Application form for the registration of distinctive company codes (CIN)
Quick Guide for globally unique labeling of items by ISO/IEC 15459 Company ID Numbers (CIN)
Eurodata Council (E.D.C.) is accredited Issuing Agency for unique Company Identification Codes (CIN) according to ISO/IEC 15459-2. The Issuing Agency Code (IAC) is "QC". E.D.C. registers alphanumeric CIN's, 4 characters long, e.g. ABCD. The fee for a CIN is 100 euro per year.
Companies or institutions that have obtained a registered company identification code, are in the position to structure its Barcodes, 2D-Codes, RFID Tags for unique identification over alle logistical levels, e.g.:
- on the products by direct marking: By Laser, Inkjet, etc. according to ISO/IEC 15459-4 / DIN 66401 UIM (see fig. 1)
- on packages: Inkjet, labelling, etc. according to ISO 22742
- on transport units: labelling according to ISO 15394, or EN 1573
- on Returnable Transport Items (RTI's) according to ISO/IEC 15459-5
- on documents like delivery notes, invoices, etc. e.g. according to EDC document "Paper EDI"
- on equipment for inventory and maintenance control according to DIN 66277 eName Plate
- and on any item to be identified uniquely, even personal and patient wrist bands
(Source:TRUMPF Maschinen AG, CH-6341 Baar)
Unambiguously marked component of TRUMPF, Baar, Switzerland conforming to ISO/IEC 15459-4 and DIN 66401 UIM.
Data string "25SQCT110410003511" represents the sequence
- 25S: *ASC Data Identifier
- QC: Issuing Agency Code of E.D.C.
- T110: Registered Company Identification Code of TRUMPF
- 410003511: Serial No. issued by TRUMPF
Unambiguously marked transport label applied with "EDI Mark" according to E.D.C. spec. "PaperEDI". The lineare Barcode 128 contains the "License Plate", the "EDI-Marke" is a Data Matrix symbol is containing the content of the transport unit, where one scan transmits the content data to the system.
Das License Plate is structured according to ISO/IEC 15459-1.
The sequenz of the coded data string is: (J) QCBELLF103050709 interpreted as follows:
- J: *ASC Data Identifier for transport units [brackets not encoded]
- QC: Issuing Agency Code von E.D.C.: QC
- BELL: Registrierter Company Identification Code of the sender
- 103050709: Serial no. of the transport unit
*Note: Complete list ASC Data Identifiers (ASC DIs) for structured codes according to ISO/IEC 15418/ANS MH10.8.2, see
http://imis.mhi.org/imis/ItemDetail?iProductCode=10201&WebsiteKey=7f58dfad-596e-4e29-84f6-33c278512f2b