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

Given all the different possibilities regarding unique national 
identifiers for organisations in different places of the world, would 
it be an option to start by having a RIPE doc "The organisation object" 
with the current proposal, task the RIPE NCC with researching the field 
a bit more on the VAT, chamber of commerce, etc part, and then have a 
new RIPE doc "Extending the organisation object" in a few months?

Experience with the use of the object is likely useful right now and 
would provide input for future fine tuning.

Joao


On Friday, Aug 29, 2003, at 19:17 Europe/Amsterdam, Hans Petter Holen 
wrote:

>> I think that this is something too specific to have its own attribute.
>> "remarks:" attribute can be used for this I guess, just like it can
>> be used to point users to web pages etc.
>
> I dont agree: the point about the attribute would be to uniquely 
> identify
> the organisation within a country. I am quite shure all countries 
> within
> the EU has this concept of org-number/vat number or public registry
> number. The good thing is that it stays unique and lives trough name
> changes.
>
> Hans Petter
>
>