[urn] Re: [Uri-review] Re: Re: Re: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Request to register the glue URI scheme

[Brent Zundel <[e-mail]>]

Chris,

Thank you for your concern. To my understanding, I am allowed to include
GLEIF and GS1 in lists of business identifier authorities.
Unless it is your contention that GLEIF and GS1 are not in fact business
identifier authorities, I'm not sure what your issue is in this case.

On Fri, Jul 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM Chris Day <[e-mail]> wrote:

> Hi Brent –
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> I suspect you’ll have the same concerns raised by each Business Authority.
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> Please remove GS1 from your list as we are going through the process. I
> suspect Karla @ the GLEI will be following suit.
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>
>
> Several of the companies you mention have business models for the bulk use
> of their identifiers and legalise around the usage. I’m sure you’ll factor
> this in when you make contact.
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> *From:* Brent Zundel <[e-mail]>
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> *To:* Dale R. Worley <[e-mail]>
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> *Subject:* [Uri-review] Re: [urn] Re: Re: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Request to
> register the glue URI scheme
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> In response to those who suggest that it is practical to contact each
> business Identifier authority and persuade them each to register their own
> URN scheme, I present the following data set.
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>
>
> Business Identifier Authorities
>
> *#*
>
> *Authority*
>
> *Area where it operates*
>
> *Identifier(s) / description link*
>
> 1
>
> Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)
>
> Global
>
> Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), a 20-character code for legal entities. (Home
> – GLEIF
> <https://www.gleif.org/en/about-lei/introducing-the-legal-entity-identifier-lei?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 2
>
> GS1
>
> Global
>
> Global Location Number (GLN) for legal entities, functions,
> physical/digital locations. (GS1
> <https://www.gs1.org/standards/id-keys/gln/legal-entity?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 3
>
> Dun & Bradstreet
>
> Global
>
> D-U-N-S Number, a unique nine-digit business identifier. (Dun & Bradstreet
> <https://www.dnb.com/en-us/smb/duns/get-a-duns.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 4
>
> Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
>
> United States
>
> Employer Identification Number (EIN). (IRS
> <https://www.irs.gov/businesses/employer-identification-number?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 5
>
> U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
>
> United States
>
> Central Index Key (CIK) assigned to SEC filing entities and individuals. (
> SEC
> <https://www.sec.gov/submit-filings/filer-support-resources/how-do-i-guides/look-central-index-key-cik-number?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 6
>
> SAM.gov / U.S. General Services Administration
>
> United States federal procurement
>
> Unique Entity ID, a 12-character identifier for entities doing business
> with the U.S. government. (SAM.gov
> <https://sam.gov/content/status-tracker?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 7
>
> Delaware Division of Corporations
>
> Delaware, United States
>
> Delaware entity file number / business entity registration records. (Division
> of Corporations
> <https://icis.corp.delaware.gov/ecorp/entitysearch/namesearch.aspx?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 8
>
> California Secretary of State
>
> California, United States
>
> California entity number / business entity ID assigned at registration. (California
> Secretary of State
> <https://www.sos.ca.gov/business-programs/business-entities/cbs-field-status-definitions?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 9
>
> Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
>
> Canada
>
> Business Number (BN), a unique nine-digit business identifier. (Canada
> <https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/businesses/topics/business-registration/business-number-program-account.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 10
>
> Registraire des entreprises du Québec
>
> Québec, Canada
>
> Québec Enterprise Number (NEQ). (Gouvernement du Québec
> <https://www.quebec.ca/en/businesses-and-self-employed-workers/start-entreprise/register-constitute-enterprise/learn-about-registration/quebec-enterprise-number-neq?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 11
>
> Ontario Business Registry / ServiceOntario
>
> Ontario, Canada
>
> Ontario Business Identification Number (BIN). (ontario.ca
> <https://www.ontario.ca/page/business/start/register-your-business-online?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 12
