language subtag registration request: Region EU

[Debbie Garside]

The European Union is by no means a static entity - see
http://userpage.chemie.fu-berlin.de/adressen/eu.html

Further countries to be added in the foreseeable future.

Debbie Garside

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no [mailto:ietf-languages-
> bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of Markus Scherer
> Sent: 11 January 2006 23:30
> To: ietf-languages at iana.org
> Subject: language subtag registration request: Region EU
> 
> I realize that the RFC 3066bis registration process is not in force
> yet, but I would like to start the discussion on the following
> registration request in anticipation of the new process.
> 
> 1. Name of requester: Markus Scherer
> 2. E-mail address of requester: markus.icu at gmail.com
> 3. Record Requested:
> 
>    Type: Region
>    Subtag: EU
>    Description: European Union
>    Prefix:
>    Preferred-Value:
>    Deprecated:
>    Suppress-Script:
>    Comments:
> EU is an "exceptionally reserved" code. The ISO 3166/MA explains:
> 
> "This applies to certain code elements required in order to support a
> particular application, as specified by the requesting body and limited to
> such use; any further use of such code elements is subject to approval by
> the ISO 3166/MA." [1]
> 
> The comment for EU says:
> 
> "In August 1999, extension of scope to any application needing to
> represent the name European Union." [2]
> 
> [1] Reserved code elements
> http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/04background-on-iso-
> 3166/reserved-and-user-assigned-codes.html#reserved
> [2] ISO 3166-1 decoding table - EU
> http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-
> lists/iso_3166-1_decoding_table.html#EU
> 
> 4. Intended meaning of the subtag: To indicate the customary forms of
> languages in usage in the European Union.
> 
> 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):
> Similar to the usage of the language tag es-419 which is mentioned in
> the RFC 3066bis specification. There is the common need to indicate
> variants of languages according to regions.
> 
> 6. Any other relevant information:
> While the code EU is one of several reserved codes in ISO 3166-1, it
> has special status because its scope has been extended "to any
> application needing to represent the name European Union" unlike all
> other reserved codes which have much more limited scope. See [1] above
> for details.
> 
> Best regards,
> markus
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