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Encyclopedia > EAN International

GS1 is a global organization dedicated to the design and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply and demand chains globally and across multiple sectors. The GS1 System of standards is the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world.


GS1 was formed when the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and the the Electronic Code Council of Canada (ECCC) joined EAN International. UCC has become GS1 US and ECCC has become GS1 Canada. 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. ... The acronym UCC may stand for: Uniform Commercial Code Uniform Code Council The University Computer Club United Church of Christ United Church of Canada Universal Copyright Convention University College Cork, Cork, Ireland Upper Canada College Ursuline College, Chatham United Christian Church University College of the Cariboo See also UCC Ueshima...


It has headquarters in Brussels (Belgium) and Princeton, New Jersey (USA). Bold textItalic textBold text // Headline text Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (French: Bruxelles, Dutch: Brussel, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium, the French community of Belgium, the Flemish community and of the European Union. ... Princeton, New Jersey is the name of a section of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. ...


See also

List of GS1 member organizations. ... Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) is an identifier for trade items developed by GS1 (formerly known as European Article Numbering-Uniform Code Council). ... The Global EAN Party Information Register (GEPIR) is a distributed database that contains basic information on over 1,000,000 companies in over 100 countries You can search by EAN, EAN.UCC, GTIN, SSCC and GLN numbers or by company name in some countries. ...

External links

  • GS1 homepage

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VISTA International - EAN (221 words)
A Bookland European Article Number (EAN) is a thirteen digit, strictly numeric bar code for the publishing industry.
A Bookland EAN is used in all countries other than the US and Canada the same way as the UPC is used in the United States.
The EAN is currently restricted primarily in bookstores, although some major retailers are implementing it.
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