This section contains sources of reference and originators of various global, international, national, and industry standards and specifications. Web site URLs are not guaranteed but were active when this list was developed. Several standards and specifications are proprietary or copyright property and may require licensing, agreement, and payment of fees. Others may be available as public information.

American Bankers Association (ABA)
www.aba.com
Source of reference, standards, and specifications for bank account routing numbers.

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
www.bipm.fr
Source of reference, standards, and specifications for international system of units.

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative
http://dublincore.org
Source of reference, standards, and specifications for representing people s names (Dublin Core Metadata).

EAN International
www.ean-int.org
Source of reference, standards, and specifications for

• EAN:UCC

• Global trade item number (EAN:GTIS)

Europa, The European Commission
http://europa.eu.int
Source of reference, standards, and specifications for Euro, single currency for Europe.

European Committee for Banking Standards (ECBS)
www.ecbs.org
Avenue de Tervueren, 12
1040, Brussels
Source of reference, standards, and specifications for

• International bank account number (IBAN)

• International payment instruction (IPI)

Greenwich 2000 (Royal Observatory Greenwich)
http://greenwich2000.com
Source of reference, standards, and specifications for time zones.

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
www.iso.org
ISO Central Secretariat:
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
1, rue de Varemb , Case postale 56
CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland
Telephone + 41 22 749 01 11
Telefax + 41 22 733 34 30;
Source of reference and standards for

• ISO 8601 Date and Time

• ISO 5218 Gender Code

• ISO 3166 Country Code

• ISO 4217 Currency Code

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