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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="rdf2html0.8.2.xsl"?>
+<!DOCTYPE rdf:RDF [
+ <!ENTITY xsd "http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#">
+ <!ENTITY rdf "http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
+ <!ENTITY rdfs "http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#">
+ <!ENTITY owl "http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#">
+ <!ENTITY dcterms "http://purl.org/dc/terms/">
+ <!ENTITY dcDoc "dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/">
+ <!ENTITY foaf "http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/">
+ <!ENTITY foafSpec "http://xmlns.com/foaf/spec/">
+ <!ENTITY sioc "http://rdfs.org/sioc/ns#">
+ <!ENTITY schema "http://schema.org/">
+ <!ENTITY cc "http://creativecommons.org/ns#">
+ <!ENTITY org "http://www.w3.org/ns/org#">
+ <!ENTITY skos "http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#">
+ <!ENTITY skosDoc "http://www.w3.org/TR/skos-primer/">
+ <!ENTITY xhv "http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml/vocab#">
+ <!ENTITY wdrs "http://www.w3.org/2007/05/powder-s#">
+ <!ENTITY vann "http://purl.org/vocab/vann/">
+ <!ENTITY person "http://www.w3.org/ns/person#">
+ <!ENTITY legal "http://www.w3.org/ns/legal#">
+ <!ENTITY locn "http://www.w3.org/ns/locn#">
+ <!ENTITY adms "http://www.w3.org/ns/adms#">
+ <!ENTITY title "Business Core Vocabulary">
+ <!ENTITY documentation "https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/system/files/project/Core_Vocabularies-Business_Location_Person-Specification-v0.3_0.zip">
+ <!ENTITY documentationTitle "Business Core Vocabulary">
+ <!ENTITY methodology "https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/elibrary/document/isa-deliverable-process-and-methodology-developing-core-vocabularies">
+ <!ENTITY methodologyTitle "Process and Methodology for Developing Core Vocabularies">
+ <!ENTITY forum "https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/asset/core_business/topic/public-comments-core-business-vocabulary-v02">
+ <!ENTITY forumTitle "Public comments on the Business Core Vocabulary v0.2">
+]>
+
+
+<rdf:RDF xmlns:xsd = "&xsd;"
+ xmlns:rdf = "&rdf;"
+ xmlns:rdfs = "&rdfs;"
+ xmlns:owl = "&owl;"
+ xmlns:dcterms = "&dcterms;"
+ xmlns:foaf = "&foaf;"
+ xmlns:sioc = "&sioc;"
+ xmlns:schema = "&schema;"
+ xmlns:cc = "&cc;"
+ xmlns:org = "&org;"
+ xmlns:skos = "&skos;"
+ xmlns:xhv = "&xhv;"
+ xmlns:wdrs = "&wdrs;"
+ xmlns:vann = "&vann;"
+ xmlns:person = "&person;"
+ xmlns:legal = "&legal;"
+ xmlns:locn = "&locn;"
+ xmlns:adms = "&adms;"
+ xmlns = "&legal;"
+ xml:base = "&legal;"
+ xml:lang = "en">
+
+<!-- Document metadata -->
+
+ <owl:Ontology rdf:about="&legal;">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">&documentationTitle;</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">This file specifies the set of RDF classes and properties used in the &title;</rdfs:comment>
+ <owl:versionInfo xml:lang="en">First version in w3.org/ns</owl:versionInfo>
+ <dcterms:modified rdf:datatype="&xsd;date">2012-09-28</dcterms:modified>
+ <xhv:last rdf:resource=""/>
+ <vann:preferredNamespaceUri>&legal;</vann:preferredNamespaceUri>
+ <vann:preferredNamespacePrefix>legal</vann:preferredNamespacePrefix>
+ <dcterms:creator rdf:parseType="Resource">
+ <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://philarcher.org/foaf.rdf#me"/>
+ <foaf:name>Phil Archer</foaf:name>
+ <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://philarcher.org/"/>
+ <schema:affiliation rdf:parseType="Resource">
+ <foaf:name>W3C/ERCIM</foaf:name>
+ </schema:affiliation>
+ </dcterms:creator>
+ <dcterms:creator rdf:parseType="Resource">
+ <rdfs:seeAlso rdf:resource="http://andrea-perego.name/foaf/#me"/>
+ <foaf:name>Andrea Perego</foaf:name>
+ <foaf:homepage rdf:resource="http://andrea-perego.name/"/>
+ <schema:affiliation rdf:parseType="Resource">
+ <foaf:name>European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)</foaf:name>
+ </schema:affiliation>
+ </dcterms:creator>
+ <foaf:maker rdf:parseType="Resource">
