29 July 2010:
We have submitted a comment on the draft Swiss ordinance on the company identification number /
"Verordnung über die Unternehmens-Identifikationsnummer (UIDV)" to the Swiss adminstration.
Our major concern is that according measures shall be performed that this number can be introduced
smoothly in an international context. Especially should the ordinance allow the usage of a the two-letter
code "CH" (the so called ISO 3166 alpha-2 code) for B2B use instead of the alpha-3 code
"CHE"
In addition, an example in the accompanying report about the usage of "adminstrative numbers"
for VAT-purposes should be updated.
You can
download our detailed comment on UIDV
from this website (German language).
4 June 2010:
We have submitted a comment on the Committee Draft 02 of
"OASIS ebCore Party Id Type Technical Specification Version 1.0" from the ebCore Technical Commmittee of
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards).
Our major comment can be summarized as follows:
The specification is focused on the usage of the Party Identifier Type as attribute values in XML-tags.
With minor adaptions to the specification, the area of application of this promising spec can be extended.
Examples are
the inclusion of business identifiers as URNs in HTTP-header values, in X.509 certificates etc.
Our detailed comment
can be downloaded from the OASIS comment list archive.
For details about the "OASIS ebCore Party Id Type Technical Specification Version 1.0"
please see below.
14 April 2010:
The ebCore Technical Commmittee of OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) has issued the "OASIS ebCore Party Id Type Technical Specification Version 1.0". The specification is now in OASIS public review.
The abstract of the document states the following:
"A mechanism for the identification of business partners in XML business documents and XML message headers based on URN-based identifier types is required in many electronic business exchanges. This specification specifies a formal URN-based mechanism for referencing party types from the ISO 6523, ISO 9735 and ISO 20022 identification scheme catalogs using the oasis URN namespace. Sample applications include (but are not limited to): ebXML message headers; ebXML collaboration protocol profiles and agreements; UBL, UN/CEFACT and OAGIS XML business documents; and the UN/CEFACT SBDH."
The specification references the
CWA 16036 on "Cyber-Identity: Unique Identification of organizations and parts thereof".
Please click here to download the specification from the OASIS website.
Information about the Public Review of the specification can be found in the
anouncement on the OASIS Mailing List Directory.
31 November 2009:
The European Commission's Expert Group on eInvoicing has released its final report.
It provides a set of recommendations for a European Electronic Invoicing Framework,
supporting the uptake of cross border interoperable eInvoicing solutions,
with a particular focus for uptake among SMEs.
This includes the guidance recommendation 5.5.5 "Addressing and Routing"
which stresses that existing identification schemes should be used for this
purpose and that a discussion based on the
CEN CWA on Cyber-Identity shall be convened.
Background information and a download link can be found on the
EC DG Enterprise website and on the
Single Market thematic website.
Please click here for a direct download of the report.
November 2009:
The
CEN (Comité Européen de Normalisation)
CWA (CEN Workshop Agreement) 16036 on
"Cyber-Identity: Unique Identification of organizations and parts thereof"
has been released.
It deals with unique identifiers of organizations (and parts thereof) which point to information
related to the organization (or a part thereof).
They are provided by registration authorities like GS1, D&B or Commercial Registries.
This also comprehends a reliable routing and addressing scheme.
Verifying such addressed information by a Trusted Third Party opens up a new range of applications in
the areas of eCommerce, Supply chain, eInvoicing, conformity assessment.
We have provided substantial input to this document.
You can
read a summary of CWA 16036 (7 pages).
And you can
download CWA 16036 from the CEN FTP server.
