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Glossary

TermDescription
UIDSwiss enterprise identification number: the unique, unchangeable identifier assigned to a company or institution. It is accepted with or without separators (CHE-110.105.931 or CHE110105931).
Authorised SignatoryPerson with register-based signing authority
Signature RuleRule for checking permissible signer combinations
Register ExcerptOfficial document extracted from a commercial register
ZEFIXCentral Business Names Index, the Swiss federal directory of commercial-register entries
UID RegisterThe Swiss UID register, the federal register of all legal entities and their UIDs
SOGCSwiss Official Gazette of Commerce; sogcDate is the publication date of the underlying register entry
EHRA IDReference assigned by the Federal Commercial Registry Office (EHRA) that identifies a specific register excerpt