Data Element & Code Sets Directory
Controlling agency
 
Code to identify the agency controlling the specification, maintenance and publication of the message type.
       
   
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Old Code
 
 
AA
=
EDICONSTRUCT
French construction project.
     
 
AB
=
DIN (Deutsches Institut fuer Normung)
German standardization institute.
     
 
AC
=
ICS (International Chamber of Shipping)
The International Chamber of Shipping.
     
 
AD
=
UPU (Union Postale Universelle)
Universal Postal Union.
     
 
AE
=
United Kingdom ANA (Article Numbering Association)
Identifies the Article Numbering Association of the United Kingdom.
     
 
AF
=
ANSI ASC X12 (American National Standard Institute Accredited Standards Committee X12)
Identifies the United States electronic data interchange standards body.
     
 
AG
=
US DoD (United States Department of Defense)
The United States Department of Defense is the entity controlling the message specification.
     
 
AH
=
US Federal Government
The United States Federal Government is the entity controlling the message specification.
     
 
AI
=
EDIFICAS
European EDI association for financial, informational, cost, accounting, auditing and social areas.
     
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AJ
=
UN/ECE/TRANS
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE),
Sustainable Transport Division (TRANS)
     
 
CC
=
CCC (Customs Co-operation Council)
The Customs Co-operation Council.
     
 
CE
=
CEFIC (Conseil Europeen des Federations de l'Industrie Chimique)
EDI project for chemical industry.
     
 
EC
=
EDICON
UK Construction project.
     
 
ED
=
EDIFICE (Electronic industries project)
EDI Forum for companies with Interest in Computing and Electronics (EDI project for EDP/ADP sector).
     
 
EE
=
EC + EFTA (European Communities and European Free Trade Association)
The European Communities and the European Free Trade Association.
     
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EN
=
GS1
Partner identification code assigned by GS1, an international organization of GS1 Member Organizations that manages the GS1 System.
     
 
ER
=
UIC (International Union of railways)
European railways.
     
 
EU
=
European Union
The European Union.
     
 
EW
=
UN/EDIFACT Working Group (EWG)
United Nations working group responsible for UN/EDIFACT (United Nations, Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport).
     
 
EX
=
IECC (International Express Carriers Conference)
The International Express Carriers Conference.
     
 
IA
=
IATA (International Air Transport Association)
The International Air Transport Association.
     
 
KE
=
KEC (Korea EDIFACT Committee)
The Korea EDIFACT Committee.
     
 
LI
=
LIMNET
UK Insurance project.
     
 
OD
=
ODETTE (Organization for Data Exchange through Tele-Transmission in Europe)
European automotive industry project.
     
 
RI
=
RINET (Reinsurance and Insurance Network)
The Reinsurance and Insurance Network.
     
 
RT
=
UN/ECE/TRADE/WP.4/GE.1/EDIFACT Rapporteurs' Teams
United Nations Economic UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), Committee on the development of trade (TRADE), Working Party on facilitation of international trade procedures (WP.4), Group of Experts on data elements and automatic data interchange (GE.1), EDIFACT Rapporteurs' Teams.
     
 
UN
=
UN/CEFACT
United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business (UN/CEFACT).
GS1 Description:
UN Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE), Committee on the development of trade (TRADE), Working Party on facilitation of international trade procedures (WP.4).
     
 
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