{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2055/annex-I",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2055/annex-I.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2017/2055",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2055 of 23 June 2017 supplementing Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards for the cooperation and exchange of information between competent authorities relating to the exercise of the right of establishment and the freedom to provide services of payment institutions (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-2055",
  "path": "annex/I",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "Format of the relevant unique identification number in each Member State",
  "text": "Member State\nLegal person\nNatural person\nID number type\nID number format\nID number type\nID number format\nAustria\nIf registered:\nFirmenbuchnummer (https://www.justiz.gv.at/web2013/html/default/8ab4a8a422985de30122a90fc2ca620b.de.html)\nMaximum: six digits plus one check letter\nIf not registered:\nUmsatzsteuer-Identifikations-Nummer (UID-Nummer) (https://www.bmf.gv.at/steuern/selbststaendige-unternehmer/umsatzsteuer/UID-und-ZM.html)\n—\nBelgium\nKBO/BCE number (KBO = KruispuntBank van Ondernemingen; BCE = Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises)\nhttp://economie.fgov.be/nl/ondernemingen/KBO/#.VlbmZpYcTcu\n0 + VAT number (0XXX.XXX.XXX)\nKBO/BCE number (KBO, KruispuntBank van Ondernemingen; BCE, Banque-Carrefour des Entreprises)\nhttp://economie.fgov.be/nl/ondernemingen/KBO/#.VlbmZpYcTcu\n10 digits (0 + 9 digit- VAT number)\nBulgaria\nUnified Identification Code' as regulated by Art. 23, para. 1 of the Bulgarian Commercial Register Act.\n9 digits\nUnified Identification Code' as regulated by Art. 23, para. 1 of the Bulgarian Commercial Register Act.\n9 digits\nCroatia\nOIB\n(fiscal number; Osobni identifikacijski broj — Personal Identification Number)\n11 digits\n(10 random digits + 1 check digit)\nOIB\n(fiscal number; Osobni identifikacijski broj — Personal Identification Number)\n11 digits\n(10 random digits + 1 check digit)\nCyprus\nTax Identification Number (TIN)\nhttps://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/tinByCountry.html\n8 digits and 1 letter (e.g: 99999999L)\nTax Identification Code (TIC)\nhttps://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/tinByCountry.html\n8 digits and 1 letter (the first digit is always zero)\nCzech Republic\nPersonal identification number (Identifikační číslo osoby (IČO))\n8 digits (e.g.:12345678)\nPersonal identification number (Identifikační číslo osoby (IČO))\n8 digits (e.g. 12345678)\nDenmark\nCompany registration number (CVR number)\n8-digit number (e.g. 12345678)\nPersonal registration number (CPR number)\n10 digit number in the format ‘123456-7890’\nEstonia\nCompany registry code, accessible at the Company Commercial Registry website. https://ariregister.rik.ee/index?lang=eng\n8-digit number\nPersonal identification code (ID code)\nPersonal identification code (ID code)\nFinland\nLocal business ID (https://www.ytj.fi/en/index/businessid.html)\nor\ninternational VAT number\nLocal business ID: 7 digits, a dash and a control mark, e.g. 1234567-8\nVAT number: 8 digits — e.g. FI12345678\n—\n—\nFrance\nSIREN\n9 digits\nSIREN\n9 digits\nGermany\nIf registered:\nHandelsregisternummer (HReg-Nr.) (Commercial Register-number; https://www.handelsregister.de/rp_web/mask.do), incl. place of registration\nHRA; HRB; GnR; PR;VR\nHRA xxxx\nHRB xxxx\nGnR xxxx\nPR xxxxx\nVR xxxx\nChoose the applicable format, depending on the (legal) person type, followed by a number with different length\nIf not registered:\nUmsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer (USt-IdNr.) (http://www.bzst.de/DE/Steuern_International/USt_Identifikationsnummer/Merkblaetter/Aufbau_USt_IdNr.html?nn=19560)\n(VAT-number)\nDExxxxxxxxx\nfollowed by a 9 digit number\nGreece\nTax Identification Number (TIN — ΑΦΜ)\nhttps://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_EL_en.pdf\n9 digits\nTax Identification Number (TIN — ΑΦΜ)\nhttps://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_EL_en.pdf\n9 digits\nHungary\nCompany registration number\nNumbers (##-##-######)\nRegister number of private entrepreneurs\nCompany registration number for sole proprietorships\nNumbers (########);\nNumbers (##-##-######)\nIceland\n—\n—\n—\n—\nIreland\nCompany registration number\nhttps://www.cro.ie/\n6 digits\n—\n—\nItaly\nRegistration number\n5 digits\nFiscal code, available on the website of the OAM (Organismo per la Gestione degli Elenchi degli Agenti in Attivita' Finanziaria e dei Mediatori Creditizi):\nhttps://www.organismo-am.it/elenco-agenti-servizi-di-pagamento\nAlphanumerical code of 16 characters (‘SP’ followed by digits)\nLatvia\nTax registration number (http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/node/29890)\n11 digits\nPersonal ID number (XXXXXX-XXXXX), or if person is a tax payer — individual entrepreneur, tax registration number (http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/node/29890)\nTax registration number: 11 digits\nLiechtenstein\nIf available, the Legal Entity Identifier of the entity, or if not available:\nCommercial register number (Handelsregister-Nummer)\nPrefix FL + 11 digits (FL-XXXX.XXX.XXX-X).