This section of ISO/IEC 15459 outlines the procedural requirements for maintaining a non-significant, unique identifier for item management applications and details the responsibilities of the Registration Authority and Issuing Agencies.
This section does not cover items for which ISO has designated Maintenance Agencies or Registration Authorities to provide identification schemes. Specifically, it excludes:
- Freight containers, as their unique coding is defined in ISO 6346, Freight containers — Coding, identification and marking;
- Vehicles, since their unique identification is described in ISO 3779, Road vehicles — Vehicle identification number (VIN) — Content and structure;
- Car radios, as their unique identification is specified in ISO 10486, Passenger cars — Car radio identification number (CRIN).
Additionally, this exclusion applies to ISO 2108, Information and documentation — International standard book number (ISBN), and ISO 3297, Information and documentation — International standard serial number (ISSN).
NOTE: The scope of ISO 2108 and ISO 3297 pertains to the title rather than individual copies of books or periodicals. Consequently, the level of identification achieved is at a higher level than the unique identity required for compliance with this section of ISO/IEC 15459.
