# baseURI: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/RegulatoryAgencies/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/AnnotationVocabulary/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/ContextualDesignators/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Documents/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Identifiers/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Locations/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/Organizations/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/PartiesAndSituations/
# imports: https://www.omg.org/spec/Commons/RolesAndCompositions/
@base .
@prefix cmns-av: .
@prefix cmns-cxtdsg: .
@prefix cmns-doc: .
@prefix cmns-id: .
@prefix cmns-loc: .
@prefix cmns-org: .
@prefix cmns-pts: .
@prefix cmns-rga: .
@prefix cmns-rlcmp: .
@prefix dct: .
@prefix owl: .
@prefix rdf: .
@prefix rdfs: .
@prefix skos: .
@prefix xsd: .
a owl:Ontology ;
rdfs:label "Commons Regulatory Agencies Ontology" ;
dct:abstract "This ontology defines general purpose concepts for representation of regulatory agencies, also known as regulatory authorities or regulators. It was derived from the FIBO Regulatory Agencies, Legal Capacity, and Jurisdictions ontologies and simplified/adapted for broader use." ;
dct:license """Copyright (c) 2015-2024 EDM Council, Inc.
Copyright (c) 2015-2024 Object Management Group, Inc.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the 'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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See https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.""" ;
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owl:versionIRI ;
cmns-av:copyright
"Copyright (c) 2015-2024 EDM Council, Inc." ,
"Copyright (c) 2015-2024 Object Management Group, Inc."
;
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cmns-org:LegalEntity
a owl:Class ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty cmns-rga:isOrganizedIn ;
owl:onClass cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
owl:qualifiedCardinality "1"^^xsd:nonNegativeInteger ;
] ;
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cmns-org:LegalPerson
a owl:Class ;
rdfs:subClassOf [
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty cmns-rga:isRecognizedIn ;
owl:onClass cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
owl:minQualifiedCardinality "0"^^xsd:nonNegativeInteger ;
] ;
.
cmns-rga:Jurisdiction
a owl:Class ;
rdfs:subClassOf
cmns-cxtdsg:Context ,
[
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty cmns-rga:hasReach ;
owl:someValuesFrom cmns-loc:GeographicRegion ;
]
;
rdfs:label "jurisdiction"@en ;
skos:definition "power of a court or regulatory agency to adjudicate cases, issue orders, and interpret and apply the law with respect to some specific geographic area" ;
cmns-av:adaptedFrom "https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jurisdiction" ;
.
cmns-rga:RegulatoryAgency
a owl:Class ;
rdfs:subClassOf
cmns-org:ServiceProvider ,
cmns-pts:Actor ,
[
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty cmns-rga:regulates ;
owl:minCardinality "0"^^xsd:nonNegativeInteger ;
] ,
[
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty cmns-org:provides ;
owl:onClass cmns-rga:RegulatoryService ;
owl:minQualifiedCardinality "0"^^xsd:nonNegativeInteger ;
] ,
[
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty cmns-rga:hasJurisdiction ;
owl:someValuesFrom cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
]
;
rdfs:label "regulatory agency" ;
skos:definition "public authority or government agency responsible for exercising authority over something in a regulatory or supervisory capacity" ;
skos:example "See http://www.finra.org/AboutFINRA/ for an example describing a regulatory agency." ;
cmns-av:explanatoryNote "Typically, a regulatory agency is chartered to protect some constituancy, (e.g., investors in the financial industry, consumers with respect to product safety), to ensure the fairness and integrity of some market, and fair and safe business practices among the service providers in that market." ;
cmns-av:synonym
"regulator" ,
"regulatory authority" ,
"regulatory body"
;
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cmns-rga:RegulatoryReport
a owl:Class ;
rdfs:subClassOf
cmns-doc:Record ,
cmns-doc:ReferenceDocument
;
rdfs:label "regulatory report" ;
skos:definition "document required to support operational transparency that demonstrates compliance with some specification, law, policy, restriction, or other rule specified by a regulatory agency" ;
cmns-av:explanatoryNote "Such a report may be needed for licensing, monitoring, taxation, or for other purposes that demonstrate the integrity, fairness, safety, or other capacity of a given industry, organization, or product." ;
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cmns-rga:RegulatoryService
a owl:Class ;
rdfs:subClassOf
cmns-org:Service ,
[
a owl:Restriction ;
owl:onProperty cmns-org:isProvidedBy ;
owl:someValuesFrom cmns-rga:RegulatoryAgency ;
]
;
rdfs:label "regulatory service" ;
skos:definition "service provided by a regulatory agency, which may include, but not be limited to, examination, monitoring, supervision, testing, or other capabilities required to ensure the integrity, fairness, safety, or other capacity of a given industry, organization, or product" ;
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cmns-rga:governs
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:label "governs" ;
skos:definition "has and exercises authority over" ;
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cmns-rga:hasJurisdiction
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-rga:governs ;
rdfs:label "has jurisdiction" ;
rdfs:range cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
skos:definition "relates a polity, government entity or regulatory agency to a jurisdiction over which it has some level of legal authority" ;
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cmns-rga:hasReach
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-cxtdsg:isApplicableIn ;
rdfs:label "has reach" ;
rdfs:domain cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
rdfs:range cmns-loc:GeographicRegion ;
skos:definition "indicates the geographic region covered by the jurisdiction" ;
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cmns-rga:isApplicableInJurisdiction
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:label "is applicable in jurisdiction" ;
owl:propertyChainAxiom (
cmns-cxtdsg:isApplicableIn
cmns-rga:hasReach
cmns-id:isIdentifiedBy
) ;
skos:definition "indicates the geopolitical region identifier for the jurisdiction in which something is applicable" ;
.
cmns-rga:isGovernedBy
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:label "is governed by" ;
owl:inverseOf cmns-rga:governs ;
skos:definition "relates a contract, agreement, jurisdiction, or other legal construct and the regulation, policy, procedure, or legal person that regulates or oversees (governs) it" ;
.
cmns-rga:isJurisdictionOf
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-rga:isGovernedBy ;
rdfs:label "is jurisdiction of" ;
rdfs:domain cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
owl:inverseOf cmns-rga:hasJurisdiction ;
skos:definition "relates a jurisdiction to a polity or other government entity or court that has some level of legal authority over it" ;
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cmns-rga:isOrganizedIn
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-rga:isRecognizedIn ;
rdfs:label "is organized in" ;
rdfs:domain cmns-org:LegalEntity ;
rdfs:range cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
skos:definition "indicates the jurisdiction whose laws a legal entity is organized under" ;
.
cmns-rga:isRecognizedIn
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-rga:isGovernedBy ;
rdfs:label "is recognized in" ;
rdfs:range cmns-rga:Jurisdiction ;
skos:definition "indicates the jurisdiction in which a legal person is considered competent to enter into a contract, conduct business, or participate in other activities, or in which an agreement may be acknowledged and possibly enforceable" ;
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cmns-rga:isRegulatedBy
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:subPropertyOf
cmns-pts:hasPartyRole ,
cmns-rga:isGovernedBy
;
rdfs:label "is regulated by" ;
rdfs:range cmns-rga:RegulatoryAgency ;
skos:definition "specifies a regulatory agency that has regulatory authority for something" ;
.
cmns-rga:regulates
a owl:ObjectProperty ;
rdfs:subPropertyOf cmns-rga:governs ;
rdfs:label "regulates" ;
rdfs:domain cmns-rga:RegulatoryAgency ;
skos:definition "has regulatory authority over or directs according to rule or law, typically an industry, organization, or product" ;
cmns-av:adaptedFrom "http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regulate" ;
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