This standard contains: — Definitions of the parts of a locational address and the relations between the parts; — The construction of a register for names and designations of areas and places belonging to locational addresses; — Account of changes and validity for locational addresses; — Application schema for address information; — XML schema as a basis for data transfer. This standard does not contain: — Practical use of addresses to describe how to find the way to various places; — Rules for establishing addresses and application of “good practice for place-names”; — Rules for identifying places inside buildings and structures (e.g. flat numbers).