ISO 8583-2:1998

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 8583-2
First edition
1998-07-01
Financial transaction card originated
messages — Interchange message
specifications —
Part 2:
Application and registration procedures for
Institution Identification Codes (IIC)
Messages initiés par cartes de transaction financière — Spécifications
d'échange de messages —
Partie 2: Procédures d'application et d'enregistrement pour codes
d'identification d'institution (IIC)
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Reference number
Contents Page
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Application and registration procedures . 2
4.1 Application procedure for assignment of an IIC . 2
4.2 Criteria for approval of an application for an IIC . 2
4.3 Criteria for rejection of an application for an IIC. 2
5 Appeal process. 2
5.1 Appeal bodies . 2
5.2 Information to be provided . 3
6 Sponsoring Authorities. 3
6.1 Eligibility to become a Sponsoring Authority. 3
6.2 Responsibilities . 3
7 Registration and Maintenance Management Group (RMMG) . 3
7.1 Constitution . 3
7.2 Responsibilities . 4
7.3 Voting procedures. 4
8 The register of Institution Identification Codes (IIC). 4
8.1 Publication and availability. 4
8.2 Contents. 4
9 Registration Authority . 5
9.1 Appointment. 5
9.2 Resignation . 5
9.3 Responsibilities . 5
9.3.1 General . 5
9.3.2 Responsibilities to applicants applying for an IIC. 5
Annex
A (informative) Application for Institution Identification Code . 6
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ISO ISO 8583-2:1998(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide
federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of
preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO
technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which
a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented
on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-
governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO
collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission
(IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are
circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International
Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting
a vote.
International Standard ISO 8583-2 was prepared by Technical Committee
ISO/TC 68, Banking, securities and other financial services, Subcommittee
SC 6, Retail financial services.
ISO 8583 consists of the following parts, under the general title Financial
transaction card originated messages — Interchange message
specifications:
 Part 1: Interchange message specifications
 Part 2: Application and registration procedures for Institution
Identification Codes (IIC)
 Part 3: Maintenance procedures for codes
Part 1 is currently published as ISO 8583:1993.
Annex A of this part of ISO 8583 is for information only.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD  © ISO ISO 8583-2:1998(E)
Financial transaction card originated messages — Interchange
message specifications —
Part 2:
Application and registration procedures for Institution Identification
Codes (IIC)
1 Scope
This part of ISO 8583 describes the application and registration procedure for Institution Identification Codes (IIC),
in accordance with ISO 8583 (will become ISO 8583-1 at next revision).
ISO 8583 specifies a numbering system for institution identification codes for institutions which do not qualify for an
ISO 7812 issuer identification number.
2 Normative references
The following standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this part of
ISO 8583. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and
parties to agreements based on this part of ISO 8583 are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the
most recent editions of the standards indicated below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid
International Standards.
ISO 8583:1993, Financial transaction card originated messages — Interchange message specifications.
ISO 8583-3:1998, Financial transaction card originated messages — Interchange message specifications — Part 3:
Maintenance procedures for codes.
ISO 7812-1:1993, Identification cards — Identification of issuers — Part 1: Numbering system.
ISO 7812-2:1993, Identification cards — Identification of issuers — Part 2: Application and registration procedures.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this part of ISO 8583, the terms and definitions given in ISO 8583 (part 1) and the following
apply.
3.1
institution identification code
unique number assigned to an institution participating in financial card originated message interchange
3.2
registration authority
entity under the authority of the ISO Council designated to allocate institution identification codes and maintain the
register of those codes
3.3
registration and maintenance management group (RMMG)
the group responsible for the registration of institution identification codes and the maintenance of the other codes
defined in ISO 8583
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4 Application and registration procedures
4.1 Application procedure for assignment of an IIC
The institution shall apply to its national standards body, or in absence of a national standards body, to the
secretariat of the ISO/TC 68/SC 6 Standard, for the assignment of an IIC, using the form shown in annex A.
Application forms are also available on request from the Registration Authority, and the secretariat of
ISO/TC 68/SC 6. The national standards body or the secretariat of ISO/TC 68/SC 6 then acts as the "Sponsoring
Authority" with respect to the application.
4.2 Criteria for approval of an application for an IIC
Applications for an IIC shall meet all the criteria for approval, and shall not be subject to any of the rejection criteria,
as listed in 4.3.
The criteria for approval are:
a) the applicant applying for an IIC shall not already have an IIC assigned to it in its own right;
b) the IIC shall be for immediate use, e.g. within 12 months of the date of issue of the IIC;
c) the IIC being issued shall be for use in an interchange environment;
d) the applicant shall be a single corporate entity operating under a specific legislative regulation.
4.3 Criteria for rejection of an application for an IIC
An application for an IIC shall be rejected by the Sponsoring Authority or the members of the Registration and
Maintenance Management Group (RMMG) when any one of the following conditions exist:
a) the applicant has previously been assigned an IIC in its own right and is still utilizing it;
b) the applicant has requested a specific number;
c) the applicant has made a request which is outside the scope of this part of ISO 8583.
5 Appeal process
5.1 Appeal bodies
Where an application has been rejected by a Sponsoring Authority, the applicant may appeal to the secretariat of
the RMMG. Where an application has been rejected by the RMMG, the applicant may appeal to ISO through the
secretariat of ISO/TC 68/SC 6. Applicants may submit for appeal, applications that have been rejected by
ISO/TC 68/SC 6 to the ISO Central Se
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