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This part of ISO 22745 specifies a conceptual information model for identification guides and the datatypes necessary to support identification guides. This part of ISO 22745 also specifies an Extensible Markup Language (XML) exchange structure for identification guides. The conceptual model is in the Unified Modeling Language (UML). The physical file format is based on the Extensible Markup Language (XML). The following are within the scope of this part of ISO 22745: conceptual model for identification guides; exchange format for identification guides. The conceptual model and the exchange format specified for identification guides by this part of ISO 22745 can also be used by any standard that describes products and services by means of ontologies of classes and properties. The use of the modeling resources provided by these models would enable data recipients to specify with greater precision the kind of information they require for those products or services they are looking for.