▁procedures ▁associated ▁with ▁it . ▁ ▁Syntax ▁▁ ▁C AGE ▁codes ▁are ▁all ▁five ▁characters ▁in ▁length . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁meaning ▁encoded ▁in ▁the ▁code ▁itself , ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁underlying ▁N CB ; ▁it ▁is ▁simply ▁a ▁unique ▁identifier . ▁The ▁Code ▁Chart ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁NAT O ▁AC / 1 3 5 ▁committee ▁( the ▁group ▁of ▁National ▁Direct ors ▁on ▁C od ification ) ▁provides ▁the ▁syntax ▁of ▁C AGE ▁codes ▁in ▁various ▁countries . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Data ▁Universal ▁Number ing ▁System ▁( DU NS ) ▁- ▁Iss ued ▁by ▁Dun ▁& ▁Brad street ; ▁required ▁for ▁certain ▁US ▁government ▁contract ors ▁and ▁Federal ▁grant ▁recip ients ▁ ▁Do DA AC ▁- ▁Iss ued ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Do D ▁ ▁Emp loy er ▁Ident ification ▁Number ▁( E IN ) ▁- ▁Iss ued ▁by ▁US ▁I RS , ▁tax ▁identification ▁number ▁for ▁organizations ▁and ▁employ ers ▁ ▁Military ▁log istics ▁ ▁Tr ading ▁Part ner ▁Ident ification ▁Number ▁( TP IN ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁and ▁Government ▁Entity ▁Program ▁ ▁Central ▁Cont ractor ▁Reg istration ▁at ▁c cr . gov ▁- ▁Bro ken ▁Link ▁[ System ▁for ▁Award ▁Management ▁( S AM ) ▁has ▁replaced ▁Central ▁Cont ractor ▁Reg rist r ation ▁( CC R )] ▁ ▁System ▁for ▁Award ▁Management ▁at ▁sam . gov ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : N AT O ▁standard isation ▁Category : Uni que ▁ident ifiers ▁Category : Company ▁identification ▁numbers <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1