ISBN Group Agency: European Community Organizations

ISBN Agencies:

European Community Organizations

The ISBN Agency for European Union institutions and bodies has been operating since August 2001. It is located at the Office for for Official Publications of the European Communities in Luxembourg.

Contact Address

Office for official publications for the European Community
Directorate for Publications and Dissemination
ISBN Agency
Att. Ms. Carol Riccalton
2, rue Mercier
2985 Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Tel. (+352) 2929-42830
Fax (+352) 2929-42672
E-mail: carol.riccalton@publications.europa.eu
URL: http://www.publications.europa.eu

Statistics

1^st Group Identifier: 92 (shared between European Community Organizations and International Publishers)
Digits	Ranges

1	0 - 5
2	60 - 79
3	800 - 899
4	9000 - 9499
5	95000 - 98999
6	990000 - 999999



Digits	Ranges assigned to European Community Organizations	2001	2002	2003	2004	Total:

2	77 - 79		47	85	33	165
3	823 - 824 829 - 830 861, 872 894 - 899	266	1595	2002	1832	5695
4	9020, 9152 9155 - 9157 9167 - 9168 9181, 9188 9191 - 9193 9198 - 9218	52	208	332	221	813
5	95007 - 95011 95018 - 95019 95022 95029 - 95035	8	51	24	125	208

	Total:	326	1901	2443	2211	6881
*shared with International Publishers

Basic information

1. What percentage of the total number of publishers in the country does this represent?

99%

2. Achievement of total numbering, i.e. are all books numbered yet?

Yes.

3. Approximately what percentage of books listed in the major book lists or bibliographies of the country carry ISBNs?

4. Is bar coding used in your country?

Yes

5. How much interest is there in ISBNs for non-book material?

Very low interest.

(November 2005)