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Business ID (Identity code)
Business ID, or business and organisation code, is an identifying code given by authorities to all legal units.
The Business ID consists of seven numbers, a hyphen and a control number.
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Validity of the definition
- Valid until (31 December 2078)
A Business ID, or business and organisation code, is a code that is assigned by authorities to all parties liable to register and by which the party can be identified. The code comprises a consecutive number of seven digits, a hyphen, and a control number. The Business ID replaces the previously used trade registry number, foundation number and organisation number.
Validity of the definition
- 1 January 1900 - 21 August 2019
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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