Hi there, For your information, I just noticed the new reg-nr listed for my organisation: organisation: ORG-ES691-RIPE reg-nr: 983 391 012 Inscrite au R.C.S ANTIBES It's clearly not a number... Regards, Laurent On Wed, Apr 29, 2026 at 10:47 AM Edward Shryane <eshryane@ripe.net> wrote:
Dear Job,
On 28 Apr 2026, at 16:57, Job Snijders <job@bsd.nl> wrote:
Hello,
Is "reg-nr:" really the best name for this attribute? The attribute name looks very similar to the already existing "reg-id:". I think the community would benefit from clear disambiguation.
The NWI-21 proposal is named "registration number". We understand there can be different opinions on the best term and we appreciate the input. We chose "registration number" because it is widely used and clearly indicates it is the number assigned to a company during its official registration.
This concern was also noted by Denis in this email:
https://mailman.ripe.net/archives/list/db-wg@ripe.net/message/A4JALNQYB7XVET...
On the 14th December, David (on behalf of the co-chairs) set a deadline of 22 December for feedback. Denis replied on 16 December with a suggestion to use "legal-reg:", but as there was no support for this proposal, the NWI moved into the implementation phase.
Regarding resource holders, it’s not quite correct to say that all of them have a "reg-id:". This term is only used for LIR organisations, not for end user organisations. Also, the term "reg-id:" is not used anywhere in the RIPE database.
I thought Denis' suggestion of using "legal-reg:" was a good one.
Is there a particular reason to stick to "reg-id:"?
If we need to make the terms clearer, it might be best to look at improving the user interface and documentation.
Regards Ed Shryane RIPE NCC
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