BS ISO/IEC 15944-1:2011

1   Scope The Open-edi Reference Model (ISO/IEC 14662:2010, Clause 4) states:

" The intention is that the sending, by an Open-edi Party, of information from a scenario, conforming to Open-edi standards , shall allow the acceptance and processing of that information in the context of that scenario by one or more Open-edi Parties by reference to the scenario and without the need for agreement. However, the legal requirements and/or liabilities resulting from the engagement of an organization in any Open-edi transaction may be conditioned by the competent legal environment(s) or the formation of a legal interchange agreement between the participating organizations . Open-edi Parties need to observe rule-based behaviour and possess the ability to make commitments in Open-edi (e.g., business , operational, technical, legal, and/or audit perspectives)."

This part of ISO/IEC 15944 addresses the fundamental requirements of the commercial and legal frameworks and their environments on business transactions, and also integrates the requirements of the information technology and telecommunications environments. In addition to the existing strategic directions of "portability" and "interoperability", the added strategic direction of ISO/IEC JTC 1 of "cultural adaptability" is supported in this part of ISO/IE...