[ncc-services-wg] Re: [db-wg] The New "organisation object" Proposal

On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 azucena.hernandezperez at telefonica.es wrote:

> I support the view of Hans Petter regarding the additional
> identification of each organisation by a number making it a separate
> object in the database. I am in favor using the VAT number for
> organisations in EU countries and soon in the Eastern Europe Accessing
> countries and any other national registration number for those
> organisations established in non-EU countries.

Not all UK businesses are VAT registered. Also, businesses can be
unincorporated, sole traders, etc. so they won't necessarily have "company
numbers" either. Attempting to number them using any generic criteria
won't work. If you want to do this, you'll have to complicate the
database/criteria significantly.


Sebastien.


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