>
> Servicio de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
>
> Mexico
>
> Registro Federal de Contribuyentes (RFC) for legal persons. (SAT
> <https://www.sat.gob.mx/portal/public/tramites/inscripcion-al-rfc-pm?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 13
>
> Receita Federal do Brasil
>
> Brazil
>
> Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ). (Serviços e Informações do
> Brasil
> <https://www.gov.br/pt-br/servicos/inscrever-ou-atualizar-cadastro-nacional-de-pessoas-juridicas?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 14
>
> ARCA / AFIP
>
> Argentina
>
> Clave Única de Identificación Tributaria (CUIT). (AFIP
> <https://www.afip.gob.ar/inscripcion/cuit-cdi/solicitud-cuit.asp?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 15
>
> Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII)
>
> Chile
>
> Rol Único Tributario (RUT). (SII
> <https://www.sii.cl/contribuyentes/contribuyentes_individuales/chilenos_extranjero/rol_unico_tributario.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 16
>
> SUNAT
>
> Peru
>
> Registro Único de Contribuyentes (RUC), an 11-digit taxpayer identifier. (Renta
> 2019
> <https://emprender.sunat.gob.pe/ruc/mi-ruc/inscripcion-ruc?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 17
>
> DIAN
>
> Colombia
>
> Registro Único Tributario (RUT) / Número de Identificación Tributaria
> (NIT). (DIAN
> <https://www.dian.gov.co/impuestos/RUT/Paginas/Consultas-RUT.aspx?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 18
>
> Servicio de Rentas Internas (SRI)
>
> Ecuador
>
> Registro Único de Contribuyentes (RUC). (Sri Ecuador
> <https://www.sri.gob.ec/ruc-personas-naturales?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 19
>
> Dirección Nacional de Ingresos Tributarios (DNIT/SET)
>
> Paraguay
>
> Registro Único de Contribuyentes (RUC). (set.gov.py
> <https://www.set.gov.py/web/portal-institucional/registro-%C3%BAnico-de-contribuyentes-ruc-?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 20
>
> Dirección General de Impuestos Internos (DGII)
>
> Dominican Republic
>
> Registro Nacional de Contribuyentes (RNC). (DGII
> <https://dgii.gov.do/cicloContribuyente/registroRNC/Paginas/default.aspx?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 21
>
> Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (SAT)
>
> Guatemala
>
> Número de Identificación Tributaria (NIT). (Portal SAT
> <https://portal.sat.gob.gt/portal/solicitud-electronica-de-nit/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 22
>
> Companies House
>
> United Kingdom
>
> Company number / Companies House registration number. (Find and Update
> Company Information
> <https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company-lookup/search?forward=%2Fauth-code-requests%2Fcompany%2F%7BcompanyNumber%7D%2Fconfirm&utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 23
>
> INSEE
>
> France
>
> SIREN and SIRET identifiers for entities and establishments. (Insee
> <https://www.insee.fr/en/metadonnees/source/serie/s1020?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 24
>
> Kamer van Koophandel (KVK)
>
> Netherlands
>
> KVK number in the Dutch Business Register. (KVK
> <https://www.kvk.nl/en/search/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 25
>
> FPS Economy / Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE/KBO)
>
> Belgium
>
> Enterprise number and establishment-unit number. (FPS Economy
> <https://economie.fgov.be/en/themes/enterprises/crossroads-bank-enterprises/registration-crossroads-bank?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 26
>
> Danish Business Authority / Central Business Register (CVR)
>
> Denmark
>
> CVR number. (businessindenmark.virk.dk
> <https://businessindenmark.virk.dk/authorities/stat/ERST/self-service/Start_company/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 27
>
> Brønnøysund Register Centre
>
> Norway
>
> Organisation number for legal persons. (Brønnøysundregistrene
> <https://www.brreg.no/en/about-us-2/our-registers/about-the-central-coordinating-register-for-legal-entities-ccr/about-the-organisation-number/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 28
>
> Bolagsverket
>
> Sweden
>
> Organisationsnummer for companies and associations. (bolagsverket.se
> <https://bolagsverket.se/foretag/organisationsnummer.1207.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 29
>
> Finnish Business Information System (PRH + Tax Administration)
>
> Finland
>
> Business ID / Y-tunnus. (YTJ
> <https://www.ytj.fi/en/index/businessid.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 30
>
> e-Business Register
>
> Estonia
>
> Registry code for legal entities. (e-Äriregister
> <https://ariregister.rik.ee/eng?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 31
>
> Centre of Registers
>
> Lithuania
>
> Legal entity code in the Register of Legal Entities. (Registrų Centras
> <https://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p_en/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 32
>
> Companies Registration Office (CRO)
