Ontology defining generic concepts for reuse by other Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) ontologies. It defines generic classes for (legal) Entities and their relationships and statuses; and generic properties for different types of name and address. It makes use of the OMG Languages Countries and Codes (LCC) ontology (based on the ISO 3166 standard) for country and region information. 2019-02-01T00:00:00+00:00 https://www.gleif.org/en/meta/lei-data-terms-of-use/ Copyright (c) 2019 Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) https://www.gleif.org/en/about-lei/common-data-file-format/lei-cdf-format/lei-cdf-format-version-2-1 Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation Base Ontology gleif-base https://www.gleif.org/ontology/Base/ GLEIF Base Ontology has address Has a means by which the entity may be located or contacted or may receive correspondence. has address headquarters An address of the headquarters of the Entity. has address legal An address of the entity as recorded in the registration of the entity in its legal jurisdiction. has address transliterated An address which has been converted from original to western text. has country The country, based on the 2-character ISO 3166-1 country code. has coverage area Indicates a geographic region in which some service is provided, or to which some policy applies, or in which something is available. has entity expiration reason The reason that an entity ceased to exist and/or operate. has entity status Indicates the status of the entity (i.e., active, inactive). has geographic region The country or region where something is located. has legal jurisdiction The jurisdiction of legal formation and registration of the entity (and upon which the LegalForm data element is also dependent). has region has state has subdivision The (optional) region or subdivision (state, province, region, etc.) based on the 4- to 6-character ISO 3166-2 region code has region has registration status indicates the status of a specific registration, such as for an identifier or license has source The entity that is the source of the directed relationship. has successor The surviving/new entity which continues/replaces this registration. has target The entity that plays the target of the directed relationship. identifies The relationship between an identifier and the thing it uniquely identifies. is managed by Relates something to another thing that has some role in directing its affairs. is qualified by Any additional qualitative properties that help to categorize the relationship. is registered in indicates the registry that something is registered in records The thing which the registry entry is a record of. has abbreviation local An abbreviation using a language local to the entity identified; may be English. has abbreviation transliterated An abbreviation transliterated into a Western alphabet. has additional address line Means to collect the one to three specifically-named optional additional address line elements. has address line 1 The mandatory first address line element. has address line 2 The second line of the one to three optional additional address line elements. has address line 3 The third line of the one to three optional additional address line elements. This element SHALL be omitted if address line 2 is omitted. has address line 4 The fourth line of the one to three optional additional address line elements. This element SHALL be omitted if address line 3 is omitted. has address number Optional, additional structured version of an external house number, or range of numbers, contained in one of the address line elements. has address number within building Optional, additional structured version of an internal location number, or range of numbers, contained in one of the address line elements. has city The mandatory name of the city. has end The end time of a period. has entity expiration date The date that the entity ceased to operate, whether due to dissolution, merger or acquisition. has first address line The mandatory first address line element. has initial registration date The date on which an identifier or other registered item was first registered. has last modification date The date that the detail of a specific registration in the registry was last revised. mail routing Optional free text address line to hold content from other address lines containing explicit routing information (this element's presence indicates that this address is a routing / 'care of' address). has name ASCII has ASCII name The name used to refer to a person or organization in 7 bit ASCII text (ISO 646); also valid UNICODE (ISO 10646). has name ASCII has name ASCII automatic has auto ASCII transliterated legal name Legal name of the entity transliterated to ASCII characters, auto-transliterated by the managing LOU. has name ASCII automatic has name ASCII preferred has preferred transliterated legal name Legal name of the entity transliterated to ASCII characters, provided by the entity for this purpose. has name ASCII preferred has name additional local Registered name of the entity in an alternative language in the legal jurisdiction in which the entity is registered. has name legal has legal name The name used to refer to an person or organization in legal communications. has name legal has name local has local name A name in a language local to the entity identified; may be English. has name local has name previous legal A primary legal name previously used by this entity. has name trading or operating brand name doing business as has trading or operating name operating under trading as A 'trading as', 'brand name' or 'operating under' name currently used by this entity in addition to, but not replacing, the (primary) legal, official registered name has name trading or operating has name translated English has English name has international name The name used to refer to a person or organization, translated into English. Transliterated to ASCII by definition. has name translated English has next renewal date The date by which a specific registration in the registry must be renewed or updated. has postal code The (optional) postal code of this address as specified by the local postal service. has start The start time of a period. has successor name The name of the successor entity. has tag Has a unique combination of alphanumeric characters or binary representation corresponding to the identifier, code, or other element to which it applies. has website A website associated with something, including but not limited to an organization. is quantified by Any additional quantitative properties that help to categorize the relationship. 0 0 1 1 1 1 entity A partnership, corporation, or other organization having the capacity to negotiate contracts, assume financial obligations, and pay off debts, organized under the laws of some jurisdiction. entity expiration reason The reason that an entity ceased to exist and/or operate. entity status The operational and/or legal registration status of the entity (may be ACTIVE or INACTIVE) 1 1 identifier Sequence of characters, capable of uniquely identifying that with which it is associated, within a specified context. 1 1 legal entity relationship abstract superclass to represent a reified directed relationship legal person Any entity which can incur legal obligation and can be sued at law. 1 1 period A period of time, with at least a start time, and possibly an end. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 physical address a physical address where communications can be addressed, papers served or representatives located for any kind of organization or person An address is a collection of information, presented in a mostly fixed format, used for describing the location of a building, apartment, or other structure or a plot of land, generally using political boundaries and street names as references, along with other identifiers such as house or apartment numbers. Some addresses also contain special codes to aid routing of mail and packages, such as a ZIP code or post code. (Wikipedia) physical address ASCII An address transliterated to ASCII characters. registration authority RA An organization that is responsible for maintaining a registry and provides registration services. registration authority registration status A lifecycle stage indicating the status of a given registration of something, such as a business or legal entity. 1 registry A system, typically an information system, that records the registration of items. registry entry An entry in a registry that specifies something about the thing that is recorded. registry identifier An identifier associated with an entry in a registry, i.e., one that provides an index to the registry for the recorded item. CORPORATE_ACTION corporate action The entity was acquired or merged with another entity. DISSOLVED dissolved The entity ceased to operate. OTHER other The reason for expiry is neither of dissolved nor corporate action. ACTIVE active As of the last report or update, the entity reported that it was legally registered and operating. INACTIVE inactive It has been determined that the entity that was assigned the LEI is no longer legally registered and/or operating, whether as a result of business closure, acquisition by or merger with another (or new) entity, or determination of illegitimacy. Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation has abbreviation An abbreviation for the entity identified. has name Associates a name, reference name, or appellation with an individual resource. has name additional has other name The name used to refer to an person or organization informally. has name additional has name legal local has local legal name The name used to refer to an person or organization in legal communications in local alphabet, which may be English. has name legal local has name transliterated has transliterated name has transliterated other names The name used to refer to a person or organization, converted from original to western text. Not generally the legal name. has name transliterated