ANNEX IVSupplementary provisions
ANNEX IV Transliteration and NYSIIS (New York State Identification and Intelligence System) Services 1. The NYSIIS algorithm implemented in the central hub shall be used to encode the names of all the drivers in the national register. 2. When searching for a card via the CIC functionality the NYSIIS keys shall be used as the primary search mechanism. 3. Additionally, Member States may employ a custom algorithm to return additional results. 4. The search results shall indicate the search mechanism which was used to find a record, either NYSIIS or custom. 5. If a Member State chooses to record ICDL notifications then the NYSIIS keys contained in the notification shall be recorded as part of the ICDL data. 5.1. When searching the ICDL data the Member State shall use the NYSIIS keys of the applicant's name.