\nPersonenidentifikationsnummer (Personal Identification Number)\nMaximum 12 digits\nLithuania\nCompany code from the Register of Legal Entities managed by the Centre of Registers of the Republic of Lithuania (http://www.registrucentras.lt/jar/p_en/);\nor\n9 digits (used to be 7 until 2004)\nTaxpayer's code — Name and Surname (the taxpayer's code is identical to personal code; however, for data protection reasons it is not normally disclosed), or\nName and Surname (letters)\nLuxembourg\nCompany registration number\nThe letter B followed by 6 digits (e.g. B 123456)\nSocial security number\n13 digits (first 8 digits are the person's date of birth: YYYYMMDD)\nMalta\nCompany registration number:\nhttp://rocsupport.mfsa.com.mt/pages/default.aspx\nThe letter C followed by 5 digits — e.g. C 28938\nIdentity Card number OR Passport number:\nhttp://www.consilium.europa.eu/prado/en/prado-documents/mlt/all/index.html\n6 digits and a capital letter — Example: 034976M\nOR\n6 digits — e.g. 728349\nNetherlands\nChamber of Commerce (KvK) number\n8 digits\nChamber of Commerce (KvK) number\n8 digits\nNorway\nBusiness Register Number (Organisation number)\n9 digits (for example 981 276 957)\nNational identity number/D-number\n11 digits (first 6 digits are the person's date of birth: DD.MM.YY.)\nPoland\nPolish NIP (numer identyfikacji podatkowej)\nPolish NIP (numer identyfikacji podatkowej)\nPortugal\nNúmero de Identificação de Pessoa Coletiva (NIPC)\n9 digits\nNúmero de Identificação Fiscal (NIF)\n9 digits\nRomania\n—\n—\n—\n—\nSlovak Republic\nIdentifikačné číslo organizácie/Company Registration Number (IČO)\n8 digits\nIČO — 00 000 000\nCompany Registration Number (IČO) is assigned to legal persons and entrepreneurs\nhttp://slovak.statistics.sk/wps/portal/ext/Databases/register_organizacii/!ut/p/b1/jY7RCoIwGEafKPfPqdsuV-BcLGnJlu0mLCKEpl1E0dtn0m3Wd_fBOXCQRzXyXXNvz82t7bvm8v4-2zu9ZvM5FsCwo6DyyiTGrrA06QDsBmAhRZFQDcC0TEGJwm64IQQE-c-HLxPwy18i3x5C9DiGCKKE4pRzChnlLOYEbZEffWGMqbRzIF2cgyJYQmktQE4_wFT_CEwElkUfTugabP2s1OwFKhgzhg!!/dl4/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/\n8 digits\nIČO — 00 000 000\nSlovenia\nIdentification (registration) number assigned by the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (www.ajpes.si)\n10 digits\nIdentification (registration) number assigned by the Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public Legal Records and Related Services (www.ajpes.si)\n10 digits\nSpain\nLEI code\nIn absence:\nNIF (‘Número de Identificación Fiscal’) a.k.a tax identification number.\nFurther information about the structure of the tax ID number is available at the following links:\nNIF (Legal Entities):\nhttp://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio_es_ES/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Campanas/Censos__NIF_y_domicilio_fiscal/Empresas_y_profesionales__Declaracion_censal__Modelos_036_y_037/Informacion/NIF_de_personas_juridicas_y_entidades.shtml\nIt is composed of 20 characters as follows:\nCharacters 1-4: A 4-character prefix allocated uniquely to each LOU (Local Operating Unit).\nCharacters 5-6: 2 reserved characters set to zero.\nCharacters 7-18: Entity-specific part of the code generated and assigned by LOUs according to transparent, sound and robust allocation policies.\nCharacters 19-20: Two check digits as described in the ISO 17442 standard.\nIt is composed of 9 characters as follows:\na)) A letter providing information on its legal form:\nA.. Corporations.\nB.. Limited liability companies.\nC.. General partnerships\nD.. Limited partnerships\nE.. Co-ownerships and inheritances in abeyance\nF.. Cooperatives\nG.. Associations\nH.. Homeowners communities\nJ.. Civil corporations\nN.. Foreign entities\nP.. Local government\nQ.. Public organisms\nR.. Religious congregations and institutions\nS.. Central government and autonomous regions bodies\nU.. Joint ventures with legal personality\nV.. Others not defined in the preceding list\nW.. Permanent establishments settled by non-resident entities\nb)) A random number of 7 digits.\nc)) A letter or a number, depending on legal form (check code).\nNIF (‘Número de Identificación Fiscal’), or tax identification number.\nFor Non-Resident Spanish Individuals, for Spanish Individuals under 14 and for Non-Resident Foreign Individuals doing transactions with tax transcendence:\nFor Foreign Individuals: NIE (‘Número de Identidad de Extranjero’).\nFurther information about the structure of the tax ID number is available at the following links:\nNIF (Individuals) and NIE:\nhttp://www.agenciatributaria.es/AEAT.internet/Inicio_es_ES/La_Agencia_Tributaria/Campanas/Censos__NIF_y_domicilio_fiscal/Ciudadanos/Informacion/NIF_de_personas_fisicas.shtml\nIt is composed of 9 characters:\n8 digits and a final letter as check code at the end.\nIt is composed of a letter (‘L’ for Spanish Non-Residents, ‘K’ for under 14 and ‘M’ for Non-Resident Foreigners),\n7 alphanumeric characters and a letter (check control)\nIt is composed of 9 characters: an initial letter, ‘X’, followed by 7 digits, and a final letter as check code.\nHaving exhausted the numerical capacity of the letter ‘X’, the sequence will be continued in alphabetical order (first with ‘Y’ and then ‘Z’).\nSweden\nRegistration number (www.bolagsverket.se)\nNNNNNN-XXXX\nSocial Security Number\nYYMMDD-XXXX\nUnited Kingdom\nTax Identification Number (TIN)\nhttps://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_UK_en.pdf\nTax Identification Number (TIN)\nhttps://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/tin/pdf/en/TIN_-_country_sheet_UK_en.pdf",
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