CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     Numbering system
        2.1     Card numbering structure
        2.2     Issuer identifier number assignment and registration procedure
        2.3     Information content
 3     Printed cards
 4     Magnetic stripe cards
        4.1     Encoding requirements
        4.2     Expiration date
        4.3     Service code
        4.4     Discretionary data
 5     Integrated Circuit (IC) cards
 6     History
Annex A – Service code assignments
Annex B – Alphabetical list of abbreviations used in this Recommendation
Appendix I – Implementation guidelines for the assignment of issuer identifier numbers