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→Code structure: There are no "reserved" bytes anymore. See https://www.gleif.org/en/about-lei/iso-17442-the-lei-code-structure. Added reference to checksum algorithm. |
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| colspan="4"| <small>LOU<br/>code</small>
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| colspan="2"| <small>Check-<br/>sum</small>
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| colspan="4"| <code>5493</code>
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| colspan="5"| <code>84UKLVMY22DS</code>▼
| colspan="2"| <code>16</code>
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| colspan="4"| <code>2138</code>
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| colspan="5"| <code>WSGIIZCXF1P5</code>▼
| colspan="2"| <code>72</code>
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| colspan="4"| <code>5493</code>
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| colspan="5"| <code>0IBP32UQZ0KL</code>▼
| colspan="2"| <code>24</code>
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| colspan="13"| [[Bank of Nova Scotia]]
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The technical specification for LEI is [[ISO]] 17442.<ref name="goodnews"/> An LEI consists of a 20-character [[alphanumeric]] string, with the first four characters identifying the [[Local Operating Unit]] (LOU) that issued the LEI. Characters 5 to 18 are the unique alphanumeric string assigned to the organization by the LOU. The final two characters are [[checksum]] digits
Even if the LEI code of an entity follows the technical ISO specification, the LEI code by itself does not provide any valuable information—it is only used to uniquely identify each legal entity.
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