The Dun & Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System

Generic Pharmaceutical AssociationSPL Workshop

October 28, 2008Tom Marsden

D&B Federal Government Solutions

703.807.5092 | marsdent@dnb.com

Topics

• FDA Guidance

• D&B Overview

• DUNSRightTM Process

• Benefits of the D-U-N-S® Number

• Obtaining a D-U-N-S® Number

• Recommendations

• Q&A

FDA Guidance

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c. Site-specific D-U-N-S® Number

FDA recommends that the D-U-N-S® Number (as described in section V.B.2 of this document) should be submitted for each site-specific entity (e.g., the registrant, establishments, U.S. agent, importer). Submitting the site-specific D-U-N-S® Number for an entity would provide by reference to the number certain business information for that entity, e.g., trade names used by the entity, addresses, additional ownership information, such as the name of each partner or the name of each corporate officer and director, and the state of incorporation otherwise required for drug establishment registration.

Providing Regulatory Submissions in Electronic Format – Drug Establishment Registration and Drug Listing1

DRAFT GUIDANCE, July 2008

1 See http://www.fda.gov/cder/guidance/OC2008145(2).pdf for additional information

D&B Overview

• Thousands of global data sources Accounts payable experiences, court

& legal filings, financial statements, government registries, news & media, yellow pages, direct investigations

• D&B helps our clients “Decide with Confidence” 250,000 customers worldwide Over 90% of the Business Week

Global 1000 All federal government departments

and most agencies

• D&B is a global organization Business information coverage in over 190

countries 37 offices around the world with 5,300

employees

• 167 years of experience - collecting, cleansing, and enriching data

• DUNSRightTM data quality process

• $260M invested each year on data quality, collection, and maintenance

• 40 years of experience maintaining the D-U-N-S® Number

DUNSRightTM assures quality business information

The foundation of our solutions is robust, accurate, and timely information

The D-U-N-S® number provides both a widely adopted standard and unique set of capabilities

Data-Universal-Numbering-System

• A unique nine-digit global business identification system that identifies, validates and relates more than 140 million businesses worldwide

• The value D&B brings is not just its number—it is in the system we have developed for maintaining accurate, comprehensive, and timely entity information

• This system, consisting of data acquisition, standardization, matching, distribution, and quality assurance is the critical component in business identification

• The number is the easy part…the system is the challenge

Advantages of the D&B D-U-N-S® Number

• Business information that’s better organized– Unique key to match, organize and maintain global business data– Rigorous and consistent assignment process throughout the world– Retained for the life of a business– Globally recognized as a standard for business identification

• Business information that’s more revealing – Insight into corporate family relationships– Instantaneous means to access additional information about businesses

from the D&B global business database

D-U-N-S® Number recognized by over 50 governments and international trade groups

The United Nations

US Government – OMB Mandate

European Commission Australian

Government

International Standards

Organization

Obtaining a D-U-N-S® Number: U.S. firm

1. Go to www.dnb.com

2. Click on the <Get a D&B D-U-N-S Number> tab

3. Enter your Business Name, City, and State, and click <Next>

4. If your entity already exists in D&B’s database, the entity name will appear and you will be asked for your e-mail and contact information. A confirmation e-mail from D&B CRC Sales & Service will provide further instructions on contacting D&B to obtain your entity’s D-U-N-S Number. There will be no charge for this service.

5. If your entity was not found in D&B’s database, click on <Get a D-U-N-S Number: NO CHARGE> option to begin the on-line application process

6. Once you have completed the on-line application, you will be asked whether you would like to expedite the D-U-N-S Number assignment process. (If you chose one of the for-fee expedite options, a D&B representative will work with you for payment options). If you do not choose to expedite, your D-U-N-S Number will be assigned within 30 business days, free of charge, and will be communicated to you by D&B.

Obtaining a D-U-N-S® Number: International firm

Option A1. Go to www.dnb.com2. At the top of the page, select the country or region where your entity is based3. On the region/country page, click on <D&B D-U-N-S Number> or <Get a D-U-N-S

Number>4. Follow the page information on how to get a D-U-N-S Number (depending on the

country or region, the D-U-N-S application may be via the phone or internet)Option B1. Call 1-800-234-38672. Enter your phone number3. Select Option 14. Select Option 25. Select Option 2 (International Customer Service)6. A D&B representative will provide the phone number for the country’s local D&B

office to be contacted for D-U-N-S Number assignment

Recommendations

• Determine if your firm already has a D-U-N-S® Number

• Obtain a D-U-N-S® Number if needed

• Encourage your trading partners to obtain a D-U-N-S® Number

Questions?