IEC draw attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the
use of (a) patent(s). ISO and IEC take no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any
claimed patent rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO and IEC had not
received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers
are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent
database available at www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch. ISO and IEC shall not be held
responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
In the IEC, see www.iec.ch/understanding-standards.
This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 32, Data management and interchange.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 6523-2:1998), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— alignment with ISO/IEC Directives Part 1, in particular with Annex H, “Registration Authority (“RA”)
Policy”;
— obligation for the RA to publish the ICD Register.
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 6523 series can be found on the ISO and IEC websites.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards
body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html and
www.iec.ch/national-committees.
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Information technology — Structure for the identification of
organizations and organization parts —
Part 2:
Registration of organization identification schemes
1 Scope
This document specifies the procedure for registration of organization identification schemes, and the
requirements for the administration of International Code Designator values, to designate these organization
identification schemes.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements 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/IEC 6523-1:2023, Information technology — Structure for the identification of organizations and
organization parts — Part 1: Identification of organization identification schemes
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 6523-1 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
issuing organization
IO
entity that assumes responsibility for the administration of a specific organization identification scheme
3.2
sponsoring authority
SA
recognized entity to receive proposals from issuing organizations (3.1) for the registration of organization
identification schemes via a registration authority (3.3)
3.3
registration authority
RA
entity appointed by ISO or IEC to fulfil the registration services in an RA standard
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2024, H.3.3].
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3.4
registration authority agreement
RAA
agreement based on the RAA template signed by the RA (3.3) and the ISO Secretary-General on behalf of ISO
or the IEC General Secretary on behalf of IEC, which details the functions, roles and legal obligations of the
parties involved
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2024, H.3.5, modified — edited according to ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2,
2021, 16.5.5].
3.5
registration services
RA services
services provided by the RA (3.3) in the implementation of, and described in, this document and
ISO/IEC 6523-1
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2021, H.3.2, modified — edited to specialise the general definition of
registration services to the context of the ISO/IEC 6523 series; edited according to ISO/IEC Directives, Part
2, 2021, 16.5.5].
4 Identification of the RA
The name, the website and contact details of the registration authority shall be available on the ISO website
at the following address: https:// www .iso .org/ maintenance _agencies .html
5 Responsibilities of the registration authority
5.1 Role of the RA
The RA shall provide the Registration Services by:
— providing the Registration Services described in this document;
— respecting the provisions of the RAA.
5.2 General requirements of the registration authority
The RA shall publish on its website an RA Handbook describing the procedures concerning the provision of
the Registration Services, in conformity with this document and ISO/IEC 6523-1.
The RA Handbook shall describe the procedures to submit the applications for additions and amendments to
the register of organization identification schemes.
The RA shall determine and include in the RA Handbook the appropriate form(s) in which applications shall
be submitted based on the required contents of the register.
The RA shall:
— receive the applications according to the procedures established in the RA Handbook;
— apply the evaluation criteria specified in 5.3;
— process the applications according to the rules specified in 5.4;
— assign ICD values according to 5.5;
— maintain the register, as is specified in Clause 6;
— provide to the committee responsible for this document a copy of the register at least yearly.
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Contents
Foreword . vii
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Identification of the RA . 2
5 Responsibilities of the registration authority . 2
6 International Code Designator (ICD) register . 4
7 Sponsoring authorities (SA) . 6
8 Issuing organizations (IO) . 7
Annex A (informative) Guidance on the use of ISO/IEC 6523 series in relationship with ISO/IEC
8824-1 and ISO/IEC 8348 . 8
Bibliography . 9
Foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Identification of the RA . 6
5 Responsibilities of the registration authority . 6
5.1 The role of the RA . 6
5.2 General requirements of the registration authority . 6
5.3 Evaluation criteria to be applied by the registration authority . 6
5.4 Processing of applications . 6
5.5 Assignment of ICD values . 7
6 The ICD register . 7
6.1 Contents of the register . 7
6.2 Deletion of ICD values . 8
6.3 Availability of the register . 8
7 Sponsoring authorities (SA) . 9
7.1 Recognition of sponsoring authorities . 9
7.2 Responsibilities of a sponsoring authority . 9
7.3 Evaluation criteria to be applied by a sponsoring authority . 9
8 Issuing organizations (IO) . 10
Annex A (informative) Guidance on the use of ISO/IEC 6523 series in relationship with ISO/IEC
8824-1 and ISO/IEC 8348 . 11
Bibliography . 12
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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.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
ISO documentsdocument should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules
of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives). 2 (see www.iso.org/directives or
www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs).
