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Hva\u00f0 er LEI?<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n
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Grunnuppl\u00fdsingar<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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LEI \u2013 kennit\u00f6lu fyrir l\u00f6ga\u00f0ila (Legal Entity Identification number). Einstakt au\u00f0kenni fyrir fyrirt\u00e6ki sem stunda vi\u00f0skipti \u00e1 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lam\u00f6rku\u00f0um (me\u00f0 hlutabr\u00e9f, skuldabr\u00e9f, framt\u00ed\u00f0arsamninga, gjaldeyrisskipti o.s.frv.). Hver vi\u00f0skipti sem framkv\u00e6md eru \u00e1 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lam\u00f6rku\u00f0um eru tengd vi\u00f0skiptaf\u00e9laga \u00ed gegnum LEI n\u00famer. LEI k\u00f3\u00f0ar eru nota\u00f0ir af eftirlitsa\u00f0ilum til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lam\u00f6rku\u00f0um. LEI t\u00f6lur tengja fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lamarka\u00f0i, fyrirt\u00e6ki og eftirlitsa\u00f0ila. LEI t\u00f6lur eru gefnar \u00fat af GLEIF-vi\u00f0urkenndum LOU. GLEIF \u2013 Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation. ENGIN VI\u00d0SKIPTI \u00c1N LEI.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Kostir LEI k\u00f3\u00f0a<\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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S\u00f6fnun vi\u00f0skiptavinagagna er l\u00edklega mesti kostur LEI n\u00famersins. \u00c1\u00f0ur \u00feurfti a\u00f0 afrita skilr\u00edki handvirkt og athuga n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni \u00feeirra, sem var langt ferli mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 t\u00edmasetningar. Auk \u00feess var \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 miklum g\u00f6gnum til a\u00f0 tryggja \u00f6ruggan farveg hlutabr\u00e9fakaupa. Hugmyndin um LEI n\u00famerun lei\u00f0ir til b\u00e6tingar \u00e1 ferlinu. Me\u00f0 hj\u00e1lp stafr\u00e6nningar \u00e1 mismunandi skrefum er \u00ed dag \u00fe\u00f6rf \u00e1 a\u00f0eins litlu rafr\u00e6nu formi. Einnig eru uppf\u00e6rsla, framlenging og ey\u00f0ing fyrirt\u00e6kjagagna n\u00fa h\u00e1\u00f0 virku kerfi sem getur haldi\u00f0 \u00ed vi\u00f0 hratt \u00fer\u00f3andi al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0lega fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lamarka\u00f0i.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Opin og gagns\u00e6 g\u00f6gn l\u00e1gmarka \u00e1h\u00e6ttu al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legrar fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lagj\u00f6rnings. \u00deetta gerir \u00fea\u00f0 au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hver vi\u00f0skiptaf\u00e9laginn er og hva\u00f0 hann stendur fyrir. \u00deetta veitir \u00f6ryggi sem ekki var til sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 \u00feennan h\u00e1tt fyrir LEI n\u00fameri\u00f0.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Viltu kaupa LEI n\u00famer?<\/h3>\n

Skr\u00e1ningarn\u00famer l\u00f6ga\u00f0ila \u00fe\u00edns LEI \u00e1 \u00cdslandi!<\/p>\n

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Uppbygging LEI k\u00f3\u00f0a<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

LEI n\u00famer er sta\u00f0la\u00f0 \u00ed gegnum ISO vottun 17442. \u00dea\u00f0 samanstendur af samsetningu 20 t\u00f6lustafa og b\u00f3kstafa<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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LOU ID<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Entity Identifier<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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T\u00f6lustafir 1-4<\/strong> t\u00e1kna alltaf au\u00f0kenni LOU sem gaf \u00fat LEI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

T\u00f6lustafir 5-6<\/strong> hafa alltaf gildi\u00f0 0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

T\u00f6lustafir\/b\u00f3kstafir 7-18<\/strong> eru einstakir fyrir hvert fyrirt\u00e6ki.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

T\u00f6lustafir 19-20<\/strong> eru nota\u00f0ir fyrir sta\u00f0festingu.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Grunnuppl\u00fdsingar LEI \u2013 kennit\u00f6lu fyrir l\u00f6ga\u00f0ila (Legal Entity Identification number). Einstakt au\u00f0kenni fyrir fyrirt\u00e6ki sem stunda vi\u00f0skipti \u00e1 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lam\u00f6rku\u00f0um (me\u00f0 hlutabr\u00e9f, skuldabr\u00e9f, framt\u00ed\u00f0arsamninga, gjaldeyrisskipti o.s.frv.). Hver vi\u00f0skipti sem framkv\u00e6md eru \u00e1 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lam\u00f6rku\u00f0um eru tengd vi\u00f0skiptaf\u00e9laga \u00ed gegnum LEI n\u00famer. LEI k\u00f3\u00f0ar eru nota\u00f0ir af eftirlitsa\u00f0ilum til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lam\u00f6rku\u00f0um. LEI t\u00f6lur tengja fj\u00e1rm\u00e1lamarka\u00f0i, fyrirt\u00e6ki […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1488","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHva\u00f0 er LEI? - LEI.net<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Grunnuppl\u00fdsingar LEI \u2013 kennit\u00f6lu fyrir l\u00f6ga\u00f0ila (Legal Entity Identification number). 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