>
> Ireland
>
> CRO register number. (CRO
> <https://cro.ie/services-and-help/using-services/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 33
>
> Unternehmensregister / Handelsregister
>
> Germany
>
> Company-register records and register numbers. (Unternehmensregister
> <https://www.unternehmensregister.de/de/howto/search?language=en&submitaction=language&utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 34
>
> Firmenbuch
>
> Austria
>
> Firmenbuchnummer / company register number. (Business Service Portal
> <https://www.usp.gv.at/themen/betrieb-und-umwelt/laufender-betrieb/firmenbuch.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 35
>
> Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO) / UID Register
>
> Switzerland
>
> UID, formatted as CHE plus nine digits. (Federal Office of Civil Aviation
> <https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/registers/enterprise-register/enterprise-identification/uid-general.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 36
>
> Registro Imprese / Italian Chambers of Commerce
>
> Italy
>
> Codice fiscale, Partita IVA, and REA number in business-register records. (
> registroimprese
> <https://www.registroimprese.it/codice-fiscale-p.iva-rea?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 37
>
> Agencia Tributaria
>
> Spain
>
> Número de Identificación Fiscal (NIF) for legal persons and entities. (Agencia
> Tributaria
> <https://sede.agenciatributaria.gob.es/Sede/en_gb/censos-nif-domicilio-fiscal/solicitar-nif/nif-persona-juridica-entidad.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 38
>
> IRN / Registo Nacional de Pessoas Coletivas (RNPC)
>
> Portugal
>
> NIPC, the legal-person identification number. (IRN
> <https://irn.justica.gov.pt/Servicos/Empresas-e-outras-pessoas-coletivas/Registo-Nacional-de-Pessoas-Coletivas?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 39
>
> Ministry of Justice / National Court Register (KRS)
>
> Poland
>
> KRS number for registered entities. (Ekrs
> <https://ekrs.ms.gov.pl/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 40
>
> ARES / Czech public administration
>
> Czechia
>
> IČO, the Czech organization identification number. (ARES
> <https://ares.gov.cz/otevrena-data/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 41
>
> Statistical Office / Business Register
>
> Slovakia
>
> IČO, the organization identification number. (Slovak Statistics
> <https://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/services/services.ico/%21ut/p/z0/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8ziw3wCLJycDB0N3M1DDA08_fyCQ8MsAo093Mz0g1Pz9AuyHRUBcQFCAQ%21%21/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 42
>
> National Trade Register Office (ONRC)
>
> Romania
>
> Trade-register order number and unique registration code. (Onrc
> <https://www.onrc.ro/index.php/en/informatii-2/informatii-rc?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 43
>
> AJPES
>
> Slovenia
>
> Registration number for each business entity in the Slovenian Business
> Register. (AJPES
> <https://www.ajpes.si/About_AJPES/Tasks?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 44
>
> Australian Business Register (ABR)
>
> Australia
>
> Australian Business Number (ABN), an 11-digit identifier. (Australian
> Business Register
> <https://www.abr.gov.au/business-super-funds-charities/applying-abn?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 45
>
> Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC)
>
> Australia
>
> Australian Company Number (ACN), a unique nine-digit company identifier. (
> ASIC
> <https://www.asic.gov.au/for-business-and-companies/companies/register-a-company/australian-company-number-acn/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 46
>
> New Zealand Business Number Register
>
> New Zealand
>
> NZBN, a globally unique identifier for New Zealand businesses. (New
> Zealand Business Number <https://www.nzbn.govt.nz/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 47
>
> Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA)
>
> Singapore
>
> Unique Entity Number (UEN). (ACRA
> <https://www.acra.gov.sg/register/business/registering-different-business-structures/local-company/registering-via-bizfile/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 48
>
> Companies Registry / Inland Revenue Department
>
> Hong Kong
>
> Business Registration Number (BRN) as the Unique Business Identifier. (Companies
> Registry
> <https://www.cr.gov.hk/en/electronic/e-servicesportal/e-search.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 49
>
> National Tax Agency
>
> Japan
>
> Corporate Number, a 13-digit identifier. (National Tax Agency Business
> Number
> <https://www.houjin-bangou.nta.go.jp/en/setsumei/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 50
>
> Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA)
>
> India
>
> Corporate Identity Number (CIN). (Ministry of Corporate Affairs
> <https://www.mca.gov.in/content/mca/global/en/mca/fo-llp-services/findCinFinalSingleCom.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 51
