---
oid: "1.3.169"
asn1-notation: "{iso(1) identified-organization(3) 169}"
description: "Swiss Federal Business Identification Number"
last-modified: "2025-09-23"
tags: [oid-repository]
---

## OID: `1.3.169`

```asn1
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) 169}
```

### Description

Swiss Federal Business Identification Number

**Classification**: Identification scheme

### Supplementary information

Description of Organizations covered by: Companies/organizations registered in the Swiss Register of Organisations Commerce and in corresponding Swiss Central Business names Index (zefix.admin.ch)
Notes on use of code: To uniquely identify entries in Swiss Central Business Names Index (zefix). The principal purpose of the zefix on Internet is to provide a swiss-wide search function, and thus provide the public with a service to determine the legal domicile, the cantonal office for the register of commerce in charge, and the latter's address.
Sponsoring authority: [BAKOM](https://www.bakom.admin.ch/en)/OFCOM - Swiss Federal Office for Communications
Postfach
2501 Biel/Bienne
Switzerland
Phone: +41 32 327 55 11
Fax: +41 32 327 55 49
Contact: [Laurent Scheggia](mailto:Laurent.scheggia@ANTISPAM.bakom.admin.ch)

### Registrant

Name: Swiss Federal Office of Justice
Address: Bundesrain 20
CH-3003 Bern
Switzerland
Phone: +41 31 322 36 32
Assignment date: 2005-06-24

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No child OID

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