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authorArthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org>2016-10-14 11:17:38 +0200
committerArthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org>2016-10-14 11:18:16 +0200
commitd7cff5ddbcc3212eb9735e8a128039e5766da211 (patch)
tree52460919ab94bc5ede4e0d17331b40005361705a /stdnum/be/vat.py
parent352aa8aef4b60456fba02a52460e9b8c6462b2fb (diff)
Provide businessid as an alias
The Belgian company number or enterprise number (ondernemingsnummer) is the new name for what was previously the VAT number.
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diff --git a/stdnum/be/vat.py b/stdnum/be/vat.py
index 5bffa3f..39a3335 100644
--- a/stdnum/be/vat.py
+++ b/stdnum/be/vat.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
# vat.py - functions for handling Belgian VAT numbers
#
-# Copyright (C) 2012, 2013 Arthur de Jong
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Arthur de Jong
#
# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
# 02110-1301 USA
-"""BTW, TVA, NWSt (Belgian VAT number).
+"""BTW, TVA, NWSt, ondernemingsnummer (Belgian enterprise number).
+
+The enterprise number (ondernemingsnummer) is a unique identifier of
+companies within the Belgian administrative services. It was previously
+the VAT ID number. The number consists of 10 digits.
>>> compact('BE403019261')
'0403019261'