The International Standard Recording Code

CONTENTS

Frequently asked questions
ISRC Handbook - HTML | PDF
ISRC Report to ISO - 2007 - PDF
ISRC Report to ISO - 2006 - PDF
Bulletin 2008/02 - ISRC Assignment to Spoken Word Recordings - HTML | PDF
Bulletin 2008/01 - National Agency Update: Venezuela - HTML | PDF
Bulletin 2007/02 - Registrant Codes for Licensed Recordings - HTML | PDF
Bulletin 2007/01 - International ISRC Agency to use "ZZ" Country Code - HTML | PDF
Bulletin 2006/03 - Assigning Meaning to ISRC Elements - HTML | PDF
Bulletin 2006/02 - Access to ISRC Registrant Codes - HTML | PDF
Bulletin 2006/01 - Approval of Agents to Issue ISRCs - HTML | PDF
National ISRC Agencies
Procedure for New Agencies
Procedure for Revocation of National ISRC Agency
Procedures for Assignment of ISRCs by Third Party Applicants - HTML | PDF
New ISRC Agency Appointments
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New ISRC agency appointments

** PLEASE NOTE IFPI IS CURRENTLY NOT ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS PENDING REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 3901:2001.**

In its role as the global ISRC agency, IFPI Secretariat has recently agreed an official procedure for the appointment of new, national ISRC agencies. The International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) is the global identification system for sound recordings and music videos. Each ISRC is a unique and permanent identifier for a specific recording which can be permanently encoded into digital formats. Codes are allocated and monitored through the national ISRC agencies.

Under the new procedure, when IFPI receives an application to form a new national ISRC agency, IFPI canvasses existing agencies for their opinion. Following that, IFPI's provisional decision will be published on the website for a 14-day period for public comment, after which the decision becomes final.

Notices on new ISRC Agency appointments:

Ukraine - 12/07/04
Latvia - 12/07/04