Code identifying the agency controlling the specification, maintenance and publication of the message type.
Code
Description
AA
EDICONSTRUCT
French construction project.
AB
DIN (Deutsches Institut fuer Normung)
German standardization institute.
AC
ICS (International Chamber of Shipping)
Self explanatory.
AD
UPU (Union Postale Universelle)
Universal Postal Union.
AE
United Kingdom ANA (Article Numbering Association)
Identifies the Article Numbering Association of the United Kingdom.
AF
ANSI ASC X12 (American National Standard Institute Accredited Standards Committee X12)
Identifies the United States electronic data interchange standards body.
