INCITS/ISO/IEC 6523-1 : 2009

1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Structure for the identification of organizations
  and organization parts
  4.1 Components of the structure
  4.2 The International Code Designator (ICD)
  4.3 The identification of an organization
      within an identification scheme
  4.4 The identification of an organization part
  4.5 The Organization Part Identifier Source
      indicator (OPIS)
  4.6 Mechanism for association of the ICD value,
      the organization identifier, the
      organization part identifier and the OPIS
      value
5 Reserved ICD values
Annex A (normative) Specification of attributes of the
        International Code Designator (ICD)
        and of the Organization Part
        Identifier Source indicator (OPIS)
Annex B (informative) Examples of use of the structure

Describes a structure for globally and unambiguously identifying organizations, and parts thereof, for the purpose of information interchange. Also makes recommendations regarding cases where prior agreements may be concluded between interchange partners.