Revised Standard from Last Update.

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Part 1) (Third Revision) which is identical with ISO/IEC 7812-1 : 2017 ‘Identification cards Identification of issuers - Part 1: Numbering system’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) jointly was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendation of the Identification & Data Capture Techniques, Cards and Security Devices Sectional Committee and approval of the Electronics and Information Technology Division Council.

This standard was originally published in 1994 which was identical to ISO/IEC 7812 : 1987. This standard was revised and published in two parts in 2003 to align it with ISO/IEC 7812-1 : 2000 and ISO/IEC 7812-2 : 2000. The standard was revised again in 2012 to align it with ISO/IEC 7812-1 : 2006. The third revision aligns this Indian standard with ISO/ IEC 7812-1 : 2017.