ISO/IEC INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15459-3 Second edition 2014-11-15 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture techniques Unique identification - Part 3: Common rules Technologies de I'information - Identification automatique et techniques de capture de données - Identification unique - Partie3:Regles communes Reference number IS0/IEC 15459-3:2014(E) TE( . International Organization for Standardization dardization 5956617 @IS0/IEC2014 IS0/IEC 15459-3:2014(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ IS0/IEC 2014 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56:CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 0111 Fax +4122 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland PrganizationforStandardization icene-zZhejang nsite f StandareRalS S6JEC 2014 - All rights reserved vided by IHS unde Not for Resale, 2015/5/13 08:54:46 etworking permitted without license from IHS IS0/IEC 15459-3:2014(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Abbreviated terms ..2 5 Distinguishing between identities .2 6 Identities. .3 6.1 Common rule for the length of an identity .3 6.2 Common ruleforthe character set of an identity .3 6.3 Compliance with IS0/IEC 15459 .4 Annex A (informative) Invariant Character Set of ISo/IEC 646 ..5 Annex B (informative) Unique identities overview ..6 Annex C (informative) Identity constructs ..7 Annex D (informative) Identities on different levels .10 Bibliography .12 iii andardization 5956617 vided by IHS under I ithout license from IHS