+ <foaf:name>Government Linked Data WG</foaf:name>
+ <foaf:page rdf:resource="http://www.w3.org/2011/gld/"/>
+ </foaf:maker>
+ <dcterms:abstract>The Business Core Vocabulary provides a minimum set of classes and properties for
+ describing a registered legal entity (business). Its limited scope does not include sole traders, or
+ relationships between registered legal entities. This vocabulary is closely integrated with the
+ Location and Person Core Vocabularies.</dcterms:abstract>
+ <dcterms:description>This is the RDF encoding of the Business Core Vocabulary, originally developed under the European Commission's ISA Programme.</dcterms:description>
+ <foaf:depiction>
+ <rdf:Description rdf:about="BusinessCVdiagram.png">
+ <rdfs:label>Business Core Vocabulary UML Class Diagram</rdfs:label>
+ </rdf:Description>
+ </foaf:depiction>
+ <wdrs:describedby>
+ <rdf:Description rdf:about="&documentation;">
+ <dcterms:title>&documentationTitle;</dcterms:title>
+ </rdf:Description>
+ </wdrs:describedby>
+ <dcterms:conformsTo>
+ <rdf:Description rdf:about="&methodology;">
+ <dcterms:title>&methodologyTitle;</dcterms:title>
+ </rdf:Description>
+ </dcterms:conformsTo>
+ <dcterms:relation>
+ <sioc:Forum rdf:about="&forum;">
+ <dcterms:title>&forumTitle;</dcterms:title>
+ </sioc:Forum>
+ </dcterms:relation>
+ <dcterms:rights>Copyright © 2012 European Commission.</dcterms:rights>
+ <dcterms:license>
+ <rdf:Description rdf:about="https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/category/licence/isa-open-metadata-licence-v11">
+ <dcterms:title>ISA Open Metadata Licence v1.1</dcterms:title>
+ <cc:attributionName>European Commission</cc:attributionName>
+ <cc:attributionURL rdf:resource="http://ec.europa.eu/"/>
+ </rdf:Description>
+ </dcterms:license>
+ <cc:attributionName>European Commission</cc:attributionName>
+ <cc:attributionURL rdf:resource="http://ec.europa.eu/"/>
+ </owl:Ontology>
+
+<!-- This vocabulary just one class of its own-->
+
+ <rdfs:Class rdf:about="&legal;LegalEntity">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">Legal Entity</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">This is the key class for the Business Core Vocabulary and represents a
+ business that is legally registered. In many countries there is a single registry although in others,
+ such as Spain and Germany, multiple registries exist. A Legal Entity is able to trade, is
+ legally liable for its actions, accounts, tax affairs etc. It is a sub class of org:FormalOrganization
+ which covers a wider range of entities, such as charities.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;"/>
+ <rdfs:subClassOf rdf:resource="&org;FormalOrganization" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:LegalEntity</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdfs:Class>
+
+<!-- Legal Identity properties -->
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;legalName">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">legal name</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The legal name of the business. A business might have more than one
+ legal name, particularly in countries with more than one official language. In such cases the
+ language of the string should be identified.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:range rdf:resource="&rdfs;Literal" />
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;"/>
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:legalName</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+ <rdf:Description rdf:about="&dcterms;alternative">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">alternative name</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en" rdf:parseType="Literal">The dcterms:alternative property fully represents the
+ Business Core Vocabulary property of alternative name. Some jurisdictions recognise concepts such as
+ a trading name or alternative forms of a legal entity's name. The alternative name property can be
+ used to record such names but should not be used to record translations of the primary legal name.
