European Article Numbering-Uniform Code Council (EAN-UCC) is the international organization of product barcodes that are printed on almost everything that is sold in stores worldwide.
Uniform Code Council (UCC) is the Numbering Organisation in the USA to administer and manage the EAN·UCC system standards in the USA and Canada.
GTIN is the EAN-UCC Global Trade Item Numbering system. GTIN numbers are 14 digits long. GTIN can be constructed using four numbering structures, depending upon the exact application and the bar code symbology to be used. The Numbering Structures that can be found in the 14-digit Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) are : EAN.UCC-14, (0+EAN.UCC-13), (00+UCC-12) and (000000+EAN.UCC-8).
EAN.UCC-13 is also called UPC-A. The EAN.UCC-8 is a 8-digit code used usually for very small articles, such as bubblegum, where fitting a larger code would be problematic.
The numbering structure is composed of:
Zeros, right justified, to complete 14 digits.
Country and Company prefix. Indicate the manufacturer are assigned by EAN.UCC
Item (product or service) reference number.This part of the numbering structure is allocated by the user company. Each different trade item is allocated a different number and, for ease of administration, it is recommended that companies do this sequentially (001, 002, 003, etc.).
All books and serial publications sold internationally (including those in U.S. stores) have GTIN (EAN-UCC-13) codes. The book codes are constructed by prefixing the ISBN number with 978 and recalculating the trailing checksum digit.
EAN·UCC has a standard check-digit algorithm for all GTINs.
See also
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Ean said to Rob and myself, "do I have to die to prove how ill I feel?" A Dr R at Alder Hey spoke to Rob and I on our own, and said he felt Ean had a psychiatric problem.
Ean was to be in the joint care of Dr C, a psychiatrist, and Dr B, a paediatrician, at the local hospital.
EAN stands for European Article Numbering and it is based on the UPC (Universal Product Code), which is used in the USA and Canada to standardise article numbering.
EAN is the industry standard for retail goods and is found on over 90% of food products.
The EAN, the JAN and the IAN have an identical structure, and are also identical to UPC, except for the number of digits.
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