NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Global EAN Party Information Register

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. Results can be returned in HTML or XML for some countries.

The service is provided jointly by different national EAN-issuing bodies. It isn't fully working yet, but it is usable.

The service can be accessed at http://www.gepir.org

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European Article Numbering-Uniform Code Council (240 words)
	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.
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	Global EAN Party Information Register a searchable distributed database of EAN codes

(Pharmaceutical Packaging Roundtable) Striving Toward a Global Code (PMPN archive, Jun 06) (2373 words)
	But given the global nature of the pharmaceutical industry as well as the worldwide threats of counterfeiting and diversion, FDA’s work may not be enough.
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	Hollander: The HUG was formed to develop global standards in the healthcare industry when it comes to automatic identification and act as the leading voice for the healthcare industry.

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