>
> Goods and Services Tax Network / GST Portal
>
> India
>
> GSTIN / UIN for GST-registered entities. (GST Services
> <https://services.gst.gov.in/services/quicklinks/searchtxp?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 52
>
> Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia (SSM)
>
> Malaysia
>
> Company, business, and LLP registration numbers. (SSM
> <https://www.ssm.com.my/Pages/e-Search.aspx?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 53
>
> Online Single Submission (OSS)
>
> Indonesia
>
> Nomor Induk Berusaha (NIB), the Business Identification Number. (OSS RBA
> <https://oss.go.id/en?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 54
>
> Ministry of Commerce
>
> Saudi Arabia
>
> Commercial Registration number / commercial-registration records. (Ministry
> of Commerce
> <https://mc.gov.sa/en/eservices/Pages/ServiceDetails.aspx?sID=38&utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 55
>
> Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)
>
> South Africa
>
> Company registration number. (CIPC
> <https://www.cipc.co.za/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 56
>
> Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
>
> Nigeria
>
> RC number / company registration records. (Corporate Affairs Commission
> <https://www.cac.gov.ng/services/company-search?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 57
>
> Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)
>
> Kenya
>
> Personal Identification Number (PIN) for businesses and other
> organizations. (Kenya Revenue Authority
> <https://www.kra.go.ke/individual/individual-pin-registration/learn-about-pin/about-pin?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 58
>
> Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)
>
> Ghana
>
> Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) for organizations. (Ghana Revenue
> Authority
> <https://gra.gov.gh/online-tools/verify-tin/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>)
>
> 59
>
> Corporate and Business Registration Department
>
> Mauritius
>
> Business Registration Number (BRN). (Companies Mauritius
> <https://companies.govmu.org/cbrd/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/BusinessRegistrationAct2002.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> 60
>
> Direction Générale des Impôts / business identifier services
>
> Morocco
>
> ICE, IF, and RC business identifiers. (Tax Administration Morocco
> <https://www.tax.gov.ma/wps/portal/m.dgi.ma/Mobile/Accueil/VosTeleservices/recherche%20entreprise/recherche%20%20entreprise/%21ut/p/z1/rVLLboMwEPyV9JCjtQ5QAkfCoc2rh7Y04EvFYwG3YIixSPv3NcqFQwOqVEuW7NHsY3YHGITARNzzIla8EXGl_xGz323X81fmnh5osDep5662u4fD02ZjUzhNEnwT2HT8GzBgqVCtKiGqm4RXSLKCL-n1vaR90y0UVtih7HmK3ZJKTEuU-i5QKImt5B2O0RE8JG9TnkFkoWM4lpkTwzYzYhkxksRxXWKklmXRxF4n-Xpgd2pGku55kERvHG9uJFtjbiTX-IkCs_FskjJ0MKdhOoNea6SbXN8kBPdw6jleIBCNrLWPXv64iUcKuzmd2pv843xmnjZQIxR-KQj_30G6iiGP_rHQ_ceqJFzkDYS_ZRijY7itg9oxxTfn5PPZubzmZdUfPO_uB-JqEnk%21/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>
> )
>
> These are not all the same kind of identifier: some are tax IDs, some are
> company-register numbers, some are procurement IDs, and some are global
> standards/private-sector identifiers. But each row is a real authority or
> issuer with a public identifier description or lookup/registration page.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2026, 10:13 AM Dale R. Worley <[e-mail]> wrote:
>
> I'm not a URI reviewer but I ran into a half-baked idea that is somewhat
> aligned with the concept of GLUE.  Let me propose it to get some
> feedback.
>
> What is needed is a way to record inexact, non-authoritative, indicative
> identifiers.  These identifiers, being inexact, generally aren't used
> for routine data processing, but rather in exceptional situations where
> a human wants to investigate the supply chain of a group of things.
>
> There's a requirement that the URI can be put into a data field that
> "expects a URI", so it has to not be confusable with defined identifier
> schemes.
>
> It seems to me that this can be solved by the "data" URI scheme, which
> is designed to carry arbitrary (short) strings.  In its simplest usage,
> we can carry the identifier "ship 27" by
>
>     data:,ship%2027
>
> (The comma is mandatory.)
>
> Various extensions can handle non-ASCII character sets.  And as you can
> see, if there was a URN available for the data field, it can be used
> unambiguously instead of the data: URI.
>
> I can easily envision that informal conventions would arise, such as
> starting the string with a prefix like "foobar:" to indicate that the
> remainder of the string was a "foobar" identifier.
>
> In use, currently these identifiers would be read and interpreted by a
> human, within the context of much more information about the product
> that it is associated with.  But I can envision that in the future, an
> AI system could do a decent job of doing such interpretation.
>
> Dale
>
>
>
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