The phrase "registration number" is ubiquitous and is used in a variety of areas of life - whether we are talking about cars, incoming and outgoing documents or phone numbers. Many objects, from equipment to enterprises and organizations , have their own unique registration numbers, allowing you to highlight these objects in a number of similar ones. So what does this term mean?
Registration number (or registration code) is a strictly defined sequence of characters (most often letters and / or numbers) assigned to a specific object for its identification. In a series of homogeneous objects, it serves as an analogue of the name and can contain information not only about the serial number of the object among the set of the same, but also about certain characteristics. This can be a regional affiliation (for example, for car numbers) or a tax inspection code that is part of the taxpayer TIN. For items of technology, it may include the letter designation of the model. Information in the registration number is always encoded for brevity, therefore its other name is code. Sometimes it can be just the serial number of the object (for example, the number of the document in the registration book), sometimes it can contain (like a bar code) a lot of information about the product, manufacturer, etc.
In addition to the possibility of providing additional information, the registration number has other advantages compared to the name - it is usually shorter, due to the difficulty of remembering, it is more suitable for security purposes and is a way out in the case of a large number of objects of the same type, each of which is difficult to come up with its own name. Its shortcomings in comparison with names and titles are more difficult to remember and more difficult to pronounce.
Examples of registration numbers are car and phone numbers, currency codes, CAS registration numbers of chemical compounds, series and numbers of certificates and securities, etc.
When entering a registration number into a computer, it is easy to make a mistake due to its anonymity and often a large number of characters. To prevent such errors, the concept of a check number exists. What it is? Each number contains symbols (numbers or letters) that are control characters. In addition, each number contains an algorithm (formula) by which its control number is calculated. For example, the last digit of the number should be equal to the last digit of the sum of all digits of this number. If the pattern is not observed, it means that an error was made when entering the number.
In relation to legal entities and individuals registered as taxpayers, we are talking about the main state registration number (abbreviated PSRN). Thus, the state registration number of the record on the creation of this legal entity is deciphered according to the Federal Law No. 129- dated 08.08.2001. Assignment of the registration and registration number of both newly created and previously registered legal entities is carried out from 1.07. 2002 on the basis of data on its registration with the tax authorities.
The PSRN is mandatory to be indicated in all entries of the state registry and documents that serve as the basis for making such entries, as well as along with the name of the legal entity in all its documents.
This registration number has the form of a sequence of 13 digits, the first of which is a sign of reference to the main or other state number of the record, or the number of the individual entrepreneur (individual). OGRNIP (or the main state registration number of an individual entrepreneur) contains not 13, but 15 digits.
The second and third digits of the number are the last digits of the year in which the object is entered in the state register. Fourth and fifth - serial number according to the corresponding list for the subject of the Russian Federation, sixth and seventh - code number of the tax office, which was issued PSRN. Five subsequent digits - (signs from the eighth to twelfth) represent the number of entries in the state register. The last, thirteenth digit is a control number. This is the last digit of the remainder, which is obtained by dividing by 11 the entire previous twelve-digit number.
OGRIP as a control number has the last digit of the remainder of dividing the number from the previous 14 digits not by 11, but by 13. Under the number of the registry entry, it provides seven digits instead of five.