+ Where more than one legal name exists and where they have equal standing but are expressed in
+ different languages, identify the language used in each of the multiple legal names.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&dcDoc;" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>dcterms:alternative</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Description>
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;companyType">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">company type</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en" rdf:parseType="Literal">This property records the type of company. Familiar types are SA, PLC, LLC, GmbH etc. Each
+ jurisdiction will have a limited set of recognised company types and these should be used in a consistent manner
+ using a SKOS Concept Scheme. legal:companyType is a sub class of org:classification which has a range of skos:Concept.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;"/>
+ <rdfs:range rdf:resource="&skos;Concept"/>
+ <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&org;classification" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:companyType</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;companyStatus">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">company status</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en" rdf:parseType="Literal">Terms like insolvent, bankrupt and in receivership are likely to have
+ different legal implications in different jurisdictions. Best Practice for recording various
+ other status levels is to use the relevant jurisdiction's terms and to do so in a
+ consistent manner using a SKOS Concept Scheme. legal:companyStatus is a sub class of org:classification
+ which has a range of skos:Concept.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;"/>
+ <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&org;classification" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:companyStatus</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;companyActivity">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">company activity</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en" rdf:parseType="Literal">The activity of a company should be recorded using a controlled vocabulary expressed
+ as a SKOS concept scheme (see <a href="#skos:Concept">Code</a>. Several such
+ vocabularies exist, many of which map to the UN's ISIC codes. Where a particular controlled vocabulary is in use
+ within a given context, such as SIC codes in the UK, it is acceptable to use these, however, the preferred
+ choice for European interoperability is NACE. legal:companyActivity is a sub class of org:classification which has a range of skos:Concept.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;"/>
+ <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&org;classification" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:companyActivity</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;legalIdentifier">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">legal identifer</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The legal identifier is a fundamental relationship between a legal entity and the
+ authority with which it is registered and that confers legal status upon it. legal:legalIdentifier is
+ a sub property of legal:identifier which has a range of adms:Identifier. legal:legalIdentifier has a domain of legal:LegalEntity</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;" />
+ <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="&legal;LegalEntity" />
+ <rdfs:range rdf:resource="&adms;Identifier" />
+ <rdfs:subPropertyOf rdf:resource="&legal;identifier" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:legalIdentifier</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;identifier">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">identifer</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The identifier relation links a resource to any formally issued identifier for that
+ resource other than one that confers legal status upon it. The range is adms:Identifier.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&dcDoc;"/>
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:identifier</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;registeredAddress">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">registered address</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en" rdf:parseType="Literal">Links a Legal Entity to its registered address.
+ This may or may not be the actual address at which the legal entity does its business, it is commonly
+ the address of their lawyer or accountant, but it is the address to which formal communications can
+ be sent. legal:registeredAddress has a domain of legal:LegalEntity.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;"/>
+ <rdfs:domain rdf:resource="&legal;LegalEntity" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:registeredAddress</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+ <rdf:Property rdf:about="&legal;legalEntity">
+ <rdfs:label xml:lang="en">legal entity</rdfs:label>
+ <rdfs:comment xml:lang="en">The legal entity relationship can be used to link any resource to a Legal Entity Class. This is useful, for example, where an organisation includes one or more legal entities. The Dublin Core term isPartOf is a suitable inverse of this relationship. legal:legalEntity has a range of legal:LegalEntity.</rdfs:comment>
+ <rdfs:isDefinedBy rdf:resource="&legal;"/>
+ <rdfs:range rdf:resource="&legal;LegalEntity" />
+ <dcterms:identifier>legal:legalEntity</dcterms:identifier>
+ </rdf:Property>
+
+
+</rdf:RDF>