Attention is drawnISO and IEC draw attention to the possibility that some of the elementsimplementation of
this document may beinvolve the subjectuse of (a) patent(s). ISO and IEC take no position concerning the
evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed patent rights. in respect thereof. As of the date of publication
of this document, ISO and IEC had not received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement
this document. However, implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information,
which may be obtained from the patent database available at www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch.
ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent
rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of
patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents) or the IEC list of patent declarations received (see
http://patents.iec.ch).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.) see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html. In the IEC, see
www.iec.ch/understanding-standards.
This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 32, Data management servicesand interchange.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO/IEC 6523-2:1998,), which has been technically
revised.
This edition includes the following significant changes with respect to the previous edition:
AlignmentThe main changes are as follows:
— alignment with ISO/IEC Directives Part 1, in particular with Annex H, “Registration Authority (“RA”)
Policy”;
— Obligationobligation for the RA to publish the ICD Register.
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 6523 series can be found on the ISO websiteand IEC websites.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.www.iso.org/members.html and
www.iec.ch/national-committees.
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ISO/IEC FDIS 6523-2:2025(en)
Information technology — Structure for the identification of
organizations and organization parts — —
Part 2:
Registration of organization identification schemes
1 Scope
This document specifies the procedure for registration of organization identification schemes, and the
requirements for the administration of International Code Designator values, to designate these organization
identification schemes.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements 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/IEC 6523-1:2023, Information technology — Structure for the identification of organizations and
organization parts — Part 1: Identification of organization identification schemes
ISO 8601, Data elements and interchange formats - Information interchange - Representation of dates and
times
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/IEC 6523-1 and the following terms
and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1 3.1
issuing organization
IO
entity that assumes responsibility for the administration of a specific organization identification scheme
(ISO/IEC 6523-1, 3.7)
3.2 3.2
sponsoring authority
SA
recognized entity to receive proposals from issuing organizations (3.1)(3.1) for the registration of organization
identification schemes (ISO/IEC 6523-1, 3.7) via a registration authority (3.3)
(3.3)
3.3 3.3
registration authority
RA
entity appointed by ISO or IEC to fulfil the registration services in an RA standard.
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[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2023, clause2024, H.3.3].
3.4 3.4
registration authority agreement
RAA
agreement based on the RAA template signed by the RA (3.3)(3.3) and the ISO Secretary-General on behalf of
ISO or the IEC General Secretary on behalf of IEC, which details the functions, roles and legal obligations of the
parties involved
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2021, clause2024, H.3.5, with editorial changesmodified — edited
according to comply with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, 2021, clause 16.5.5].
3.5 3.5
registration services
RA services
services provided by the RA (3.3)(3.3) in the implementation of, and described in, this document and ISO/IEC
6523-1
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, 2021, clause H.3.2, modified — edited to specialise the general definition
of registration services to the context of the ISO/IEC 6523 series; with editorial changesedited according to
comply with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2, 2021, clause 16.5.5].
4 Identification of the RA
The name, the website and contact details of the registration authority shall be available on the ISO website at
the following address: https://www.iso.org/maintenance_agencies.html
https://www.iso.org/maintenance_agencies.html
5 Responsibilities of the registration authority
5.1 The roleRole of the RA
The RA shall provide the Reg
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