A change to contact information refers to updates to details on how to communicate with a party/location.
Changes to the contact information associated to a party or location do not require the allocation of a new GLN.
■ Change to contact details of legal entity
Financial changes refer to updates to information needed to process payments between business entities.
Changes to the financial information associated to a party or location do not require the allocation of a new GLN.
■ Change to tax registration number of legal entity
□ Same GLN: when the tax registration number of the legal entity changes
A name change occurs when updates to how a party/location is officially referred to take place.
Changes to the name of a party or location do not require the allocation of a new GLN.
■ Change to legal name
□ Same GLN: Change to enterprise legal name does not require the GLN to be changed.
A change to party/location address occurs when the location reference point for interacting with the party/location is modified. This may be a change to an address, coordinates, geofence, or other location reference.
A change of use or purpose occurs when the activities, purpose, or functionality of a party/location is modified resulting in persistent differences in how that party/location can be interacted with.
Changes to the activities, purpose, or functionality of a party or location which impact the guiding principles require a new GLN.
■ Change to legal framework
A merger occurs when two or more parties/locations are combined into a single party/location.
When a party or location is merged with another so that they will no longer function independently, one of the existing GLNs may remain in use. All other GLNs merged SHALL be removed from active use once their transition is completed. Where the merger does not impact a GLN, one may keep the existing GLN, provided that the company is authorised to use the GS1 Company Prefix or individually licensed GLN.
A split occurs when the party/location being identified by a single GLN is divided into two or more parties/locations. This can include a single party or location dividing into multiple parties or locations or a GLN identifying a combination of party/location being divided to only represent a single part/location.
When a party or location is divided into multiple parties/locations, one may keep the existing GLN, provided that the company is authorised to use the GS1 Company Prefix or individually licensed GLN.
A new party or location is considered an addition to what already exists and has been allocated a GLN.
When a new party and/or location is added that will engage in business transactions, it must be allocated a new GLN.
■ Identification of a new legal entity
□ New GLN: When a new legal entity is added that will engage in business transactions, it must be allocated a new GLN.
This section details when a GLN must be allocated as the result of a new party/location being defined or a change to an existing party/location occurring.
All of the guiding principles and GLN Management Rules need to be taken into account when making the final decision of whether or not to change a GLN.
